Category: Weekly Column

UNDERSTANDING THE AFRICA CLIMATE SUMMIT AND IT’S IMPLICATIONS FOR ZAMBIA

The declaration highlighted that climate change is the single greatest challenge facing humanity and thesingle biggest threat to all life on Earth. It acknowledged that Africa was not historically responsible…
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Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Debt for Resource Mobilization in Zambia – Part Two.

In last week’s opinion, we looked at the dynamics of domestic debt for domestic resource mobilization in Zambia. We went further to look at the country’s domestic debt stock and…
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Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Debt for Resource Mobilization in Zambia

As part of its economic reform program aimed at restoring fiscal sustainability, the Zambian government has imposed a freeze on non-concessional external loans. This strategic move necessitates a significant shift…
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Enhancing Community Participation and Consultation for an Effective Constituency Development Fund (CDF)

In the year 2023, Zambia saw an increase in the allocation of funds to the Constituency Development Fund (CDF), rising from ZMK 25.7 million per constituency in 2022 to an…
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Constituency Development Fund (CDF) To The Rescue?

This feature argues that whereas the increase in the allocation of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) by the government has moved to support sub-national levels of government such as Ward Development…
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT: Interrogating proposed amendments and What it Means for responsible Large-scale Land-based Investments in Zambia-Part 2

The Amendment introduces new definitions of “environmental assessment” as the process of evaluating the potential positive and negative effects that a proposed project might have on sustainable environmental management, and…
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The Environmental Management Act: Interrogating proposed amendments and what it means for responsible large-scale land-based investments in Zambia -PART I

In this week’s Monday Opinion, we examine the proposed amendments to the Environmental Management Act and their implications for responsible land-based investments. We explain the necessity of advancing such investments,…
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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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BRICS INFLUENCE IN SHAPING THE FINANCIAL GLOBAL LANDSCAPE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING ECONOMIES LIKE ZAMBIA.

Last week, we explored the BRICS economy—an alliance of emerging market economies comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Now, we shift our focus to examine BRICS’ potential impact…
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