BY now, the politicking ought to be over and all Zambians across the political divide must focus on rebuilding the country’s economic and political fortunes.And one way of doing this is by avoiding the loose talk on the country’s debt stock which is not helping anyone.Instead, it is creating more confusion in the nation.The call by the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) to the government to avoid giving premature statements on the state of public debt makes sense.This is because there does not appear to be a definite figure that the nation or the public could believe as being a true reflection of what the country is owing.While the nation has been officially informed through the National Assembly that the country’s foreign debt is US$12.9 billion, the President, Mr Hakainde Hichilema has also given his own figure, that the debt is over US$35 billion.We agree with the CTPD Director, Mr Isaac Mwaipopo that […]
DEBT: END POLITICKING
