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By Savior Mwambwa As I was reviewing  the most recent IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa  released in October this year, I found myself wrestling with a familiar tension. The numbers tell a stark story: despite decades of orthodox reforms, Sub-Saharan Africa’s share of global manufacturing value added remains stuck at a mere 1.8% as of […]

By Savior Mwambwa Note: This post kicks off our new series examining the G20’s impact on African economies, with a special focus on implications for Zambia. Over the next few weeks, this series will dive deep into key issues including critical minerals, climate finance, and resource governance – all through the lens of Zambia’s economic […]

By Tshepo Magagane Yes, focus on Transition Finance – which prioritises “local ownership” of assets……but dont wait for some messiah……SA has the deepest capital pools on the African continent……which do zilch for development……as all intermediaries just clip fees to live “first world lives” [3-7% charges while ETFs come at a cost of 0.2% – and […]

By James Chona Have you ever thought about how much the average business person now spends on app subscriptions?—over $100 per month! This morning, while waiting to start tracking the truck with an abnormal load passing through Lusaka🤭, I took a look at some of the most-used subscriptions, and wow!! 1. ChatGPT Pro (Plus): $20 […]

Written By James Chona On Saturday, 17th October 2015, during the annual Presidents Putter competition at Chainama Hills Golf Club, I achieved something that fewer than five top 100 ranked golfers have ever done — an albatross on hole number 16, using a Srixon 3 golf ball (which I have kept as seen in the […]

Authored by Tshepo Magagane Africa is going to miss out on the Transition – I am more certain of it as each day passes! These institutions were not built with Africa’s development agenda an objective – the shock feigned shock horror from Africans is puzzling! What you should be more concerned about are institutions on […]