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December 2, 2014 - 0 Comments

THE announcement by the Acting President Guy Scott that presidential by elections will be held on January 20, 2014 has set the mood of serious campaigns by presidential candidates from various political parties. Today I...

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December 2, 2014 - 0 Comments

ABOUT two decades ago when the country transited from a state-run economy to private participation we witnessed a lot of changes in various economic sectors among them mining, manufacturing as well as communication and transport....

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TODAY, we focus on the Competition and Consumer Protection Act number 24 of 2010, which as the name entails, promotes competition as well as protects consumers against unfair trade practices. Further, the Act, which renamed...

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December 2, 2014 - 0 Comments

“NO farmer no food no future”, is the slogan for the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU), a clear expression of the importance of a farmer to the wellbeing of all. Without food there is literally...

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December 2, 2014 - 0 Comments

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – UNEMPLOYMENT and poverty have for a long time been issues of grave concern to past and present governments with a permanent solution not presenting itself. Youths graduating from various learning institutions...

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November 25, 2014 - 0 Comments

THERE is a general misconception among many people that politicians do not need any marketing but only need effective publicity and propaganda. This notion is widely held by most politicians, especially in Africa. However, I...

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November 25, 2014 - 0 Comments

AFTER leaving college, my first workplace was Workers Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB) which had its head-office in Ndola, by then it was called Workman’s Compensation Fund Control Board. During my brief stint at this...

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November 25, 2014 - 0 Comments

THE Government will offload more than 44 million of its shares in the ZCCM Investment Holding (IH) to the members of the public through the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE). Following the first article on Government’s...

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November 25, 2014 - 0 Comments

ONE of the esteemed functions of the Church is to handle affairs or?concerns of its members and King David in Psalms 138:8 said ‘The Lord?will perfect that which concerns me…’ Does insurance concern a church?member?...

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November 25, 2014 - 0 Comments

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – ZAMBIA’S economy has continued to show robust growth as evidenced in 2013 where the country posted a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of around six per cent. This economic resilience is supported...

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