Alfred Masupha: President, Zambia Federation of Employers

Mr Alfred Masupha is the president of The Zambia Federation of Employers (ZFE) which is a central organisation for the employers, he joins us to discuss the recent announcement by the Minister of Labour & Social Security on the increase of the minimum wage in Zambia. The minimum wage announcement has created a rift between the Minister and ZFE president, different groupings have also responded differently to the announcement. Join us as we learn first hand where the government went wrong in the manner they handled the whole process. Mr Masupha will also discuss the Federation's relationship with foreign multinational companies operating in the country and related issues.

 

DEMOCRACY NOW

 

Mr Torli Krua, chief executive of the Boston-based Universal Human Rights International. Mr Krua says the chronic problem of degradation, which is perennially facing the African continent is primarily “economic” in nature rather than being merely political.

He’s therefore calling on African leaders to heavily invest in the continent’s educational sector and promote indigenous entrepreneurship so as to drastically minimize the abject poverty and abysmal deprivation on the continent.