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Zambia faces challenge of creating jobs - Dr Bull

Zambia faces challenge of creating jobs - Dr Bull
By Masuzyo Chakwe
Fri 18 Feb. 2011, 04:00 CAT

ZAMBIA faces a big challenge of creating jobs for the many unemployed youths, says Dr Mutumba Bull. In an interview, Dr Bull who is an academician and a veteran politician said there was so much unemployment in the country, especially among the youth.

She said this was a big problem and the challenge was how the country was going to create jobs. Dr Bull said it was through economic development that jobs would be created for more Zambians to become entrepreneurs. She said this would ensure that profits did not fly out of the country.

“Let’s put our heads together to try and resolve these problems. Without growing industries, the informal sector has become an escape sector. Let us try to grow into something bigger and see how we can improve on that,” she said.

And Dr Bull said it was very critical that Zambia fought corruption because all the progress and stability recorded so far could be defeated. She said corruption was a negative vice that needed to be controlled. Dr Bull said there was now more knowledge about corruption unlike in the past and this had helped people understand what it was and what was needed to do.

Meanwhile, Dr Bull said it was the right of women to participate in electoral process and be elected as office bearers.

“It is their birth right; I just regret that up to now, we have not been able to see a large number of women in these positions. Let them take the challenge. I am aware that there are certain factors that keep women away from active participation so maybe some interventions are necessary by the state to promote more women,” she said.

Dr Bull said women were needed because the needs of the nation were many and varied and could be addressed better when both men and women worked together. She said Zambia had failed to reach the 30 per cent SADC benchmark of women in decision making and African Union’s 50 per cent.

Labels: JOBS, POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT

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