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Interesting to read Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) Commissioner's views on empowerment and FDI: "Our country exports a number of raw materials that are processed in the developed countries and re-exported back to Zambia as finished goods at exorbitant prices. When we increase the skill levels of labour, we will... [view entry]
Random African has a fascinating blog on Land Reform with special reference to Ethiopia, where he makes the following eye catching point on "land registration": ......it should be evident, beyond political and ideological biases that the land registration effort has been one of the strongest attempts at improving the security... [view entry]
I have previously criticised presidential aspirant Clive Chirwa's vision (or lack of) for Zambian aviation. Now you can reach your own conclusion on his broader vision for the nation. Here is the presentation he gave at LSE in full: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 [view entry]
Guest Blogger, Tristan Hayes responds to the The Zimbabwe Resque Brigade: One particular item that bothered me about Mr. Holman's analysis was the solution of the commercial farming center on the Zimbabwean-Mozambican border. Some time ago I read an article mentioning the difficulties that the white Zimbabweans, who were forced... [view entry]
JCTR produce a monthly "basic needs basket", that tracks how prices are changing in Lusaka, (and are separately taking forward a rural basket). See the latest press release and associated data for March 2008. It shows a 20% year on year increase in prices for a family of six in... [view entry]
In the post How weak is your country?, I suggested that the Zambia's human rights abuses where probably exaggerated. Well not according to the latest 2007 State Department report. Excerpt: The government's human rights record remained poor, although there were improvements in a few areas. Human rights problems included: unlawful... [view entry]
Mozambique's government has approved the construction of an oil refinery in an $8 billion deal designed to reduce the nation's dependency on imported fuels. The refinery in southern Maputo province will be capable of producing 350,000 barrels of refined fuel per day when it becomes operational in seven years. This... [view entry]
"....Most of these succession disputes are due to greed because the positions have become lucrative. Even where boundaries are clear, some traditional leaders are still encroaching on other people’s land and even selling it. Government is concerned and President Mwanawasa is not happy about such disputes. He has been advising... [view entry]
