Guest Diggers
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Chaos and Chaos:’ The Trouble with Climate Change and Environmental Protection in ZambiaIs there such as thing like ‘let us cut a million-tree campaign in Zambia? Yes, there is but only in practice. This submission dares to make an argument that what Zambia is currently experiencing is […]
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E-voucher Delays: How and why they matterWhile much of the country is waiting for rains to cool the current heatwave, many farmers under the e-voucher are hoping they will hold. Our recent field visit to e-voucher districts in Lusaka and Southern […]
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2020 Post Budget Analysis: What will next year hold?What will next year hold? Making predictions can make a fool of any of us. But, as the dust settles on the 2020 budget which sets the country’s economic direction for the year ahead, we […]
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Ministerial statement on 51 houses raises more questionsTransparency International Zambia has followed with keen interest the investigations into the ownership of initially 48 and now 51 houses in Chalala area. Following the Presidential directive to the Minister of Home Affairs and all […]
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Goal driven businessesBefore you consider financing your business, ensure that both your personal and business goals are clearly defined. Even in putting up a business plan that will guide the growth path and process for the business, […]
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Business Risks in Livestock Farming Enterprises in ZambiaLivestock farming is an investment which most of us venture in because we have seen and heard how successful other farmers are doing. I have seen and heard of many prospective farmers who have obtained […]
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Load shedding: The underlying causes that we are overlookingIn its press release of September 19 2019, the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) Limited informed the citizenry that the hours of loading shedding would be adjusted upwardsfrom a minimum of six to eight hours. […]
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The Proposed 2019 Constitution Amendment Bill: A Threat to Zambia’s Democracy?1. Introduction Zambia is in the process of amending its constitution for the fifth time since independence in 1964. The most recent change occurred in 2016 and witnessed the repeal of almost all parts of […]
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Opinion: The world mustn’t sleep-walk into another debt crisisTrade wars, protectionism, and nationalist rhetoric are combining to create the possibility of a nightmare debt crisis that could be worse than any previously experienced. Global borrowing is now at the highest levels since the […]
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Inside President Edgar Lungu’s SONA: What went Right?Many judges of have characterised President Edgar Lungu’s State of the National Address (SONA, themed ‘Accelerating Sustainable Development for a Better Zambia Amidst the Impact of Climate Change’) on 13th September 2019 as uninspiring and […]
