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1959–2025 Zambia
Edith Zewelani Nawakwi (24 June 1959 – 7 April 2025) was a Zambian politician and economist by profession. She was the first woman in Zambia to hold the post of Minister of Finance following her appointment in 1998.
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The ground has shaken, and Zambians are ready to have a woman who they believe will deliver.
He doesn’t listen to God. He has power and he will do what he wants.
Judge us without prejudice, not based on gender, not on tribe but on whether we can rebuild the nation and provide dignity to our people.
We have to explore alternative sources of energy like solar and others to enhance access to energy. Alternative sources are much cheaper than electricity.
This is a big task which calls for more innovation. I am hoping the financing gaps will not force Africa to go back on its commitment to give its citizens a better future.
If you just sit and work hard, you will be here for just five years, but if you misuse this time you will regret for 75 years.
Women make up a huge percentage of the informal sector, particularly in agriculture, which is the world’s largest employer, so their concerns have to be taken into account.
I will criticise when that is due but we need a pool of knowledge to take the country forward. We can all contribute to national development in various ways.
I come from an extremely disadvantaged background but said to myself that before I die I want to wear a Rolex watch, that I drive a V8 and I have managed to do those things.
When women are in charge, they truly deliver.
Keep away from those activities because the beautiful and handsome men are either old age or they are not yet born because if a young man is of your age then they don’t have your aptitude. Boys grow slower than girls, so if you are 13 you are in a different world.
We need to step out of our political cocoons and see what others are doing. If I didn’t come here, I would not have known which way the world is going in terms of sustainable development.
I think Africa in general will heal the wounds of poverty when mothers become the caretakers of our governments.
He has no heart. If he has it doesn’t feel the people’s pain. The only heart he has is ‘how much will be in my pocket.
I have said he doesn’t understand economics. He is a cattle economist.
You have a good opportunity of going to a beautiful school that we, the adults, did not have, and I want you to use this opportunity to move the country forward. I want you to move the country to a level that we have never been.
You will also see planes begin to redirect to other countries for refueling because the the don’t want their engines to be damaged by contaminated Jet A1 fuel.
Our agenda when we get into government (will) be to provide a constitution that provides for the rights of all individuals, including women and persons with disabilities.
We are not in the race because I am a woman. I feel that among the candidates standing in Zambia, I think we possess the opportunity to do much better than my colleagues. I think for a long time in Zambia, the voters are saying that it’s an opportune time for a female candidate.
The West does not owe us a living. We have to be creative and find money to make the objectives of Rio+20 a reality. Some of the resources have to be sourced internally. We have to improve living standards by making the environment safer.
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