In January 2025, a quiet but important signal was sent out, reflecting the seriousness with which Zambia currently views economic governance. In that month, when the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research (SAIPAR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Finance and National Planning (MoFNP), the document was signed by the Minister of Finance himself, Hon. Situmbeko Musokotwane.
This detail matters. At its core, the MOFNP-SAIPAR collaboration recognized a simple but powerful truth: good economic policy starts with strong technical skills inside government. For SAIPAR, building staff capacity at public economic institutions such as MoFNP should never be views not a side project; it should be a strategic investment in Zambia’s ability to design and… Do you agree that child defilers should be castrated?
