Election 2026 Economics
UPND’s Elvis Nkandu: Opposition Exists, But Has Offered No Alternative Policies
UPND's Elvis Nkandu says the opposition exists but has only adopted UPND policies, and blames high prices on business pricing behaviour.
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From Resit to Robes: Farai Mudadi Called to the Zambian Bar Today
He failed his first sitting of the Bar exams and lost his grandfather before the resit. Today, Farai Mudadi is admitted to the Zambian Bar, a story about…
Business & Economy
What’s Happening in Lusaka This Month? Tell Us, and Tell Everyone Else Too
There's always something happening in Lusaka, the trouble is getting people to hear about it. Here's how to list your event on Zambian Economist and reach an audience…
Business & Economy
What Investors Are Watching as Zambia Heads to the Polls
With six days to go before Zambians vote, the bond market has already placed its bet. Here is what the IMF timeline, the widening fiscal deficit and the…
Election 2026 Economics
Opinion: What a Second Hichilema Term Would Mean for Zambia’s Economy
An evidence-based look at what a second Hichilema term would mean for Zambia's economy: the debt and inflation record, what investors are betting on, and what the numbers…
Agriculture & Mining
Mining Licences Surge: 2,375 Issued in 2025, and What’s Driving the Boom
Zambia issued 2,375 mining licences in 2025, up 9.2%. Nickel output rose 616% and zinc 25%. What the licensing boom says about the next phase of Zambia's minerals…
Banking & Finance
Zambia’s Debt Restructuring, Two Years On: What Changed for Bondholders
Zambia's 2024 Eurobond restructuring lifted dollar bond values 18%. Two years on, a look at what changed for bondholders and what creditor disputes remain unresolved.
Auditor General Explained
OAG Reports Simplified: How Zambia Audits the Constituency Development Fund
CDF has grown 25-fold since 2021 to K40 million per constituency. A plain-language guide to how the Auditor General audits Zambia's fastest-growing public fund.