This blog follows on from my earlier blog 'Making A Difference - Drawing Out The Opportunities'. I would like to suggest that whatever your
response was to who is responsible for poor living standards a large
proportion of Zambians, you will agree that we need a shift. By shift I mean
that we need to look at the way things are conducted in Zambia and where we are
not happy we need a shift to change this for good. I shall try to share some
ideas below, and hopefully you too can add your suggestions and act to improve
the status quo.
A reminder about things we appear to accept as a Nation...
Concerning road vehicles.
1. My experience of
renewing a car's road tax involved queuing, usually for a long time.
2. To get a car's
fitness certificate one had to take the car to traffic police offices where
some superficial visual inspection and a road test were conducted to certify
fitness.
3. The number of road
traffic accidents involving public transport would suggest one of two things.
Either the maintenance of buses is not what it should be or the
driver skill needs looking at or both.
4. As you drove around
the number of unfit vehicles on the road suggested that with all
good intention of Road Traffic System in Zambia it was not
working as well as it should have been.
Some examples concerning households;
1. For the greater
proportion the standard of maintenance is generally lower than it should be. By
this I mean leaking taps, untidy electric connections, badly laid tiles, poor
finish by some trades Artisan, etc.
2. The good quality
construction and finish that does exist in Zambia appears only available to a
few, and it comes at a very high price. So the good quality is generally not
accessible to most.
3. Potable water and
sanitation should be essential for everyone.
4. Cholera outbreaks
should be a thing of the past.
Some examples concerning education
1. Parents who can
afford it prefer to send their children to private primary schools.
2. Fortunately there are
still a number of very good secondary schools in Zambia. Why has there been
no deliberate effort to share knowledge between the very well run
secondary schools that produce excellent results year after year and those that
need to improve?
3. When shall we
guarantee that every child leaving secondary school will be computer literate?
I could go on with more examples from the Medical field, Police,
etc. I am sure you will agree with as stated in the title of
this blog improvement to living standards for the
majority is long overdue.
What next?
Looking on the bright side suggests that an abundant opportunity
exist in Zambia for aspiring entrepreneurs The business to be
setup by these entrepreneurs should be based on 'Delighting the
customer' by providing excellent quality products and services at a fair
price.
What is your passion?
Mine is a ‘Better Life’ for all people. On the physical side, for a
better life the following are essential; food, clean water, decent shelter,
education and health. In addition domestic lighting, connection to mobile phone
networks and the internet are now a necessity.
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Technologies Ltd blog to see our vision and mission statement. We would
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