<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029032500327898913</id><updated>2011-11-14T12:57:07.997+02:00</updated><category term='Agriculture'/><category term='entrepreneurship'/><category term='infrastructure'/><category term='communication'/><category term='Tourism'/><category term='Energy Sector'/><category term='SMME'/><category term='doing business'/><category term='Finance'/><category term='Zesco'/><category term='Mining'/><title type='text'>Indaba Watchdog</title><subtitle type='html'>Transparent tracking and rating progress of the adoption and implementation of recommendations made to Zambian Governement at the National Indaba to deal with the impact of the global financial downturn on  Zambia's economy.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Jerry Sakala</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11953652627790230623</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MDzmxTHyY8Q/S97Oj1LgaGI/AAAAAAAAACE/jB4n4boTANg/S220/sector9606264.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029032500327898913.post-6335991899724194955</id><published>2009-04-18T14:02:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T14:05:47.551+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='entrepreneurship'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SMME'/><title type='text'>Entrepreneurship Recommendations</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update: No Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Political will for SMME&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Strengthen National Credit and Savings Bank to serve  SMME sector&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4029032500327898913-6335991899724194955?l=indabawatchdog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/feeds/6335991899724194955/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/entrepreneurship-recommendations.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/6335991899724194955'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/6335991899724194955'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/entrepreneurship-recommendations.html' title='Entrepreneurship Recommendations'/><author><name>Jerry Sakala</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11953652627790230623</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MDzmxTHyY8Q/S97Oj1LgaGI/AAAAAAAAACE/jB4n4boTANg/S220/sector9606264.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029032500327898913.post-3603986148277329279</id><published>2009-04-18T13:56:00.001+02:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T14:01:45.724+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='doing business'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SMME'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Finance'/><title type='text'>Finance and Doing Business Recommendations</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;Update: No Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduce an interest discount window&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;find funds to pay off suppliers to Govt&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Support for Small micro medium enterprise (smme)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;A framework for lending to women&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4029032500327898913-3603986148277329279?l=indabawatchdog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/feeds/3603986148277329279/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/finance-and-doing-business.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/3603986148277329279'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/3603986148277329279'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/finance-and-doing-business.html' title='Finance and Doing Business Recommendations'/><author><name>Jerry Sakala</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11953652627790230623</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MDzmxTHyY8Q/S97Oj1LgaGI/AAAAAAAAACE/jB4n4boTANg/S220/sector9606264.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029032500327898913.post-4637667863309615433</id><published>2009-04-16T13:06:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T13:52:37.567+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='infrastructure'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='communication'/><title type='text'>Infrastructure Recommendations</title><content type='html'>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Updates: No Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create a Ministry of works and Infrastructure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pulic Private Partnership legislation speed up&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Standards for non-performing contractors and consultants.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Review legislation,licencing and procurement procedures streamlined and reduced&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Liberalise and lower fees for international gateway to maximise information commnication and technology benefits.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4029032500327898913-4637667863309615433?l=indabawatchdog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/feeds/4637667863309615433/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/infrastructure-recommendations.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/4637667863309615433'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/4637667863309615433'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/infrastructure-recommendations.html' title='Infrastructure Recommendations'/><author><name>Jerry Sakala</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11953652627790230623</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MDzmxTHyY8Q/S97Oj1LgaGI/AAAAAAAAACE/jB4n4boTANg/S220/sector9606264.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029032500327898913.post-8355088086618579833</id><published>2009-04-16T12:53:00.001+02:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T13:53:24.045+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tourism'/><title type='text'>Tourism Sector Recommendations</title><content type='html'>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update: No Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Review hospitality Act&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Provide incentive to domestic tourists&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Open Sky policy&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;One-stop licencing center&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4029032500327898913-8355088086618579833?l=indabawatchdog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/feeds/8355088086618579833/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/tourism-sector-recommendations.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/8355088086618579833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/8355088086618579833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/tourism-sector-recommendations.html' title='Tourism Sector Recommendations'/><author><name>Jerry Sakala</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11953652627790230623</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MDzmxTHyY8Q/S97Oj1LgaGI/AAAAAAAAACE/jB4n4boTANg/S220/sector9606264.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029032500327898913.post-1996056215249782562</id><published>2009-04-16T12:48:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T13:53:57.126+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Agriculture'/><title type='text'>Agriculture Sector Recommendations</title><content type='html'>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update: No Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Create a Land Bank and a Rural Livestock Bank&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Streamline issuance of title deeds&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Promote marketing information and skills&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Zero rate import tax on implements &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4029032500327898913-1996056215249782562?l=indabawatchdog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/feeds/1996056215249782562/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/agriculture-sector-recommendations.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/1996056215249782562'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/1996056215249782562'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/agriculture-sector-recommendations.html' title='Agriculture Sector Recommendations'/><author><name>Jerry Sakala</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11953652627790230623</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MDzmxTHyY8Q/S97Oj1LgaGI/AAAAAAAAACE/jB4n4boTANg/S220/sector9606264.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029032500327898913.post-6754926906940113098</id><published>2009-04-16T12:46:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T13:54:35.304+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Zesco'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Energy Sector'/><title type='text'>Energy Sector Recommendations</title><content type='html'>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update: No Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Increase Zesco tarrifs by 66%&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4029032500327898913-6754926906940113098?l=indabawatchdog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/feeds/6754926906940113098/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/energy-sector-recommendations.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/6754926906940113098'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/6754926906940113098'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/energy-sector-recommendations.html' title='Energy Sector Recommendations'/><author><name>Jerry Sakala</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11953652627790230623</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MDzmxTHyY8Q/S97Oj1LgaGI/AAAAAAAAACE/jB4n4boTANg/S220/sector9606264.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4029032500327898913.post-3884180992502793287</id><published>2009-04-16T12:38:00.001+02:00</published><updated>2009-04-18T13:55:08.748+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mining'/><title type='text'>Mining Sector Recommendations</title><content type='html'>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update: No Action&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Set up a task force to evaluate entire mining industry; Review the true cost of copper production in Zambia.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Provide small scale Gemstone mining sector with access to finance and equipment leasing&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Freeze Zesco elecricity tarrif hike for mining sector&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Mines and mineral development Act&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4029032500327898913-3884180992502793287?l=indabawatchdog.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/feeds/3884180992502793287/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/mining-sector-recommendations.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/3884180992502793287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4029032500327898913/posts/default/3884180992502793287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://indabawatchdog.blogspot.com/2009/04/mining-sector-recommendations.html' title='Mining Sector Recommendations'/><author><name>Jerry Sakala</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11953652627790230623</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MDzmxTHyY8Q/S97Oj1LgaGI/AAAAAAAAACE/jB4n4boTANg/S220/sector9606264.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
