President Edgar Lungu’s pronouncements made during the swearing in of the ACC Commissioners cannot go without comment and as Transparency International Zambia, we wish to make a couple of responses to what was said: While […]

I wish to start by congratulating Prof. Nkandu Luo for the appointment as Minister of Fisheries and Livestock. Congratulations madam! You have a big task ahead of you, but I believe you are equal to […]

Human capital enables countries to harness skills, knowledge, and innovation to grow their economies and improve the well-being of their citizens. The significance of education and knowledge to a country cannot be over emphasized. In […]

Earlier this month, the Government through the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) announced that preparations for the FISP for the 2019/2020 farming season were underway putting in place measures that will ensure that farming inputs are […]

Currently, there is inexplicable hype for village chicken rearing in Lusaka and other urban areas. What are the drivers behind this hype? Is it because everyone is doing it or the profits involved? Are village […]

The recent cyclone Idai which affected Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi left almost 2 million people needing emergency help, killed over a thousand people and left damage worth billions of dollars. These occurrences should make the […]

We use big words in business but the bottom-line remains that a business exists to make money. A plane is a plane. We have single engine planes that fly and we also have the Airbus […]

I had met him a few times before when he came to officially open training programmes in which my company, Bridges Limited, was involved. However, last week gave me an incredible long encounter with Henk […]

In 2018, CUTS found that 58% of e-voucher users prefer the e-voucher to the traditional FISP; last week we met with farmers who confirmed that they believe the e-voucher to be the future. Over the […]

In 2018, CUTS found that 58% of e-voucher users prefer the e-voucher to the traditional FISP; last week we met with farmers who confirmed that they believe the e-voucher to be the future. Over the […]