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On-the-ground business intelligence in Botswana and Lesotho, since July 2019.
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Whilst many ponder on the big question of how Special Economic Zones (SEZs) influence a country; the answers may be found in specialisation for growth, even in Zambia. The government introduced special economic zones in order to enhance the countries competitiveness...
Zambia is a good market of new brands and products, and has investment friendly laws for local and foreign businesses. To understand the market there is need to look at it from a competition and consumer protection perspective, and then from an international economic...
Whether you are farming in Zambia, or any African country, record-keeping is very important to growing your farm as a business. If farmers have farm records, they can tell how well they are managing their farm in comparison to other farmers. They can also see the...
Social Media is hunting ground for brands and businesses, to get unsuspecting consumers for the consumption of their goods and services – a waterhole. The Waterhole Theory dictates that social media has brought people into what are called Waterholes, as in where...
It is possible for a fashion entrepreneur to create and grow a brand like Mr Price in today's South Africa, and Africa at large. One must just go back and study the “simples” that the founders of Mr Price created. The success story of Mr Price is one of relating with...
Zambia needs more Banks. There can never be a talk about black wealth or black economic freedom without black capital being strong enough to back that freedom. In Zambia, the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry has a department of Cooperatives, that promotes the...
As we prepare for the Post-Corona New Normal in global and local economics, Zambian business owners and brands can no longer ignore the intellectual property issues arising from product package designing that affect their sales or product growth in their markets –...
Zambia is the fastest growing economy in Southern Africa; a diverse economy with vast potential for growth and citizen health and welfare. There are six things of note that give insight into the potential of the economy, these being the cities, the people, the...
There is a city in the south of Zambia; a city of the future, called Choma. It has the profile of a city ready for rapid development, and hosts lucrative resources, and is populated by a people willing to relate. Choma is the capital of the Southern Province, which...