The Eighth Day

I have been looking up some elements of Chinese culture that fascinate me since theirs is the oldest uninterrupted world tradition and found that “The number eight is viewed as such an auspicious number that any number with several eights is considered very lucky.” On March 8 Zambia officially recognises International Women’s Day – the […]

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Kwacha Slide Causes Panic

Suddenly, during January, the poor health of the Zambian Kwacha created what was almost a panic in Government. President Chiluba warned the business community that it must take steps to reverse the decline of the currency, and at a meeting at State House he put forward measures which he expected them to follow. The measures […]

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