Guest Diggers
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Understanding the IMF special drawing rights initiative: What are the implications for Zambia?Recently, The IMF approved the allocation of Special Drawing Rights to qualifying member countries with Zambia being one of the recipients. For Zambia, the initiative comes at a time when the country is working to […]
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When No intervention Means Intervention: Harnessing Agriculture Residence Requires Strategic ThinkingIn my last week’s feature of the Monday opinion, I highlighted general trends of resilience in the agricultural sector, particularly at a micro-scale. An argument was made that this trend shows more could be achieved […]
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Zambia Deserves An Independent JudiciaryWith the general election just two weeks away, all eyes are currently fixed on the office of the presidency. The two-horse race between Edgar Lungu and Hakainde Hichilema will likely go down in history as […]
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Agriculture resilience shows more can be achieved with the sectorIn this feature, I argue that general trends of resilience in the agricultural sector particularly at a micro-scale show more could be achieved with the sector. Strategic planning underpinned by the long term could help […]
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Strategies for enhancing the contribution of the Gemstone Mining Sector to Zambia’s economyIn last week’s Monday Opinion, I undertook a review of Zambia’s Gemstone mining sector particularly drawing your attention to its historical background and technical status. In this Monday Opinion I escalate the conversation further by […]
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A review of Zambia’s Gemstone Mining sectorIn this Monday Opinion, I draw your attention to the topic of Zambia’s gemstone mining sector. The motivation of this undertaking resides in the fact that mining public discourse has not done much justice in […]
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Leveraging Chinese Capital and Aid to Bolster Zambia’s Industrialization amid High Public Debt Levels – Part 2This article is the sequel to last week’s which argued that amid Zambia’s high public debt levels, China is an important developmental partner for Zambia because of Chinese FDI and aid, but Zambia will need […]
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Leveraging Chinese capital and aid to bolster Zambia’s industrialization amid high Public debt levelsIn this article, I argue that amid Zambia’s high Public debt levels, China is an important developmental partner for Zambia because of Chinese FDI and aid, but Zambia will need to leverage this relationship to […]
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The National Health Insurance Scheme Implementation ChallengesIn last week’s article we examined the progress that the National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) has made in the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).The NHIS was created and implemented in order […]
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Covid, Hospital Fees and the National Health Insurance SchemeThe National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has been operational since October of 2019. The NHIS was established by the National Health Insurance Act No 2 of 2018. The main objectives of the Act are to […]
