Election 2026 Economics
Zambians Vote in 2026 General Election
Zambians began voting on Thursday in the 2026 General Election, with polling stations scheduled to remain open from 06:00 to 18:00. The Electoral Commission of Zambia says 8,786,300…
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SouthGrid Engineering Consultants: The Lusaka Firm Building Zambia’s Roads, Bridges and Local Engineering Capacity
Founded in 2023, SouthGrid Engineering Consultants has designed a 52 metre bridge and contributed to over 127km of Zambian roads, entirely as a sub consultant inside larger joint…
Election Economics
Zambia Votes: Orderly Turnout Reported at Kabulonga as Polls Enter Election Day
Voting is under way across Zambia, with Kabulonga Secondary School in Lusaka reporting a sizeable, orderly turnout on the morning of election day.
Business & Economy
Ethics as Infrastructure: The Economic Case for Integrity in Zambia’s Engineering Sector
Eng. Willings Sichalwe argues that as Zambia scales up spending on roads, energy and water infrastructure, ethics is not a soft add-on to engineering delivery. It is what…
Business & Economy
The Economics of Exclusion: How Financing Asymmetry Is Squeezing Zambian Contractors Out of Their Own Market
A growing share of Zambia's major infrastructure work goes to Chinese state backed contractors, and the reasons trace back to a financing gap local firms cannot match. Eng.…
Election 2026 Economics
Hichilema Warns of Arrests Over Alleged Election Disruption Plot, Cites Reports of Military Training Abroad
President Hichilema says he has information on opposition figures sent abroad for military training, and warns of arrests ahead of Thursday's election.
Leadership & Governance
Mundubile Says National Reconciliation Will Be NRPUP’s First 100-Day Priority
Opposition presidential candidate Brian Mundubile has laid out his administration’s opening priorities on the eve of Zambia’s election, pointing to national reconciliation, cost of living relief and constitutional…
Leadership & Governance
Civil Society Deploys Over 600 Election Monitors Nationwide Ahead of Thursday’s Polls
The ZIKO LATHU Consortium says its monitors and polling agents will serve as impartial, independent and well informed stakeholders at polling stations, constituencies and results centres across the…