Macroeconomy & Policy
Cabinet Sets 2027 Budget Priorities: Growth, Jobs and Tax Compliance
Cabinet sets Zambia's 2027 budget priorities: jobs, human capital, stronger tax compliance and climate resilience, alongside deficit and debt reduction.
Business & Economy
Analysis and reporting on Zambia’s business environment, markets, policy and economic outlook.
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Business & Economy
Musokotwane’s Day-One Message: Zambia Moves From Stabilisation to Growth
Finance Minister Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane has directed the Ministry of Finance and National Planning to shift focus from macroeconomic stability toward investment, production, exports, jobs and higher incomes.
Agriculture & Mining
Zambia Leads with Foresight in Preparing for the 2026/2027 Supersized El Niño
Government has directed all Permanent Secretaries, Provincial Administrations and Local Authorities to activate contingency plans for the anticipated 2026/2027 supersized El Niño.
Economic Diplomacy
Hichilema Hosts Duchess of Edinburgh at Community House, Points to Wider Zambia-UK Cooperation
President Hichilema and the First Lady received the Duchess of Edinburgh at Community House, welcoming her focus on education and pointing to tourism, investment, mining, health and the…
Business & Economy
Zambia’s Missed Opportunity With Vodacom Was Never Just About ZedMobile
Zambia's fourth-operator debate has been framed as ZedMobile versus Vodacom. Kelvin Chisanga argues the real cost was years of delayed, narrower competition in the mobile market.
Business & Economy
Dangote’s IPO Is Changing Africa’s Capital-Market Conversation, And Zambia Should Be Part of It
Dangote Refinery's $1.6 billion Nigerian Exchange listing is Africa's largest ever share sale. Kelvin Chisanga asks what large productive assets Zambia could build and eventually list.
Leadership & Governance
Nevers Mumba Steps Aside From Active Politics, Hands New Nation Party to Sambo
Dr Nevers Mumba, President of the New Nation Party and a former Republican Vice President, has stepped aside from active partisan politics with immediate effect, handing interim leadership…
Agriculture & Mining
Supersized El Niño 2026/2027 To Stress Rivers
Major El Niño events have historically cost the global economy trillions of dollars. In 2026/2027, rivers from the Rhine to the Zambezi are the pressure point, with Africa…