Author: Matthews Lungu

CTPD’S CALL TO ACTION – REVIVING MOPANI COPPER MINES AND KONKOLA COPPER MINES TO SPARK ZAMBIA’S ECONOMIC REBIRTH

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) calls for focused and strategic actions to breathe new life into Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) and Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), which have…
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Strategy for growing the Zambian Manganese Mining Sector through the lens of Artisanal and Small-scale mining

The manganese industry is an essential part of Zambia’s mining sector. It represents a potential platform to catalyse economic development and poverty reduction. Due to its unique chemical properties, manganese…
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KAMALA HARRIS VISIT TO ZAMBIA: STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS FOR DIGITAL AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

On Friday, March 31st, 2023, the Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, arrived in Zambia for a two-day visit aimed at strengthening the partnership between the…
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CTPD’S EXPECTATIONS FOR 2023

The year 2022 was eventful but with uncertainties caused by the continuing Russia/Ukraine war, the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global food and energy crisis, global inflation, and its corresponding policy…
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ZCCM-IH CONVERSION OF DIVIDEND AND EQUITY STAKE INTO ROYALTY

ZCCM-IH has entered into a transaction with FQM where it will convert its dividend rights and 20 percent equity value in Kansanshi Mining Plc (KMP) into a life of mine…
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Mapping Zambia’s progress towards domesticating the WHO framework Convention on Tobacco Control -Part 2

Even though tobacco has continued to kill approximately 7 million people annually, the tobacco industry still exerts a relentless push to sell close to 6 trillion cigarettes per year. To…
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Mainstreaming Gender for Enhanced COVID-19 Rural Livelihood Recovery in Zambia

COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the role and importance of women in driving livelihood and resilience, particularly in agricultural settings. Pandemic-related restrictions have affected agricultural livelihoods whilst exposing inequalities across gender.…
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Enhancing Health Financing through Tobacco Taxation

The burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in Zambia is on the rise, with 29% of all deaths attributable to NCDs. Given that NCDs are lifestyle diseases, this is a significantly…
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POLICY BRIEF ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SMOKE-FREE LAWS IN ZAMBIA

Second-hand exposure to tobacco smoke has been linked to several health outcomes such as respiratory infections, ischemic heart disease, lung cancer, and asthma. Globally, about a third of the population…
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