Zambia Today
WHAT THE 2020 NATIONAL BUDGET SAYS ABOUT PROPERTY! Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu unveiled a K106.0 billion 2020 national budget. In this article I looked at what the budget had to say and analysed it through a property perspective. Government policy has a huge impact on the property markets – the vastly improved road infrastructure is […]
Zambian Diaspora Policy Update The best and easiest way for you to own land is as a Zambian citizen. If you are in the diaspora and want to buy property back home but you gave up your Zambian passport or never had one in the first place because you were born abroad – take up […]
The Africa List is a network that brings together Zambia’s top businesses and the next generation of CEOs under one exciting platform. It provides high level engagement, networking through quarterly events and world class training for its members. In June, I attended the Africa List’s CEO night where the CEOs presented some valuable experiences and […]
25th May was Africa Freedom Day, so on behalf of Diaspora Connect happy Africa Freedom Day to all our diaspora readers! I was going to write a piece on the different Africa Freedom Day celebrations such as Zamfest, the biggest food festival with the widest selection of both local and international cuisine, music and art; […]
A FIRST FOR ZAMBIA – THE DIASPORA POLICY Background to the Policy At the beginning of April, the government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, finally officially launched Zambia’s first ever Diaspora Policy! This policy has been a long time in the making. Going as far back as 2009, recommendations were made to establish […]
For those of us based in the UK, we had the pleasure of seeing Zambia heavily featured in the Telegraph newspaper this month. An article that proudly showcased the visual beauty that is Zambia and the huge economic potential that our homeland is gaining recognition for. Potential… is it just me, or does Zambia just […]
Over the last three years, The Africa List has grown to become the leading network of next generation CEOs across Central, Southern and East Africa, which includes over 500 leading companies in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, Uganda and DRC as represented by their top 1000 c-suite executives aged under 45 years. Once a year, the Africa List […]
A LATEST investment index by Quantum Global Group has ranked Zambia the fifth most attractive investment destination in Africa. Quantum Global is a group of companies offering investment expertise in a range of activities while identifying unique gateway opportunities between African and global markets. In its latest independent research, Quantum Global Group ranks Zambia the […]
Entrepreneurship is buzzing in Zambia as more and more people seek opportunities to be their own boss and start a business they are passionate about. This was very evident when BongoHive organized the Zambian arm for Demo Africa, an initiative that aims to bring together Africa’s most innovative companies and provide them a global platform […]
Even though Africa has been hard hit by the current down turn of commodity prices, there are still exciting initiatives that continue to position Africa as the next frontier of economic growth. Members of the largest African trading blocks; Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Southern African Development Community (SADC) and East African Community (EAC), made […]