Category: Weekly Column

PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE LARGE -SCALE LAND BASED INVESTMENTS IN ZAMBIA.

Globally, there has been a trend towards adopting improved frameworks to promote responsible land-based investment, but many African countries, including Zambia, still lag in this area. Large-scale land-based investment, particularly…
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THE CASE OF TOBACCO USE IN ZAMBIA:Why Zambia Needs to Pass a Tobacco Control Law.

Despite the widelu known health risks associated with tobacco consumption, the use of tobacco continues to increase in Zambia. By 2025, the world health organization (WHO) estimaes that there will…
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SCALING UP CLEAN ENERGY ACCESS: LESSONS FROM KENYA,RWANDA, AND GHANA FOR ZAMBIA AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.

Access to affordable and clean energy is crucial in sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries like Zambia, where cost is a significant barrier. To achieve universal electrification by 2030, estimates suggest the…
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CHALLENGES AND REFORMS: ZAMBIA’S QUEST FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

This week’s Monday Opinion aims to shed light on the challenges faced by Zambia’s energy sector, which is of critical importance to the country’s economy and people.

FLOODS & THEIR IMPLICATIONS ON LIVELIHOODS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

In this week’s Monday Opinion, we are looking at the impacts of climate shocks and among them is flood events. We are discussing the implications floods on livelihoods, risk reduction…
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CHALLENGES AND REFORMS: ZAMBIA’S QUEST FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT

This week’s Monday Opinion aims to shed light on the challenges faced by Zambia’s energy sector, which is of critical importance to the country’s economy and people. The sector plays…
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Zambia’s Debt Crisis: What are the Prospects for Restructuring Zambia’s Debt?

Discussions aimed at finding a solution towards a process of restructuring Zambia’s debt have protracted due to the intricate nature of the country’s creditors. The complexity of the creditor composition…
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Zambia’s Debt Crisis: Understanding the Complexities of Creditor Composition and its Impact on Debt Restructuring.

Zambia’s debt crisis has been widely publicized since it became the first African country to default on its debt payments during the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic worsened the country’s pre-existing…
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An Introspection of Practical Measures to Flood Risks Reduction.

In last week’s opinion, we looked at floods and their implications on the livelihoods of communities by contextualising the impacts on local communities, actions devised to ameliorate flood risks as…
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Value Chains and Structure of the Zambian Economy: Invigorating Odds to Drive a Local Private Sector Led Economy

We talk about value chains and the makeup of the economy in this Monday Opinion. We address a few industries and areas that urgently need government attention, as well as…
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