Agriculture & Mining
Trees are Nerves of Planet Earth
3rd October, 2026 Trees are the nerves of planet earth, observed Dr. Kelvin Kamayoyo, Technical Advisor for African Rivers. In human physiology, a nerve is a bundle of…
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Agriculture & Mining
Zambia Must Build Its Economic Strategy Around Climate Risk
Zambia must treat climate risk as economic risk, argues Kelvin Chisanga, and price it into every major investment and production decision.
Business & Economy
Airtel’s K1.22bn Profit: A Signal of Zambia’s Digital Economy Taking Off
Airtel Zambia's K5.76 dividend is more than a shareholder payout. It is evidence of the growing commercial value of Zambia's digital economy.
Opinion
Tax the Economy Better, Not More: The Test for Zambia’s 2027–2031 Revenue Strategy
Zambia enters the 2027-2031 Medium-Term Revenue Strategy with the tax take already at a record share of GDP. The strategy should aim at the compliance gap, formalisation and…
Leadership & Governance
EAZ Should Offer Hichilema a Five-Year Economic Advisory Compact
EAZ should use the opening of President Hakainde Hichilema's second term to offer government a formal five-year economic advisory compact, while protecting its right to disagree.
Banking & Finance
Rethinking Zambia’s Capital Formation – Graduating Survival Incomes to Citizen-Owned Wealth
Zambia’s economy has largely grown through foreign direct investment (FDI), public spending, and other capital inflows. Yet most citizens remain engaged only as workers, informal traders, or survivalist…
Business & Economy
Zambia’s Opportunity Base, Resourceful but Lacking Productivity Sense
Zambia has the resources to grow, but higher living standards will depend on producing more value from every worker, hectare and unit of capital.
Opinion
Why Zambia Must Speak Swahili, French, Arabic and Mandarin?
Zambia’s geography offers a major trade advantage, but economist and researcher Dr Kelvin Kamayoyo argues that the country must invest in multilingual skills to unlock it.