Sun, 18 Feb 2018 11:58:21 +0000 WHEN asked for any opinion about the future of Zambia, one would feel compelled to deliver a message of hope, opportunity and responsibility. Hope, because there is a positive change happening throughout the country; opportunity because the demand for Zambia’s natural resources should provide greater income and investment in structural change; and responsibility because we collectively – athe people and our leaders – still need to create more than 100 thousand jobs a year for the youth, and lift the over 60% of our peoples who still live in abject poverty. As we have already got set on the start lines for the Seventh National Development Plan(7NDP ) and Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), it is clear that much progress has already been made. But have we really confronted the fact that to achieve the targets – especially on eradicating extreme poverty and hunger – we need decent jobs for the […]
