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The collapsed bridge that left thousands stranded

When the phone rang on the desk of Mopani's Chief Financial Officer, John Chiwele, one rainy afternoon in February this year, little did he...

Exclusive interview with Finance Minister Felix Mutati

It is Monday, 14th November. Midday. The budget speech was three days ago. Zambia’s new Minister of Finance, Hon. Felix Mutati, is clearly a...

A $100m infrastructure boost

It's every town-planner’s dream – the opportunity to start with a clean sheet of paper and build an entire town from scratch. That’s Kabitaka, a...

Learning the lessons of previous tax policies

The long-term effects of constant changes to Zambia's mining tax regime on investment has been “massive”, and has resulted in many mining projects being...

Chile holds valuable lessons for Zambia

Zambia can learn from Chile about how good mining, economic and fiscal policies, implemented consistently over time, bring measurable benefits to all citizens. Chile, in...

Good governance, great outcomes

Good governance has been the fundamental reason Botswana has realised the potential of its vast mineral resources and turned what was once a poor...