The businesses behind Zambia’s traditional ceremonies: inter-provincial routes, local markets, accommodation, transport and cultural documentation.
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Money
Seven Records to Build Before You Chase a Tender
Zambia’s push for local procurement opens doors, but tenders ask for proof, not promises. Seven operational records build the file a buyer wants long before the opportunity arrives.
Kenya’s millionaire decline exposes pressure on private wealth
Kenya’s reported fall from 6,800 to 6,500 dollar-millionaires shows how taxes, asset values and offshore allocation can reshape private wealth quickly.
Zimbabwe’s diaspora wants an investment role beyond remittances
Zimbabwe’s diaspora is increasingly arguing for investable projects, transparent structures and ownership opportunities that convert remittance strength into productive long-term capital.
Bank Windhoek’s N$21 million investment broadens banking’s development role
Bank Windhoek’s community investment programme shows how commercial banks increasingly use social-value spending to strengthen the economic ecosystems around their core businesses.
The Gap Between Having Capacity and Winning the Contract
The law says cleaning is local work. So why do small Zambian firms keep missing the large contracts? The gap is between having capacity and being ready to prove it on tender day.
Price the Job From the Scope, Not the Gut
Zambian cleaning firms are told they have the capacity for big contracts. Whether they win them often comes down to something smaller: pricing a job from a defined scope rather than a guess.
The Investment Map for Likumbi Lya Mize and the Makishi Tradition
Mapping the investment case in Likumbi Lya Mize and Zambia’s Makishi tradition: performance tourism, craft, archives, film and cultural education.
The Businesses Behind Kuomboka as Cultural Economy
Mapping the Kuomboka commercial opportunity: hospitality, transport, crafts, food, media rights, sponsorship and cultural tourism in Western Province.