Business & Economy
Aliko Dangote Must Emulate Alfred Nobel
Africa's richest man has proved that African-led industrialisation can work at global scale. Dr Kelvin Kamayoyo argues his next step should be the one Alfred Nobel took: a…
Entrepreneurship & Startups
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Government, Airtel back e-waste skills drive for young Zambians
Government and Airtel Zambia are backing e-waste skills development for young people. The Japan-funded ILO programme targets 100 participants in Central Province.
Business & Economy
Operation Clear Path: LCC and Police to Remove Street Vendors From Lusaka CBD From 3 October
Lusaka City Council and the Zambia Police will remove street vendors and bus drivers from unauthorised areas from 3 October, citing order and 130 cholera cases in Lusaka…
Banking & Finance
From MSME Development to Domestic Capital Formation: Building a Citizen-Owned Investment and Enterprise Growth System for Zambia.
By Steven Mbangu Zambia’s next development challenge is not simply how to finance enterprises, but how to mobilise the savings of its own citizens into productive capital and…
Business & Economy
Zambia’s MSME Policy Should Measure Graduation, Not Disbursement
Steven Mbangu proposes EGS-UP, a system that would connect guarantees, productivity support and markets around one test: whether viable Zambian firms move to the next commercial level.
Entrepreneurship & Startups
From Economic Stabilisation to a Broad-Based Economy: The Role of MSMEs in the Next Five Years
The debt-service train is coming. Zambia's answer must be millions of productive, income-earning small businesses, argues Steven M. Mbangu.
Business & Economy
Kamwala Fire Destroys 20 Trading Structures as Police Point to a Brazier
About 20 makeshift trading structures were destroyed at Kamwala Trading Area on 18 August. Police point to a brazier left burning at a makeshift restaurant.
Election 2026 Economics
Zambia Holds Its Breath: What the Wait for a Presidential Declaration Means for Business
Zambia's businesses, and especially SMEs, are navigating a tense final stretch of the 2026 election. Here is what the uncertainty means and how to manage it.