The economics of Zambia’s 2026 general election: manifesto costing, fiscal space, policy certainty and what businesses should plan for. Start with the series hub: <a href="https://zambianeconomist.com/economics-of-zambias-2026-election/">The Economics of Zambia’s 2026 Election</a>.
An evidence-based look at what a second Hichilema term would mean for Zambia's economy: the debt and inflation record, what investors are betting on, and what the numbers…
Government accuses cadres of staging election violence in three provinces and alleges Hot FM is running undisclosed NRPUP political adverts, PS Thabo Kawana told a joint briefing on…
A packed rally makes good television, but it says little about actual votes. Here's the economics behind Zambia's campaign crowds, and why so many attendees may not be…
IG Graphel Musamba has ordered arrests over political violence and launched a review of the Mongu police operation as Zambia heads to the polls on August 13.
A data-led comparison of President Hakainde Hichilema's record and challenger Brian Mundubile's Tonse Alliance platform, seven days before Zambia's 13 August election.
Four pallets of ballot papers have arrived in Livingstone District for the Central and Maramba constituencies, now under 24-hour police guard at the Livingstone Civic Centre ahead of…
Zambia wants 3 million visitors and a billion-dollar tourism industry, but two officials have used that figure to mean different things five years apart, and peak season now…
President Hichilema has ordered Mopani Copper Mines to resolve pensioner and worker payment issues immediately, warning of government intervention, while pledging roads, a hospital and a market for…
