Lessons to be learned from Zambia's economic path: Betty Wilkinson

[@maluba2002]

Proud to be Zambian; hearing people discuss what Zambia is doing differently.🇿🇲

[@dirkhamadziripi2793]

Remember when Zambia wanted to establish a space program? They've always been visionary and ambitious, I wish them success. They'll be an example to the continent

[@beautymukisha212]

On behalf of patriotic Zambians like myself, thank you very much.

[@50states72]

Yes that's awesome

[@joshuachisanga8417]

I am not going to eat a space shuttle brother.

[@mbuyotimwangala343]

So true Zambia is on the right path economically. The president is listening. We are very happy and very proud Zambia kuchalo. 🇿🇲❤️

[@lauzimnjelesani6755]

Zambia is undergoing a very exciting political and economical transformation 👏 👌

[@billtev9846]

The size of Zambia gives it room to do lots and at best eclipse Europe in years to come, plus Zambia is sandwiched by amazing water bodies to the North and South.

[@tatendamunenge8784]

Great going by Zambia, I think us as Africans need to be creative on how we tackle our problems

[@renoxmulela1678]

Free education, employed thousands to civil service and many more. Work hard Mr Hakainde Hichilema to a point where Zambia becomes a centre of excellence. Aluta continua my President!

[@justinkatangila5417]

Am proudly to be a Zambian ❤

[@Countrysidewomen91]

You are blessed to be zambian

[@godfreynkandela1674]

Abena Justine nichi zungu bwanji icho ati "iam proudly to be Zambian". Hahahahahahahha, iyo yeve walasa mwana!

[@justinkatangila5417]

@@godfreynkandela1674 Kikkkkkkk lol when you want to draw attention to other people you just have to comment anything that comes into your mind.😁😁😁😁

[@davies1simbayi]

🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲

[@mubangamusonda6875]

Proud to be Zambian. Let's work at reducing poverty levels and understanding individual skills so as to integrate them into "one body" of development.

[@tombimashri8149]

Zambian s are united, beyond colour, every Zambian born ND bred in Zambia is a Zambian they live in peace all working towards their wealth creation ND a happy peaceful nation, they understand we all learn off eachother. It's like having a fam of 6 children do you favour some and not bother with rest or do u love and embrace them all for a stronger bond or cause division.

[@erickalemwa7832]

Very correct. Racism is unseen in Zambia. From 1964 we only hear about it from other countries. No one is a stranger here,but brother or sister,father or mother. Zambians relax,they don't panic.

[@inigomulaisho2809]

I wish it was that rosey but unfortunately the wealth in the private sector segments along the line of race with indigenous Zambians at the bottom. And this has its ramifications in terms of housing, education, and business opportunities. The average Zambian is locked out of business opportunities with govt, it's mainly the preserve of Indians, Lebanese, and the Chinese. It begs belief as to why people's from a far a field as India, should be flown in to sink boreholes; successive Zambian govts ignored this, I hope the present govt will do something about it. I also hope the current govt can find a win, win solution to the average Zambian benefiting from the countries mineral resources, not only by fairer taxes but as a direct participant, a mine owner, minerals trader, a supplier of software solutions and hardware to the mines. If you closely examine Lee Yuan Yews policies, you will notice they are closely steeped in advancing the formerly, permanent underclass, the indigenous Singaporean. It goes without saying, the Zambian govt will definitely have to engage in the direct change of behavioral practices of its people, to bring about wealth enjoyed by other communities in Zambia, including recent Burundian migrants. The average Zambian is nonplussed in a business way, with no notion of earning an income outside of a quickly diminishing salary. The resources are there, unlike Singapore and Japan with no noteworthy resources; the govt will have to get clever, it's no longer acceptable to be poor when you are standing on wealth.

[@chrisk420]

You can say that again

[@galleryhangoutsmathsclub8457]

Big up to Zambia for paving the way for her people.

[@lavernekayombo6944]

Just to put it out here after reading some of the comments. IT IS NOT A COMPETITION BETWEEN TWO COUNTRIES. It's just an economic analysis. So relax.

[@mukonawa9438]

Proud to be Zambian ❤️🇿🇲

[@samanthaholm9634]

So many South Africans have moved to Zambia especially farmers.

[@martinchitembo1883]

There are a lot of south african farmers in Zambia now especially in mkushi and Kapiri moshi areas.

[@tonyrichards9794]

True they're a lot of whites farmers

[@samanthaholm9634]

@@tonyrichards9794 lucky Zambia

[@dalisobanda5575]

@@samanthaholm9634 Lucky you write?? We opened up to them, when they came and, now they are helping our economy

[@la-juanpersens7313]

Big lessons for South Africa to learn from Zambia.When South African is talking about decolonize education.Zambia is talking about modernizing their curriculum.

[@BonaventureTheBVM]

Don't beat about the bush. The difference between what is going on in South Africa and Zambia is LEADERSHIP. Hakainde Hichilema knows what he is doing.

[@zedkuchalo]

Honestly imagine if Lee Kuan Yew wrote 'From Third World to First World' in 1967. I'm a Zambian who is just as excited with all the early signs but this is too much too soon 🤡

[@davies1simbayi]

How Is that a problem iwe ati too fast too soon Ku

[@Og8821]

Also not to be negative… Zambia is still at its infancy stage of its projected prosperity or growth. Let’s be a little bit more patient before they start writing a book for rest of the other Africans countries to emulate its successes

[@georgezibuye8577]

Namibia and Botswana are doing well, South Africa is far ahead of the rest, South Africa cannot travel a hundred years back and be compared with Zambia. She is rigging opinion, we can learn a lot from South Africa, but may never be where South Africa is in our lifetime as Africans

[@godfreynkandela1674]

@@georgezibuye8577 The question is "which South Africa" is 100 years back and forward ahead of Zambia. If its the White South Africa then yes, thats true. But if its the Black South Africa then you must just Shut up , cos one Black Zambian can feed 10 Black South Africans, and for the whole year mate. If you ve a passport , come here and see.

[@georgezibuye8577]

@@godfreynkandela1674 Before I shut up, let me say l am not a South African, but l am grateful to South African economy and business for keeping Southern Africa afloat. It's not about feeding South Africans.

[@emmanuelbwembya6863]

Oh trust me,we are getting that book written..Our President is on steroids 😂

[@godfreynkandela1674]

@@georgezibuye8577: You also forgot to mention that "Illegally". 90% of them have permits for instance to mine bronze but mine copper & gold, to sell groceries but end up selling tomatoes and onions which are abundant in our countries already. So yes they ve saturated but illegally and we want them out like yesterday already and worse they send all their profits to South Africa there but you guys are chasing away small corner shop owners which what Shoprite & PnP are doing here. We want them gone too! and soon - watch the space. Also am speaking to the wrong person , understanding that you are a black South African so i take it that you dont own no Chain store or any mining business as is the case their in your country so when you claim pls include the word "White South Africans". Cos you blacks there are sick poor. Shame!

[@thekothamaga9970]

Fascinating interview, indeed South African civil society is disengaged in developmental debate and initiatives thereof. Hence, our school curriculum is not pragmatic to proactively transform the status quo. We rely on politicians, though their failures are explicit in all spheres of governance. Civil society is rather driven by distorted ideas of racial discrimination, xenophobia and party or tribalistic loyalism. We are economically passive society, that expect political elitism to change our lives, that's naive

[@gabinkabuya6585]

I find your assertion very intriguing. The question is how do we circumvent the above mentioned issues?

[@thekothamaga9970]

Collective active citizenry initiative at community level through meaningful interventions that facilitate self-reliance amongst civil society. Forming a multidimensional team that is community development oriented, these should be a starting point,

[@deborahramaphala9056]

Most civil society look after their own interests mostly white monopoly capital .douth african economy is under western with leaders who are Puppets Bought by the West. What is ramsphosa doing to visit UK king? What is the agenda

[@africansunkissedwithtsholo6374]

First time hearing a genuine take on our issues. I've had these ideas for a long time but our people don't want to hear anything about the real issues.

[@candyjoseph8395]

Proudly Zambian and I think Zambia 🇿🇲💓 has organised people.

[@joshuadrewmukupili4333]

Making Zambia Great🇿🇲

[@estherkwaambwa9827]

Proudly Zambian

[@davies1simbayi]

Zambia Ku chalo 🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲🇿🇲

[@lindamalama6804]

I'm proud to be Zambian 🇿🇲💃

[@197254486]

Keep on learning to grow..... Think big

[@MnrBloemie]

Imagine our tax money going to where it is needed and wanted in communities - and not where the politicians want it to go.

[@whiterabbit5600]

We may be reincarnated. When we are reborn, we may live a painful life. Please make this world a paradise so that everyone can be happy.

[@christinevandermerwe5660]

But the ANC won't listen. They want to fill their pockets and that of their families!!!!!

[@isokabooks3758]

Sabc should send its own reporters to Zambia as it used to in the past.

[@Wisdumb1984]

For schooling, the answer is not in removing school fees. The answer is in "The Beautiful Tree".

[@monicachanda1066]

Very very proud with our President HH and how's running our country 😀

[@Koobygus]

Proud Zambian 🇿🇲

[@thunilephiri5684]

So proud to be Zambian. Kuchalo

[@wanebanda7393]

Our market is performing better than most countries

[@themovementtv3902]

Im migrating to Zambia ,were the President have the brains

[@copperface3574]

Zambia please borrow us your government for a few months.

[@isaaczulu2849]

She very accurate and well informed person

[@danielchilubamalaya2762]

Am a Zambian and I strongly think it's to early to say H.H is doing the right things this all situation reminds me of the days of our second republican president F.T.J

[@bbakasaplus5405]

One zambia one nation..

[@walusungumwansa7306]

Let's go Zambia

[@nyoni_tour6677]

I did´nt watch this until the end but I think south africa is still a very young country and theres a lot ahead of it. Zambia also had it´s issues before and way back and it´s catching up with it´s self. some how thats a country when we zimbabeans use to laugh at, and view it as some third world but look at it now.

[@hamalubaaugustine3310]

Policy change is best at changing and shaping economies

[@treythierryndayikeza1961]

Just by reading some of the comments you will find the reason why African can't develop, it's because of people who have natural jealous..so you can't just support your fellow African country? instead you are here showing how jealousy you can be, shame on you because Zambian 🇿🇲🇿🇲 and it's people are always there to support fellow Africans even at the time of Independence find out how many countries were helped by Zambia for them to be independent today, jealous will not take you anywhere instead you will leave a miserable jealous life instead of leaving a happy life because this is just the beginning because zambia niku Chalo whether you like it or not ,thank you.

[@ernestmwape]

one area we need major changes are sharing job and business opportunities. Meritocracy has yet to be realised in distribution of public service jobs. This government should advertise all jobs and Board directorships. People are appointed to jobs in Missions Abroad or top civil service on business-as-usual basis. The President to implement meritocracy, we are yet to get there in these areas

[@edwinmdunge3919]

Education is powerful, when we look where education come from uneducated people, the inventers of many things they have done it not because of school but it about a mind set which it welling to make it in life. I believe we must motivate South African to stop drinking a lot be focus of starting new business,

[@lozi4163]

You are aware that SA is leading in education in Africa and also in invention? why you think we are the most advanced nation in Africa? I don't think this interview was an opportunity to insult my people because if we exchange insults, there is a lot to say about Zambia. South Africans don't drink more than Zambians, you should do more research before this level of ignorance

[@mbhekitembe2179]

The main thing to emulate from Zambia is not to be afraid of voting out of power an ineffective government. We don't owe liberation movements turned political parties anything for the revolution is not for sale. Former liberation movements turned political parties must evolve with the masses and their needs, where they fail they must be gently replaced at the polls without disgracing them for they are part of our heritage.

[@johanpotgieter5949]

The Zambian President is best in Africa and probably in the WORLD. HH is top of the PREMIER LEAGUE but CR is in the 5th league!!

[@malexmalembeka4995]

problem with African countries is we want to employ people based on race , ethnicity or gender! South Africa having more than 40% of women in political office has not helped them at all. It's a useless way to look at things, employ someone based on merit, male or female, and you'll reap the rewards

[@mambaman9363]

In Zambia they call them citizens. In South Africa they call them thieving settlers and colonialists.

[@charlesmuyaya8534]

He's an economist in the first place but do not forget he's immersed in the mixed economy practice left behind by our first president Kenneth Kaunda. He has married this with a modern capitalist economy which realises the importance of economic inclusion of the small scale entrepreneur and many other aspects that come with it. Above all he has the will that other leaders did not want to use for the benefit of the majority as opposed to big business that has been the trend for a very long time now.

[@50states72]

The is alot of ways to make money in Zambia just that most Zambians are not aware of that and it's a dark side for them , you need to start thinking out of box, bring business submit let out business proposal for Zambians so you see how large their CAn cover exactly in the resources available

[@stephenalfonso7423]

Get rid of ancient ANC. Find people with enterprising minds, not clueless Malema who will always be blaming apartheid.

[@filosofiadetalhista]

That was very informative. The interviewee seems very wise. Cheers from Brazil

[@wangahmziba471]

It's all about the power of land ... honerable BETTY we can be like this Zambia you talking about after we have what is our...to be specific the history you talking about is about land ...land land ...just...give it so that we can work together... We need it ... honestly

[@davies1simbayi]

Then after that it will be something else

[@michael-mwate]

Zambia 🇿🇲 kuchalo

[@Uncleguy56]

i wish most political party carders can see this report and realize that progress is all about baby steps but movement is noticeable, Zambia ku chalo

[@godfreynkandela1674]

NB: for those that dont know or understand what a shark is: Its a complete house that is made out of roofing material.

[@MukonkiMukonkela]

Great to hear from Betty #fsdz

[@Eleventyeleventh]

🇿🇲lets goooooo

[@gabrieltinashemusewu4575]

The main problem is South Africa is concerned about foreigners more than anything else. Look at Dudula guys they spend time going door to door to functioning companies but there are billions of rands laying down for youth start up business but the very youth want to become waiters in restaurants

[@galleryhangoutsmathsclub8457]

Lol. You should learn from Zambia

[@Riskon1]

Zambia has just begun..expect it to leap frog Rwanda in 8 yrs

[@user-vw6bk4pb4l]

Zambia is already far wealthier and slightly more developed than Rwanda. Although, both have plenty of work to do and we can learn a lot from each other.

[@Riskon1]

@@user-vw6bk4pb4l I disagree Zambia may have more minerals but certainly not as clean and developed as Rwanda. Rwanda has IT hubs and it's Financial markets set up is superior.

[@user-vw6bk4pb4l]

​@@Riskon1 I could also cherry-pick random areas Zambia is ahead of Rwanda. Which is why I said we can both learn from each other. We just endured a decade of tyranny, but are back on track. Rwanda is a low-income country with and low HDI. Zambia became a lower middle-income country in 2011 and has a medium HDI. Rwanda's economy is 50% poorer than Zambia's. Zambia's stock exchange is 25% more valuable than Rwanda's, and our currency is almost 70% stronger than Rwanda's. Zambia is also ahead in terms of democracy, civil liberties and independent government institutions. Literacy in Zambia is 86% vs 73% in Rwanda. Zambia also scores higher in UNESCO's education index and the Africa Infrastructure Development Index. No evidence that Rwanda has ever been ahead of Zambia overall.

[@godfreynkandela1674]

@@user-vw6bk4pb4l Kusabaila bene Riskon1, stop puffing early in the morning, you just head that Rwanda is developing and immediately concluded that its richer than Zambia _Where? show us some figures bro and not that I.T and Financials that you saw on TV. Clean streets? anyone can clean there streets including beggars. Now sit down and watch the our Jambo Jet skyrocket! Zambia.

[@eudymakgamatha8136]

Zambian president has 1 year 3 months in office, and look what he is achieving... Unlike our president 🙄

[@thandicandy5452]

😂

[@mzerk9324]

Yes coz there were no such opportunities before but some things like free education exists in SA. Its first time in Zambia. So it's big news in Zambia but not to SA, Namibia and Botswana. All these countries have free primary and secondary education for many years.

[@eudymakgamatha8136]

@@mzerk9324 It doesn't matter, as we speak Zambian kwacha is stronger than South African rand... Big things are happening there (major investment and transformation) and I hope ur statement is not defending the current government of SA

[@godfreynkandela1674]

@@mzerk9324 : Your Education is not free, its free selectively as half of families still pay for it. Same with Botswana & Namibia. The free Education in Zambia that this Gov introduced, means just that, Free. Doesnt matter your family is poor or rich, the gov has put its foot down - free Education from grade 1 to grade 12. I hope now you understand why its news. Yours is selective and very selective while ours is open to all.

[@valentineisraelshabangu4069]

@@mzerk9324 the more you sideline other SADC through biase is called self hate. Self hate dominating black people. There's a world outside of SA get a grip on reality. It's even an embarrassment to me to say am from Johannesburg at times when people start talking about crime and other issues.luckily I know my political story so I always defend whatever attack that comes against SA.

[@nomahope3182]

Zambia should be far ahead of any African country in Southern Africa. It gained it's Independence in 1964. Way ahead of other countries in the region, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

[@Letsweletse_bernard]

They are landlocked, they had to build their systems and infrastructure from scratch and it takes time while South Africa inherited world class infrastructure and systems + they are on the coast. In my opinion South Africa should be miles ahead, with all the minerals and the sea. SA is supposed to be ahead of Singapore.

[@jameskillu9171]

@@Letsweletse_bernard SA is busy competing with Zimbabwe. Zambia is producing enough electricity for its citizens

[@tombimashri8149]

@@Letsweletse_bernard Southh Africa are too busy focusing on getting rid of their rainbow nation instead of joining hands and keep their country Great. My thought

[@judyatoro9387]

@@tombimashri8149 which rainbow nation are you referring to the one that is originally from within or outside

[@mayanichangala6266]

Actually zambia after gaining independence the first government spent time helping other countries gain their independence. Without that the country being landlocked couldn’t trade.

[@manueborgelas1569]

We got problems 😪 in south Africa 🇿🇦 This people still support the corruption Still love ❤ Zuma this guy mess this country so bad 👎

[@user-ox3zs4fc5p]

SA needs to take independence first.....then community development and other stuff like education will spontaneously follow........

[@abrahamchilubaila]

Zambia kuchalo

[@joshuachisanga8417]

Everyone who ploughs expect to harvest. If the government of Zambia is on the right path, then we should see the goodness to reflect among poor citizens. I leave abroad and whet i come with my foreign currency , yes the kwacha is gaining ground against other currencies especially South Africa rand but the buying power of the kwacha is weak still. Money evaporates LIKE DRINKING WATER. Unless i see people having decent housing, three meals per day and are able to save in banks for the future, i will not believe. Yours, doubting Thomas

[@siphomkizee5644]

Congratulations to Zambia , mining is partly owned by Zambian government, but SA will face international sanctions, if they take mines

[@lozi4163]

Were you get this information?

[@georgezibuye8577]

South Africa is anchoring business and economics in southern Africa, the lessons should be the other way round. Getting balance of payments support from the IMF is not something to learn, but to avoid. Debt cancellation and defaults on debts are not achievements, let's be honest.

[@lozi4163]

True, SA is the largest exporter to SADC countries beating china. I think this interview is just for fun, the Kwasha currency went up because of the high demand in copper which is a natural resource. Zambia is coming alright for an African country but we too ahead of them. They the once who can learn from SA

[@galleryhangoutsmathsclub8457]

Business funding, working capital, better education and effective approach to history. That's what should be learned.

[@titushaakonde6852]

Taking money where it is needed, to the community and not to where politicians want the money to go. Full participation of communities in their own programmes and giving them the money to actualize the programmes they want. Restructuring the education curricular. Making people have access to govt money and use it to actualize their dreams. Those are lessons we can learn

[@wakeupzambia2023]

It was too early to have this interview, the hope, optimism and patience has disappeared very quickly.

[@johanpotgieter5949]

The quality of PUBLIC education in SA is not only very poor but the TEACHING of it is also VERY, VERY POOR.

[@innocentgoitseone3715]

He is an economist. But his free school fees is going to backfire because, those who make a lot of money, will be taxed more, to pay for such services

[@azebghbrehawariate4695]

Ethiopia need to lern

[@kgosiking4228]

Yeah sadly ramaphosa and the anc dont and won’t care about any of this

[@Letsweletse_bernard]

SOUTH AFRICA has gold, diamond, coal, nickel, the coast, fertile land + systems and infrastructure they inherited from white government and on the other had ZAMBIA had only copper and fertile land. How does South Africa benchmark with Zambia? Something is not right. Please let Gayton Mckenzie rule.

[@neilvan3779]

Don't forget Gayton mckenzie was in prison for armed robbery. They should pass a law that if you have a criminal record you should not be allowed to engage in politics or have anything to do with government. We can't have criminals running our country.....again.

[@valentineisraelshabangu4069]

Thus the problem wealth is not on the natural resources wealth is investing in people. Benchmarks can be used based on different criterions maybe it was based on human development index and not necessarily on wealth. Wealth that black people are so much consumed and fixated on and never benefit from.

[@ubulendo8788]

Zambia has Gold, emeralds, copper, diamond, lithium, fertile land,nickel etc.

[@Letsweletse_bernard]

@@ubulendo8788 ok

[@hintu2990]

#ZambiaKuchalo

[@katongochanda1]

🇿🇲👌🏾

[@setumomahakoe1494]

Get Zambia focus on Brics and Afcfta ...

[@Footballchallenge_africa]

🌍❤️

[@davidmusonda123]

Zambian school are not completely free. Please research more..From grade 8 to 12 we pay. Boarding schools is K1,000.... Besides, look at school management funds zero. To run the school we need funds etc.

[@patrickkumwenda1652]

Stop misleading people who pays since free education was introduced

[@thegml4925]

Don’t be fooled life is hard in Zambia. The business environment in Zambia is bad at the moment everyone is running around trying to copy another person. The youth are busy drinking and doing drugs because of lack of employment. People can’t start a business. People are not spending money. Talk and no action. People from back as 2019 haven’t received funding. Business are failing do your research

[@lynnhams7723]

Are you Zambian?

[@thegml4925]

Very much Zambian. In Lusaka at the moment business is very slow and hard . Everyone is complaining. I work for my self

[@brianmwiinga8166]

I disagree with you. The problem is that we have people who used to get handouts from the previous government and now that there is no such a thing, these people are complaining. There are now stringent measures put in place so that procurement processes, resource allocation etc are done based on merit. Of course the process will take a bit of time to ensure recovery from the plundering caused by the previous government to clear up but Zambia is definitely on the right economic and social trajectory.

[@Albertmupila]

This one is a PF cader. Don't believe him

[@thegml4925]

@@brianmwiinga8166 is it normal for 6 different families failing to pay rent? By then most of families will be out on the streets. We don’t want to given government contracts we want stability in the country. Let’s be honest and real. We don’t want fuel prices to keep on going up every week. This economy is a joke at the moment. If this continues into 2023 we are going to see how many people will be employed or pay rent

[@beautymukisha212]

Did she just call Africa the youngest continent on earth?

[@ghe2hthugg]

😅😅 i thought i was the only one who picked that she is delusional Africa is huge and rich, its this kind of Vultures that are setting us backwards acting like they care and all,why is this interview even with a white person not a native Zambian?

[@is37random80]

😂😂 Y’all need help if it didn’t even occur to you that she was talking about average age

[@mlionea]

why are whites still in Africa! why can't you gave them out and interview a Zambian !!

[@valentineisraelshabangu4069]

Grow up

[@mlionea]

@@valentineisraelshabangu4069 you have infested our media we want to see our own people talking about our own Africa. You never see Africans talking about Europe. We are choked. We are not happy

[@godfreynkandela1674]

They are in Africa for the same reasons you black people keep on flocking into Europe and the US, stop being racist cos we dont want it here in Zambia.

[@ghe2hthugg]

I agree with you they should be interviewing a native Zambian someone not people with privilege and know nothing about first hand problems the people face

[@mlionea]

@@ghe2hthugg Asians Arabs whites should be invisible in African media in all aspects of life . We need to motivate our kids by displaying only ppl who look like them

[@ephraimphiri5789]

Africa is the youngest continent in the world!? You mean this world!?

[@user-vw6bk4pb4l]

In terms of median age of population. It's around 15 compared to 32 in Asia or over 40 in Europe. Africa has more potential to develop its human capital than any other continent by far.