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Posts published in “Day: March 31, 2008

Ferry Your Own Maize, Zim Millers Ordered

Zimbabwe's Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has ordered all millers in that country to organise their own transport to collect maize from Zambia in an effort…

Free riders…., 2nd Edition

Henry Chipewo (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) has weighed in on the problem of infrastructure free ridership. Henry's radical proposal is for government to…

Ludwig Sondashi Eyes MMD Presidency

Former Works and Supply minister, Ludwig Sondashi, has declared that he will float himself as the ruling MMD presidential candidate at the party's next convention.…

Danger is My Middle Name…and Neil

We left Chobe early – in fact we leave everywhere early – to take the ferry over to Zambia. This was utter and complete chaos…

ZESCO maths…

Monica Chisela (Zesco Limited's PR Manager) provides some figures to ease our understanding of Zambia's energy problems: "The installed capacity of the Zambian electricity grid…

Doin’ it for Dorothy!: Iwe [Oh you rogue]!

Since I arrived in Lusaka I've found myself caught in exchanges with local Zambians where I've felt completely awkward. It has usually centered on being…

The Credit Crunch in Zambia

Commercial banks – mostly subsidiaries of foreign banks – are the most dominant financial institutions in Zambia. The banking system is comprised of 14 commercial…

Quote of the week (Levy Mwanawasa)

"We have taken what appears to be harsh measures. We attained the HIPC (Highly indebted Poor Countries) completion point and we had all our US$…

Zambia visa charges hit school charity mission

Students at Wye Valley were left facing a £2,000 visa bill A group of 22 sixth-form students and three teachers from Wye Valley School, in…

Cotton is among the foremost export crops

In commercial considerations, cotton is among the foremost export crops for Zambia. For years, Zambia has been contributing significantly to the world's cotton market through…

Luapula Province Micah Challenge Launch Report

Micah Challenge Zambia was launched nationally in Zambia on 4th August 2007 in Lusaka.This was followed by a Copperbelt launch on 27th August 2007 and…

Katey Harris in Zambia

Medical student Katey Harris (02-05) of Seattle, Wash., is in her third year of medical school at the University of Washington and is currently participating…