SPECIAL Assistant to the President for Policy Compliance Joseph Lungu says investment, as opposed to aid, is the way to go because it creates wealth for the country. Last Tuesday, British High Commissioner to Zambia Rebecca Terzeon said the future of aid was investment and that the days of Britain acting as a donor by providing grants to deliver services for women and children were over. In an interview, Lungu said Zambia, like many African countries, had been receiving aid for a long time, but that had not brought development to the country. “Africa and many developing countries have depended on aid for years, has that really delivered development? Aid has basically perpetuated Africa or Zambia in particular into a...
