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Farmers Union against the curtailing Grain exports in favor of value added products
The Zambia National Farmers Union has voiced its concern against any policy that would seek to promote value addition only by curtailing grain exports. The union described such an idea as misplaced and short sighted. It said the hope...
Feature Economy
Citizen’s Empowerment Vs Lazard: Restructuring Zambia’s Debt.
By Mwamba Peni II
From the onset, I am sure you are aware by now that both the Minister responsible for Finance and the Governor of the Central Bank have admitted that our debt is unsustainable. For me, that is...
Feature Economy
FQM Kalumbila and Kansashi job losses not merry
Based on a company memo dated December 21, First Quantum Minerals (FQM), follows the lead of Mopani Copper Mines, of cutting thousands of jobs at their mining operations in Northwestern Province of Zambia. The irony of it all, the...
Feature Economy
Response to the Final Draft Land Policy
The Final Draft of the Land Policy, as published in December 2017, hasn’t addressed or provided enough unambiguous details on some of the fundamental areas of concern. Listed below are some of the concerns that I would like to...
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The Zambia Chamber of Mines is flawed on new taxes in the 2019 budget
By Engineer Victor Kunda Mwaba, MBA CSSBB
The position taken by the Zambia Chamber of Mines, regarding the new taxes proposed in Zambia’s 2019 national budget, is patently flawed. Mining policy changes are global, and they are just beginning. Zambia...
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Government continues to refute claims of selling public institutions to China
Chief Government Spokesperson, Dora Siliya has refuted allegations that Government is in secret talks with the Chinese government over giving away some public institutions.
Ms. Siliya says ZNBC is 100 percent owned by Zambians and that it has partnerships as...
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Why foreign direct investment not benefiting ordinary Zambians
It is of great concern to note that despite showing a positive picture, the mining industry has not stimulated corresponding growth in other sectors. The performance of this sector will now be assessed on the basis of growth...
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Only 8% of Zambia’s population make internet calls:30 Ngwee Internet Tax misguided
The Centre for Trade Policy and Development Researcher has charged that the 30-Ngwee Internet Tax is Misguided and has since asked Government to reverse this decision.
On the 12th of August, 2018, the Zambian government held a cabinet meeting at...
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Restriction of selling indigenous seeds concerning
A membership based network of civil society organisation, Participatory Ecological Land-Use Management (PELUM) is concerned with the proposed regional laws that restrict the breed, sharing, exchange and selling of indigenous seed.
PELUM Zambia Association is worried that the informal seed...
Feature Economy
Dambisa Moyo on democracy, China’s economic model and foreign aid
DOHA, QATAR, August 3, 2018/APO Group/ ..The bestselling author goes Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan at the Oxford Union:
Argues that it is “mad, it’s crazy” not to see major problems in Western democracy today, asserting that today’s...
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Chanda Kabwe appears before ACC for questioning
Former Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) National Coordinator Chanda Kabwe has appeared for questioning at the Anti Corruption...