Analysis and reporting on Zambia’s business environment, markets, policy and economic outlook.
A photograph of a project engineer holding a 'Looking for a Job' sign at a city intersection captured the distance between Zambian talent and the employers who need…
President Hichilema swore in four ministers on 14 September 2026 and followed with a public statement urging the Grow Zambia Agenda, integrity and measurable results, as Musokotwane, Haimbe,…
Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane's reappointment as Finance Minister signals policy continuity. The next test is turning years of stabilisation into production, jobs and higher incomes Zambians can feel.
President Hichilema has nominated five Members of Parliament, Mulambo Haimbe, Roma Chilengi, Noel Nkhoma, Gilbert Siame and Mubita Anakoka, sworn in by Speaker Nelly Mutti as more oaths…
El Niño has a written record dating to 1578. The WMO says the 2026/2027 event will be one of the most severe since the 1950s, and Zambia is…
As Zambia's Constituency Development Fund expands, similar infrastructure projects vary wildly in cost with no consistent standard. Kelvin Chisanga argues for national cost benchmarks, threshold-based scrutiny and public…
Zambia's planned 540,000-tonne maize sale to Kenya is a genuine trade win, but the real test is whether it builds agro-processing capacity and a strategic grain reserve, not…
Government has directed ministries and local authorities to activate contingency plans as forecasters put El Nino's odds above 90% for the 2026/2027 rainy season, with the south facing…
