In this article, I argue that amid Zambia’s high Public debt levels, China is an important developmental partner for Zambia because of Chinese FDI and aid, but Zambia will need to leverage this relationship to bolster its own industrial development. China’s economic presence in Africa is remarkable; not only has it rapidly become the continent’s...

In last week’s article we examined the progress that the National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) has made in the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).The NHIS was created and implemented in order to provide universal access to quality health care for all Zambians. It has been operational since October of 2019. In...

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. The main objectives of the Act are to provide for sound financing of the national health system and support universal access to quality insured health care services, as...

Last week we covered what interest rates are, their types and essence to the broader economy. In this week’s edition of Monday Opinion, we explain why the proposed Government recapitalization of state-owned banks isnot a panacea to lower interest rates in Zambia. Zambia is among countries in Africa with high lending rates. Currently, we have...

This edition attempts to clarify what interest rates are, their types and essence to the broader economy. Interest rates are a very imperative measure of the healthiness of the economy and a key macroeconomic variable that links well with other economic indicators such as exchange rate, inflation, money supply, asset prices, gross domestic product etc....

In last week’s Monday opinion, I presented the topic on mining revenue sharing in terms of the current legal and policy provisions that back its formulation and implementation in Zambia. In today’s Monday opinion I take this discussion further by elaborating some of the technicalities of a Mining Revenue Sharing Mechanism (MRSM). I start my...

Globally there has been an exponential rise in the use of digital technology. The information that individuals put into the digital space has now been commoditised. We see personal information being processed, used and transmitted in a way that infringes on the right to privacy. With this, countries worldwide recognise the need to create laws...

Democracy recognises that the voices of the marginalised in society matter; and therefore that the representation of those voices also matters. With the presentation of the Constitution Amendment Bill No. 10 of 2019 or Bill 10 as it became known, debates and discussions took centre stage on the issue of the need for greater representation...

In this Monday opinion, I draw your attention to the topic of Mining Revenue Sharing. Firstly, I will give a detailed description of what this constitutes. Lastly, I will proceed to discuss the current legal and policy provisions backing the formulation and implementation of a Mineral Revenue Sharing Mechanism (MRSM) in Zambia. 1.0 Preamble Communities...

IN MARCH 2021, government introduced into the National Assembly, the Electoral Process (Amendment) Bill No. 30 of 2021. The Bill seeks to, among other things, penalise the announcement and declaration of election results without lawful authority. This would be accomplished through amending section 89(1) of the Electoral Process Act 2016, by the inclusion of a...