Infobwana Blog

A blog about marketing and ecommerce in Zambia — challenges, trends, guides, collections and successes of interest

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Africa Procurement and Enterprise Summit 21–23 Nov 2018

Sara Drawwater
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about 6 years ago
Last week the Zambia Institute of Purchasing and Supply (ZIPS) and its international partners officially announced that Zambia will host…

Meet design conscious brands in Zambia — the 2018 Zambia Art and Design Show look book and show…

Sara Drawwater
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about 6 years ago
Once a year a design orientated and ethically conscious crowd gathers in Zambia’s capital city Lusaka. They come to appreciate Zambia’s…

The movement of money in Africa — Ecobank’s slashes the cost of international remittances with the…

Sara Drawwater
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about 6 years ago
The state of financial transactions and transfers in Zambia and other African countries is frustrating and exciting. It is complex and ripe

Certificate of recognition and the fight for growth and impact in Zambia

Sara Drawwater
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about 6 years ago
Since we launched the first clunky version of thebestofzambia.com, the website that started out as a side gig has steadily built its…

World Tourism Day in Zambia Sep 27 2018

Sara Drawwater
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about 6 years ago
Zambia commemorated World Tourism Day 2018 with a parade and an event at the Government Complex, celebrating Zambia’s traditions and…

6 Lady Hogs, a Mongrel and an ‘Elephant Charge’ — raising money for wildlife conservation in Zambia

Sara Drawwater
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over 6 years ago
The Elephant Charge is thrilling annual fund raiser for teams of cars and motorbikes. It’s a gruelling course through the Zambian bush. And…

Our biggest addition yet; Introducing Product Marketplace: List and sell your products and service…

Sara Drawwater
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over 6 years ago
Online shopping is popular around the world. It’s even common in Zambia. However, since there are not enough local options, Zambian…

The Tiger Cup — a fishing tournament at “the place of the hippo”

Sara Drawwater
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over 6 years ago
The Zambezi River. It can be both calm and angry. Sometimes it is nearly bone dry and sometimes it thunders, pulsing with great swathes of…

Zambia’s first dedicated film fixing company wins international media award

Sara Drawwater
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over 6 years ago
A to Z Solutions has won the TMT Media Award for best film fixing company in Zambia!

The intricacies and complexities of corporate event management

Sara Drawwater
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over 6 years ago
Commercial organisations host events to make an impression, to attract attention and to communicate messages.

Where the fashionistas stay in Lusaka

Sara Drawwater
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over 6 years ago
Lusaka July, the yearly event that blends fashion with equestrian sport, may have been and gone but many of us are still trawling through…

An Interview with Genevieve Musokwa, CEO of the first registered nursing agency in Zambia

Sara Drawwater
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over 6 years ago
Genevieve Tororo Musokwa is Chief Executive Officer of Nonkhululeko Nursing and Midwifery Agency. With a Master’s in Nursing, she was the…

Introducing thebestofzambia.com 2018 Printed Business Directory

Sara Drawwater
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over 6 years ago
Today we’re happy to announce that 1,000 copies of the Directory have been printed and we’re in the process of distributing

Launch of Impact Capital Africa: Zambia

Sara Drawwater
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over 6 years ago
Today the Impact Capital Africa: Zambia was officially launched by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry…

Valentine’s Day gift ideas in Zambia — glitz and glam to dinner for two

Sara Drawwater
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almost 7 years ago
Love. It’s something we should appreciate every day of the year. But Valentine’s Day is a wonderful excuse to go out of your way to…

Striving for a better healthier version of you? These 4 Zambian companies can help

Sara Drawwater
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almost 7 years ago
Getting sucked into the new year health and wellness campaign is almost unavoidable. That’s why we’ve left this post till now — if you’re…

2018, the beat goes on — patriotism, philanthropy and place!

Sara Drawwater
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almost 7 years ago
Editor’s note — this is a guest post by Leya Kawamba of MyZambia MyAfrica.

New year, new website, new focus

Sara Drawwater
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almost 7 years ago
We’ve launched a new website and have some exciting plans for 2018 — including an upcoming printed directory, a new product for our members…

12 places you can buy fabulous gifts in Zambia

Sara Drawwater
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about 7 years ago
Tis the season of gift giving! Be inspired by distinctive arts and crafts; stylish home furnishings; eye catching fashion and jewellery…

All things tech in Zambia, for World Internet Day

Sara Drawwater
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about 7 years ago
A collection of companies who work in IT and communications, giving us the technology, products and services we need to access the internet…

Brand Building — Crossing Over Continents and Time

Sara Drawwater
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about 7 years ago
A brand simply represents the sum of people’s perceptions of an individual, company, product, service or place.

Zambia’s 3rd Nyamuka National Business Conference

Sara Drawwater
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over 7 years ago
The 3rd National Business Conference took place on Thursday 20 July 2017 at the Mulungushi Conference Centre in Lusaka, with Bruce Lawson-McDowall, Head of DFID Zambia, giving the opening speech. The…

3 safari trends Zambian safari companies can benefit from

Sara Drawwater
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almost 8 years ago
There are a range of emerging travel trends in 2017. We’ve selected three that could be opportunities for the Zambian safari sector.

Living and Lifestyle in Zambia — an overview

Sara Drawwater
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almost 8 years ago
If you’re in business in Zambia or just living here, you should immerse yourself fully in the country, culture and climate! The Living and Lifestyle section of The Best of Zambia website is designed…

Travel and Leisure in Zambia — an overview

Sara Drawwater
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almost 8 years ago
It all starts with an idea — to go to some exciting place, or to try some new sport. We’ve picked four essentials of travel and leisure, wherever you may wander or whatever attraction or activity you…

The Best of Zambia supports Nyamuka Zambia Entrepreneurs

Sara Drawwater
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about 8 years ago
The Nyamuka Zambia business plan competition and the Best of Zambia have joined forces to celebrate the success of the 20 winners of the 2016 season of Nyamuka Zambia business plan competition. The…

New working partnership between The Best of Zambia and PEP-Z (Private Enterprise Programme Zambia)

Sara Drawwater
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over 8 years ago
As part of the Best of Zambia and PEP-Z Business Linkages Programme (BLP) partnership, thebestofzambia.com will host the PEP-Z certified business directory. The directory will provide easy…

Free business support, guidance and marketing for SME’s in Zambia through PEP-Z

Sara Drawwater
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over 8 years ago
PEP-Z is best known in Zambia for its Nyamuka business plan competition for start-up businesses, with a total prize fund of K2,000,000. The PEP-Z Business Linkages Programme (PBL) is another…

Zambian agriculture — the annual Agritech event — 14–16 April

Sara Drawwater
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over 8 years ago
Agritech Expo Zambia is a leading event for the Zambian agriculture sector. It is a business-to-business platform for agricultural professionals, from small scale farmers to commercial enterprises,…

Growing international interest in up and coming Agritech Expo, Zambia

Sara Drawwater
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almost 9 years ago
The excitement and interest in the up and coming