Fiscal Decentralisation in Zambia
Editor's note: the article below is from the recent Parliamentary Committee on Estimates report (July 2014) which covers wide range of areas. We have extracted the article on fiscal decentralisation...
View ArticleAre some lives worth more than others?
On 3rd January 2011, PF President Michael Sata wrote to President Banda following his wife's treatment in South Africa arranged by the Zambian government. He expressed "profound gratitude" to President...
View Article13 ideas to improve road safety
Earlier this year we asked for ideas on reducing road traffic accidents on our very active Facebook page. Its taken a while to sort through the many detailed comments. Here are the best 13 ideas you...
View ArticleDoes Zambia need to change how CDF is allocated?
Editor’s note: An helpful article from Tamara Billima-Mulenga (ZIPAR) on the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). It does not address the fundamental problems, nsmely CDF corrupts the proper functions...
View Article20 ideas to cut wasteful government spending in Zambia
A while back we asked for ideas on how Zambia can cut wasteful spending. The need to cut down on bye-elections and reduce on infrastructure spending are known. We wanted to identify simple ideas that...
View ArticleReforming CDF (ZIPAR Response)
Editor's note: A very helpful response from ZIPAR on some of the questions that the were raised by Zambian Economist readers on Facebook and Twitter pages. You can also follow the discussion to the...
View ArticleWho will defend press freedom in Zambia ?
Editor's note : An important article on the ongoing attack on press freedom in Zambia by Bruce Chooma. Media freedom is important because as Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen reminds us "development is...
View ArticleZambia's mining policy chaos
A confused picture is emerging on Zambia’s mining taxation policy. Mines Minister Christopher Yaluma recently said ., “It is our responsibility and obligation to ensure that we provide an enabling...
View ArticleThe State of Konkola Copper Mines
Editor's note: an important ministerial statement was issued recently by Mines Minister Chris Yaluma on Konkola Copper Mines PLC. It seemed to contain rather interesting statements against President...
View ArticleThis Week They Said
“They are preaching bad omen against the President but at the same time they want to see him … we want to ask through our party leadership at national level not to allow this to happen because their...
View ArticleBye, Bye Zambia!
KLM is pulling out of Zambia effective 29 October 2014 in a move described by the Zambia Tourism Board (ZTB) as "devastating and bad for tourism in Zambia". According to a KLM statement :The recent...
View ArticleMarch of Freedom
Facebook Inc is launching a mobile app that gives users in Zambia free access to a handful of online services on mobile phones, broadening an effort to boost Internet usage in underdeveloped...
View ArticleRoad rehabilitation and construction in Zambia
Editor's note: an important recent ministerial statement on the 'Road Rehabilitation and Construction in Zambia' by the Transport Minister Yamfwa Mukanga MP. This is an helpful and unfiltered statement...
View ArticleThis Week They Said
We feel like foreigners in our own country and this makes us very sad. We are very peaceful people with no intention of promoting anarchySusanne Matale revealing that the church is facing unprecedented...
View ArticleZambia's Quest for Real Develoment
By Henry KyambalesaWith a Human Development Index (HDI) score of 0.561, Zambia is currently ranked 141st out of 187 countries – a rank that falls within the 'medium human development' category. And...
View ArticleWhy Do We Have Members of Parliament?
When former Msanzala MP Joseph Lungu resigned and joined the PF in 2012 his only reason was that he wanted to “ensure development of Msanzala which had lagged behind for some time”. Mr Lungu said he...
View ArticleKabimbanomics
“Members of parliament go through difficulties and I know the distances because I travel across the country myself, if we want MPs to serve the people to the degree that we expect them and promote...
View ArticleEurobonds : weighing the risks against gains
Editor’s note: A recent article from Albert Halwampa (ZIPAR) on the costs and benefits of external borrowing through Eurobonds. It argues for a comprehensive legal and institutional framework to...
View ArticleFacebook Debate : Is Zambia a loser country?
Zambia Is A Loser Country By AnonymousOurs is a loser country. Everything about this country is depressing and uninspiring. Here, everything is politics. The whole lot of Zambian leadership is an...
View ArticleOn the Kindle
We are currently kindling 'Journey toward Justice : Personal Encounters in the Global South' by Nicholas P. Wolterstorff. The greatest moral philosopher alive today. What he observes about injustice in...
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