Category: Extractives Weekly Column

MAXIMIZING ZAMBIA’S MINERAL WEALTH : STRATEGIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MANGANESE AND GOLD MINING.

In our previous Monday Opinion, we delved into the potential of Zambia’s mining sector, with a specific focus on the viability of manganese and gold mining to drive economic growth…
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LEVERAGING MANGANESE AND GOLD MINING FOR ZAMBIA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION.

In this week’s Monday Opinion, we look at the potential of Zambia’s mining sector, specifically focusing on the viability of manganese and gold mining to drive economic growth and job…
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Repositioning Zambia’s Mining Sector for Energy Transition Benefits.

In last week’s column, we introduced the concept of energy transition and explored its potential impact on Zambia’s mining sector. Additionally, we emphasized how Zambia could strategically position itself to…
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THE ENERGY TRANSITION: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR ZAMBIA’s MINING SECTOR?

In this week’s column, we explore the concept of energy transition and its potential impact on Zambia’s mining sector. We discuss how Zambia can strategically position itself to capitalize on…
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ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION OF THE MINING SECTOR –PART 2

In last week’s Monday Opinion, I delved into the policy and legal framework that governs economic diversification within the mining sector. In today’s Monday Opinion, I take the discussion further…
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ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION IN THE MINING SECTOR

In this Monday Opinion, I draw your attention to economic diversification in the Zambian mining industry. The discussion of this topic is in two parts. The first part, which is…
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HARNESSING THE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE MINING SECTOR THROUGH LOCAL CONTENT AND ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING: (PART II)

IN LAST week’s Monday Opinion, I focused on elucidating how we can harness the economic potential of Zambia’s mining sector through the lens of local content and Artisanal and Small-scale…
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Strategies for enhancing the contribution of the Gemstone Mining Sector to Zambia’s economy

In 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…
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A review of Zambia’s Mining Sector

In 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…
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