Wed, 08 Feb 2017 09:51:13 +0000 Bank charges are too high Editor, High charges being levied by Banks in Zambia are not only exploitative but a deliberate attempt to dissuade Zambians with limited means from banking. It is even more annoying that some foreign banks actually charge for cash deposits. The Bank of Zambia must do more in their inspection top bring sanity to prevail among banks which seem to have a huge appetite of charging for almost all services while offering a pittance in interest. Betrand Mweenda Government creating dependency Editor, I am concerned by the growing dependence of Zambian farmers on subsidies through inputs such as fertilizer. Instead of encouraging productivity these support structure are encouraging farmers to depend on Government to secure inputs which are quickly sold off to commercial farmers or exported to our neighboring countries. A better system must be found to support agriculture instead of pouring […]
