Category: Weekly Column

CAN COVID-19 IGNITE A RENEWED AGRICULTURAL VISION IN ZAMBIA

My last week’s feature ended somewhat on a gloomy note. That COVID-19 pandemic exposed fragilities in Zambia’s food systems at different levels. I made call for careful reflections about our…
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Reflections on the Lost COVID-19 Window of Opportunity for Zambian Farmers

This feature makes an argument that lost COVID-19 window of opportunity for Zambian farmers should help us to reflect on what has gone wrong in Zambian food systems – reliant…
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A GLANCE AT THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF THE NEW DAWN NATIONAL BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION: PROJECTING THE END FROM THE BEGINNING -PART TWO.

In last week’s Monday Opinion, we relied on the fiscal performance for the first two months of the New Dawn Government’s maiden National Budget to situate what has been done…
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A GLANCE AT THE FIRST TWO MONTHS OF THE NEW DAWN NATIONAL BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION: PROJECTING THE END FROM THE BEGINNING.

The New Dawn Government officially began implementing its maiden National Budget on 1st January 2022. The 2022 National Budget speech outlined Zambia’s aspirations for the 2022 fiscal year anchored on…
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Taxation of the Digital Economy and Prospects for Domestic Resource Mobilization.

Last week’s Monday opinion focused on the digital economy and its potential for domestic resource mobilization (DRM) in Zambia, with a focus on tax opportunities in the ICT sector. We…
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DOES THE DIGITAL ECONOMY OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOMESTIC RESOURCE MOBILISATION?

In this week’s Monday opinion, we explore the digital economy, and its potential for Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) in Zambia. This article will focus on harnessing tax opportunities within the…
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Economic and Financial Crimes Court: Implications for Zambia

IN LAST week’s opinion, I looked at some of the proposed reforms to the Penal Code on criminal offences in Zambia. Intoday’s opinion, I focus on the Economic and Financial…
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UNPACKING THE PROPOSED REFORMS TO THE PENAL CODE

IN THIS week’s Monday Opinion, I’ll break down the proposed penal code reforms. The following issues will be considered: the repeal of “insult laws”/criminal defamation, the use of gender-neutral language…
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REFLECTIONS ON ZAMBIA’S TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR 2021-PART 2

In last week’s Monday Opinion, I provided insight as to how factors such as foreign market access and regional economic integration play a pivotal role in contributing to a countries…
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REFLECTIONS ON ZAMBIA’S TRADE PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR 2021.

In recent years and with the coming in of the new government administration, we have heard an emphasis on the need for Zambia to harmonize trade policy and create a…
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