"The Privatization Story”

Before its independence from British colonial rule in 1964, Zambia had a booming private sector that was mostly foreign owned. The mines were for instance owned by 2 mining corporations - Anglo-American Corporation and Roan Trust. Post-independence, private sector growth flourished due to government investment in infrastructure and social services and businesses moving to Zambia from Zimbabwe in 1965 following the Unilateral Declaration of Independence in that country in 1965.

This podcast is also available as a blog post here: https://zaszambia.wordpress.com/2021/07/01/looking-back-on-privatisation-in-zambia-and-how-it-started/