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Katete
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Seeing Mopani Copper Mine investing in young women in copper jewelry making skills makes me happy. Creating real opportunities for growth in Zambia. This is the kind of initiative that builds brighter futures and stronger communities.
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I really can't get over the impact of CDF projects. It is a game changer ala fimo tuletasha. Everyday I come across a CDF project that has changed lives of people.
ALT Photo credit: Mulobezi Town Council
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A mature country is not built on daily outrage. It is built on institutions, policy continuity, and leaders who keep economic promises moving forward.
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Fingerling production in Zambia surged 90% in 2024 to 475 million, smashing the 2026 target ahead of schedule. Domestic fish output rose 24% to about 159,000 metric tonnes, helping close the fish deficit and boost protein access for millions. What a win.
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3/4 This surplus means food security restored, exports resuming, and hope renewed. It proves climate shocks don’t have to end in famine when systems respond fast. But rain-fed reliance leaves us exposed.
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4/4Should Zambia accelerate investment in irrigation to break the drought cycle for good? What’s your take? #FoodSecurity#ZambiaFarming#ClimateResilience
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Zambia's school feeding program is quietly rewriting futures. 4.6M children now eat daily and enrollment soars, dropout rates fall, exam scores rise. A meal isn't just food. It's a child who stays. Who learns. Who becomes. 🇿🇲 #ZambiaRising
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Remember the retiree who hoped to build their dream house at 55? Their pension is only K960,000. That amount can’t build a decent house and provide money to live on. It’s also not enough to start a brand‑new business at 55 with no experience.
But if they split the K960,000 into six portions of K160,000 and invest each portion into 15‑year government bonds (the safest option in my opinion), staggered over six months, something interesting happens.
GRZ bonds pay interest twice a year, so staggering them over six months gives the retiree a monthly coupon for the full 12 months. At the current interest rate of 17.59%, that’s about K28,144 per 6 months before tax, or K22,233 after tax.
In short: the retiree can earn K11,116 every month for the next 15 years. This amount is 43% higher than Zambia’s average monthly earnings and only 20% lower than the average salary in the mining sector, the country’s highest‑paying industry.
Now, isn’t that a better deal for a retiree—stable, effortless and guaranteed income every month? After 15 years, at 70, they get back the original K960,000 and can reinvest or use it however they wish.
Please don’t obsess about inflation. It matters, yes, but investors may tend to exaggerate it. The Zambian central bank is literally mandated to keep inflation within 6–8%. That’s their job.
Lastly, please stop overestimating business returns in such a very unstable economy like ours. Starting a business at 55 with your life savings is extremely risky.
Disclaimer: This is only my opinion, not investment advice. I’m not a licensed financial advisor. Use this information at your own risk. #nodignityinpoverty
Zambia allowing markets, buses and small businesses to operate 24 hours is a simple but powerful shift.
More hours means more opportunity for traders, drivers, and entrepreneurs trying to grow.
Sometimes economic growth begins with something practical like letting people work.
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Inflation Watch: Zambia's Quiet Win
ZAMBIA INFLATION TIMELINE:
* Early 2021: ~23.1%
* 2023: Declining but volatile
* Early 2025: ~15.5%
* January 2026: ~9.4% — lowest since 2018
Single-digit inflation hadn't been seen in Zambia since 2018.
Is this being felt at the market?
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Zambia’s new 100-Day National Productivity Campaign highlights a simple truth:
Economic transformation isn’t just about new investments or policies.
It’s about productivity doing today’s work a little better than yesterday’s.
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30,496 teachers walked into classrooms in 2022.
Not a statistic. Real people. Teaching real kids who finally had a shot at free education.
The largest single year teacher hire since independence.
A country investing in its children is a country betting on its future.
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CDF: The Most Underrated Policy in Zambia Right Now
Most Zambians don't realize how much local money has changed in their constituency. Let me explain CDF.
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3/ CDF has funded clinics, classroom blocks, boreholes, market shelters, and skills training. It's the most decentralized development tool Zambia has ever had.
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