When the procedures for starting a business and the licenses are expensive with tedious procedures, entrepreneurs avoid that cost by operating inform… - Margaret Mwanakatwe

My challenge to them was to come here and don’t look on Zambia as somewhere where they’re just going to take their goods. “Look at Zambia as somewhere you can also get goods into South Africa” I said. And I’m happy to say that now Zambian honey has finally entered the South African market. The things that we’re trying to do to support industries such as honey, pineapples, cassava, are oriented to strengthen the value chain and to be able to produce for non-traditional exports. Within this context, the Tripartite is key.

If we do not position our industry to become a key regional player, we will be faced with high levels of imports into our country, which can lead to the death of local industry.

Encouraging people to become employers is one of the key elements to the growth of the private sector and the fostering of the entrepreneurial spirit.