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From pledges to progress
The coronavirus has presented Zambia with several immediate and foreseeable health-related and economic challenges, but North-Western Province’s largest mines have wasted no time in...
Zambia’s history of copper production — Part 2
In Part 1 of Zambia’s history of copper production, we reflected on the country’s progression from the early days of large-scale production of the...
Africa’s COVID-19 game-plan
This year’s Africa Day on 25 May commemorated the 57th anniversary of 32 leaders’ establishment of the Organisation of African Unity, today the African...
Striking a balance
Employment laws should strike a balance between promoting the rights of workers, and ensuring businesses remain profitable enough to provide for broad employment.
The Employment...
The cheque’s in the post!
On 29 April, the World Bank, the African Development Bank, along with the United States of America and the United Kingdom, announced the provision...
What is Zambia’s proposed Sales Tax?
How does it compare to other countries?
And what will be its impact on the mining industry and the economy?
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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...
