SECRETARY to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa’s remarks on poverty during a Public Lecture at Copperbelt University highlights a sensitive issue that we must never get tired talking about. The topic of extreme poverty and income inequality in our country is one which we need to address now, especially as we grapple with survival under famine, which has been declared a national disaster. During the public lecture, Mr Nkulukusa made an observation that the recently released Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTATS) 2022 poverty assessments report reveals a distressing surge in poverty levels from 54.4 per cent to a staggering 60 per cent. Nkulukusa’s acknowledgment of Zambia’s escalating poverty crisis underscores the urgent need for decisive action to address the root causes of...