Category: Weekly Column

Leveraging Chinese Capital and Aid to Bolster Zambia’s Industrialization amid High Public Debt Levels – Part 2

This article is the sequel to last week’s which argued that amid Zambia’s high public debt levels, China is an important developmental partner for Zambia because of Chinese FDI and…
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When No intervention Means Intervention: Harnessing Agriculture Residence Requires Strategic Thinking

In my last week’s feature of the Monday opinion, I highlighted general trends of resilience in the agricultural sector, particularly at a micro-scale. An argument was made that this trend…
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Agriculture resilience shows more can be achieved with the sector

In this feature, I argue that general trends of resilience in the agricultural sector particularly at a micro-scale show more could be achieved with the sector. Strategic planning underpinned by…
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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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COVID-19, Hospital Fees and the National Health Insurance Scheme

The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has been operational since October of 2019. The NHIS was established by the National Health Insurance Act No 2 of 2018. (By Chileshe G.…
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Monday Opinion

Last week on our Weekly Column published in the Newsdiggers, we covered what interest rates are, their types and essence to the broader economy. In this week’s edition of the…
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Monday Opinion

This week on our Weekly Column Published in the Newsdiggers Daily Tabloid , we feature CTPD Head of Research Mr Boyd Muleya as he discusses ” Demystifying Interest rates and…
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