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The UNZA problems are both political and structural
By Macpherson Mutale
The problems of the University of Zambia are not new neither are they petty as some people might think.
The UNZA problems are...
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New Mining Taxes-HOW WILL IT ALL END?
Chibamba Kanyama
Sometime this year, an investment group based in Europe organised a one-hour conference call, connecting me to 80 other global investors. The questions...
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2019 National Budget: Explaining the resistance of migration from VAT to Sales Tax
By Isaac Mwanza
The presentation of the 2019 National Budget on Friday, October 28, 2018 brought with it anxieties in some quarters where apparently, there...
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Zambia’s Fuel Price Increases Are Farce And A Sham
The upward fuel price adjustment which went into effect on October 2nd, 2018 as announced by the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) is laughable at...
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2019 Budget is bold, progressive and PF best ever but is there political will to implement it?
By Kalima Nkonde
In October,2018, this writer penned a strong Op- Ed on the 2018 budget and criticised it as flawed because it did not...
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Why are we overwhelmed by the presence of Chinese colleagues?
By Kumbukilani Phiri
Growing up, I used to like Chinese Kungfu movies more especially the Bruce Lee, Jet Li and Jack Chan ones. It was...
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Dr. Lubinda Haabazoka responds to the Chamber of Mines on tax proposals
By Lubinda Haabazoka PhD
Colleagues just read this statement from the Chamber of Mines. They want to increase loss carryovers from 7 to 10 years. Meaning...
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The precarious status of the Zambian economy, 2017 gains reversing & Prices to go up
The near-term outlook for the Zambian economy has improved in recent months, driven by good rains and rising world copper price. Directors noted...