Sat, 11 Feb 2017 10:12:45 +0000 GOVERNMENT has implored businesses to take an active role in Africa’s economic transformation agenda. National coordinator – private sector development, industrialisation and job creation from the Cabinet Office Mushuma Mulenga, said weak institutions contributed to the slow uptake of the integration agenda which Zambia and other African countries faced. He was speaking at the business transforming Africa conference in Lusaka held under the theme “Catalysing Human Capital Development” organised by the African Management Services Company (AMSCO). “National development programmes have been rolled out to support inclusive growth opportunities that support access to finance and basic services but it is now clear that the biggest problem is not just financial but human capital,” he said. Mr Mulenga observed that the gap between the labour force and the vision Government set out to achieve cut across all industries. “The slow growth in Southern Africa is a cause for concern. We all […]
Businesses prodded to take active role in Africa’s economic transformation
