Understanding the ‘Supersized’ El Niño of 2026/2027
El Niño has a written record dating to 1578. The WMO says the 2026/2027 event will be one of the most severe since the 1950s, and Zambia is already preparing.
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Zambia’s Maize Export Opportunity Faces Food-Security and Climate Risk
Zambia's planned 540,000-tonne maize sale to Kenya is a genuine trade win, but the real test is whether it builds agro-processing capacity and a strategic grain reserve, not just export…
Grow Zambia Targets Offer Real Opportunities, Says Haabazoka
Economist Lubinda Haabazoka says the Grow Zambia Agenda's production targets give businesses and investors concrete benchmarks to plan investment around, from maize and copper to electricity and regional exports.
Grow Zambia targets are realistic within five years, economist says
Economist Dr Kiru Sichoongwe has told ZNBC News that the Grow Zambia Agenda's targets for copper, soya, tourism and 10,000 megawatts of power are realistic within five years, if the…
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.
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 entrepreneurs, with…
Hichilema’s Second Inauguration: Zambia Now Waits for the Cabinet That Will Define His Final Term
As Hakainde Hichilema prepares to take the oath for a second term, attention turns from Tuesday’s ceremony to the cabinet that must tackle debt, energy, mining, jobs and public trust.
From K70 to K15: How Debt Restructuring Changed What Zambia’s Taxes Pay For
External debt service now takes about K15 of every K100 Zambia collects, down from nearly K70 before restructuring. Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa says the freed cash is funding…
Ten Days That Tested Zambia: Hichilema’s Re-election, Sealed Courts and a Cooling Inflation Rate
Zambia between 18 and 28 August 2026: Hichilema declared re-elected with about 60% of the vote, courts sealed on the petition deadline, Mundubile summoned over treason allegations, and inflation easing…
IMF Congratulates Hichilema, Signals Support for Zambia’s Next Reform Phase
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema and pledged continued support as Zambia prepares for talks on a successor Fund programme.