Africa Watch

[ This post has greatly benefitted from conversations with Mwansa Mushinge on the practical aspects of the VAT ] This past Friday, the Mi...

Yesterday Zambians woke to the news that the United Kingdom had frozen aid funding to the country. This follows allegations of corruption a...

On September 28, 2015, the Kwacha slipped 20% against the US dollar. It had started the day trading at K10 to the dollar and closed at K12. ...

About two weeks ago, the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) announced that a preliminary assessment had uncovered tax irregularities involving ...

Like many people, I was shocked yesterday to learn that Antonio Mwanza , the fiery spokesperson for the Forum for Democracy and Development ...

On September 8th, President Edgar Lungu commissioned construction works for the new Lusaka-Ndola Dual Carriageway . The plans to increase ca...

President Edgar Lungu has started constituting his cabinet. On Wednesday he announced Felix Mutati as the new Minister of Finance. Mr. Mutat...

Zambians went to the polls about three weeks ago on the 11th of August to elect a president. Up until now we still have no substantive presi...

The Christian Council Monitoring Group (CCMG) , an alliance of faith-based organizations in Zambia, carried out a Parallel Vote Tabulation (...

The 2016 General Elections in Zambia are less than a fortnight away - in 10 days time to be precise. At this late stage in the game, discuss...