Guest Diggers

4 Aug 2019 | CUTS

Improve State Owned Enterprises performance to tackle high debt

The government whole or partially owns State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and is therefore responsible for the financial liabilities of these companies. If allowed to escalate, the financial challenges of SOEs will further worsen Zambia’s debt […]

3 Aug 2019 | Kangwa Muyunda

Public Financial Management Reforms: a key step in tackling Zambia’s debt situation

Recently, the President, His Excellency Edgar Chagwa Lungu, held an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the state of the economy. This included a focus on Zambia’s growing government debt. A subsequent government statement informed Zambians […]

31 Jul 2019 | Rueben Lifuka

Don’t threaten whistleblowers, give us clear, tangible roadmap for wiping out corruption

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 […]

28 Jul 2019 | Dr Chisoni Mumba, PhD

A Welcome Message for Prof Luo: Possible Holistic Strategy for Transforming the Livestock Sub-sector in Zambia

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 […]

21 Jul 2019 | Prof Muna Ndulo

The crisis of University Education in Zambia

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 […]

10 Jul 2019 | Ishmael Zulu

Preparation key in Realising Fiscal Benefits of the E-voucher

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 […]

22 Jun 2019 | Dr Chisoni Mumba, PhD

Village Chicken Rearing in Zambia: A Hobby or Business?

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 […]

22 Jun 2019 | Chewe Chishala

Reducing Food waste: Don’t buy more than you can consume!

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 […]

11 Jun 2019 | Chibamba Kanyama

Keep it simple!

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 […]

28 May 2019 | Chibamba Kanyama

An encounter with Henk Mulder, ZANACO boss

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 […]