The latest reporting and analysis from The Zambian Economist, across every beat we cover.
Zambia's unemployment rate fell to 10.3% in 2025. Extreme poverty barely moved. Here is what the headline number leaves out, and what it means for business and policy.
Government accuses cadres of staging election violence in three provinces and alleges Hot FM is running undisclosed NRPUP political adverts, PS Thabo Kawana told a joint briefing on…
By Kelvin Chisanga Zambia’s next phase of economic development must focus on transforming its natural resource wealth into productive industries, jobs and sustainable economic opportunities. The proposed Zambia…
The Civil Service Commission has completed document collection for volunteer health workers in provinces covered by the presidential directive and confirms validation is under way, while the August…
A packed rally makes good television, but it says little about actual votes. Here's the economics behind Zambia's campaign crowds, and why so many attendees may not be…
IG Graphel Musamba has ordered arrests over political violence and launched a review of the Mongu police operation as Zambia heads to the polls on August 13.
Zambia domestic financing 2026 is projected to hit 82% of the National Budget, up from 55.2% in 2021, as Treasury Secretary Felix Nkulukusa links the gain to a…
Copper futures are near a two-month high as US buyers stockpile ahead of a tariff decision. CIPS Global CEO Ben Farrell says Zambia's three-million-tonne ambition will hinge on…
