Emoluments Commission and ZESCO discuss fair, sustainable pay structures
The Emoluments Commission and ZESCO discussed job evaluation, salary harmonisation and affordable pay structures. No salary increase was announced in the supplied update.
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Zambia Economy This Week: A Court Deadline and Seven Days to a New Term
The petition deadline, the countdown to the 1 September swearing-in and the quiet start of the 2027 budget cycle: the diary for 24 to 28 August.
Zambia Economy This Week: A Re-election, a Court Date and a Market That Barely Moved
The declaration, the seven-day court clock, the calm market and the numbers the second term inherits, in one weekly read.
El Nino Warning: Zambia Told to Fix Its Power Gap Before the Drought Bites
Economist Kampamba Shula says Zambia must prepare for El Nino now, with solar investment and farm protection, or risk power cuts, production losses and food inflation.
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Zimbabwe's deadliest transport disaster has claimed 93 lives on Lake Kariba. The Zambian Economist looks at what the tragedy means for the shared reservoir's hydropower output, tourism economy and cross-border…
Zambia’s Power Deficit and the Real Cost to Business
Load shedding hit twelve hours a day and the deficit reached 1,600MW. Supply is better in 2026 - but the costs it imposed are still sitting on Zambian balance sheets.