Business & Economy
The Economics of Campaign Merchandise: Who Actually Profits?
By Zambian Economist Analyst Every chitenge, cap and branded T-shirt on the campaign trail is a transaction before it is a statement. With the election two weeks away…
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Zambia’s 7.7% GDP Growth: Why It Doesn’t Feel Like It
By Zambian Economist Analyst Zambia’s economy grew 7.7% in the first quarter of 2026, the fastest quarterly expansion the country has posted in years. With the general election…
Business & Economy
Auditor General Links Accountability to Investment at the Show
The Office of the Auditor General is exhibiting at the 98th Zambia Agricultural and Commercial Show, inviting showgoers to engage on the role of public auditing in transparency…
Business & Economy
A Strong Kwacha and the Price of Medicine: Why It Is Not Reaching You
Only 123 of the 8,154 medicines registered in Zambia are made in Zambia. So why has a stronger kwacha not cut what you pay at the pharmacy?
Agriculture & Mining
Why the World Is Watching Zambia’s Copper on 13 August
Outside Zambia, the election is read as a decision about a strategic copper supply. Why that is true, what the export data hides, and what observers watch.
Business & Economy
Zambia Youth Unemployment: Why Every Number You Hear Is Wrong
The official youth unemployment rate near 10% describes almost nothing, and the 45.8% figure being quoted is South Africa’s. What to measure instead.
Banking & Finance
Zambia Mobile Money Levy 2026: What It Actually Costs You
The mobile money levy is charged per transaction, not per kwacha. That single feature decides whether it costs you a little or a lot. Here are the numbers.
Business & Economy
What Zambia’s 2026 Election Costs, and the Bill That Never Ends
The ECZ will run the 13 August polls on K2.2 billion. But the 70 new constituencies are permanent, and the CDF arithmetic they force is the bigger number.