Dear Editor,WE in the UPP, are appalled, but certainly not surprised by the “empty treasury” rhetoric from the MMD-run UPND Government. Zambia is not a poor country. The culture of recycling the same looters to key portfolios is responsible for bringing us to where we are today as a nation.As Albert Einstein once put it, we cannot solve problems by using the same mindset that we had when we created them. The true wealth of Zambia must be appreciated by looking at the national balance sheet in terms of the mineral, water and other natural resources we have.A visionary government must execute a plan to generate revenues from our resource endowments while building reserves for future generations. Every year, our nation loses over US$50 billion to the “black economy” and the infamous corruption industry which has been flourishing since 1991. Billions of dollars are lost through the back door trade of our gold, emeralds, mukula, […]
OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON THE ‘EMPTY TREASURY’ RHETORIC
