Zambia’s economic outlook for 2026 impressive- IMF

199 Views The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Zambia’s Gross Domestic Product growth will rise to 5.8% in 2025 and 6.4% in 2026. This is according to IMF’s latest world economic outlook released recently. GDP is the most common measure for...

THE SHADOW OF SOCIAL MEDIA TAX RETURNS

Zambia’s digital world is once again walking a tightrope between innovation and control. And journalist Brenda Zulu says the signs are familiar. “We’ve seen this movie before,” she writes. “Every time government or an institution talks about...

Woman dies after river bank collapse

120 Views A 29 year old woman, identified as Lorraine Ngezu, has died after a riverbank collapsed on her while she was engaged in illegal gold mining along the Kasitu River in Chieftainess Mweenda’s area, Chikankata District. According to police,...

Afreximbank Report Shows Commodities Driving Africa’s Economic Trajectory

The African Export-Import Bank has launched its inaugural Commodity Bulletin, offering a detailed analysis of how oil, natural gas, gold, copper, sugar, and rice are shaping Africa’s trade outlook, fiscal stability, and industrialization...

Eurobond Negotiations Expose the Confidence Gap Facing Frontier Economies

Ethiopia’s debt saga is less a tale of insolvency than of synchronisation. Aligning its reforms with market expectations and narrating that alignment convincingly can restore access to the very funds needed to fuel its export strategy. Failure to...

Dangote Cement Reports 165 percent Surge in EPS, Reinforces Market Leadership Across Africa

Dangote Cement Plc has announced robust financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, showcasing a remarkable 164.8 per cent increase in earnings per suare (EPS), which rose from ?16.55 to ?43.80. This significant growth reflects...

Upcoming event: 26th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWPSA Symposium – 29-31 October 2025, Lusaka, Zambia

This year's symposium sub-themes have been aligned to closing the water investment gap, achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the SADC Water Research Agenda under the Regional Strategic Action Plan (RSAP) on Integrated Water...

Mulimbika reaffirms strong ties between Zambia and Japan

Zambia’s Ambassador to Japan, Tobias Mulimbika, has reaffirmed the strong and enduring ties between Zambia and Japan. According to a statement made available to media by First Secretary Press and Public Relations at the Embassy of Zambia in Tokyo,...

Grindrod strengthens Africa’s trade corridors with Walvis Bay Investment

Grindrod Limited, a JSE-listed freight and logistics company, proudly celebrated the grand opening of its new warehouse facility in the Port of Walvis Bay. Strategically located near berths 7 and 8, the warehouse is designed for seamless cargo...

Shoprite’s Food Security Index shows hopeful recovery amid ongoing economic challenges in SA

Shoprite’s 2025 Food Security Index climbed to 56.5 in 2024 from a record low of 44.9 the previous year, signalling a return to “relative security.” Anything above 50 means the country is, statistically speaking, more food secure than not. It’s a...

Zambian Kwacha Ranks Among Africa’s Best

Zambia’s currency is enjoying its best run in nearly two years, buoyed by a surge in copper output and tighter monetary discipline. The kwacha of Zambia has soared to its highest level in almost two years, on the hope that the copper industry will...

PRICE CONTROLS NOT THE ANSWER….Zambia needs structural solutions to lower cost of living, says Kanchibiya MP

PRICE CONTROLS NOT THE ANSWER ….Zambia needs structural solutions to lower cost of living, says Kanchibiya MP Lusaka…Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Kanchibiya Member of Parliament Sunday Chanda has cautioned government against introducing price...

Price Controls Are Not the Answer, Zambia Needs Structural Solutions- Chanda

Kanchibiya Member of Parliament Hon. Sunday Chanda has cautioned government against introducing price controls on essential commodities such as fertilizer, sugar, and cooking oil, saying the move would backfire and worsen Zambia’s economic...

UK’s Crown Agents Bank subsidiary receives in-principle approval from ADGM

The Middle Eastern subsidiary of Crown Agents Bank (CAB), a British provider of cross-border payments, has received an in-principle approval from Abu Dhabi’s financial hub, the ADGM. CAB Global Markets has received the initial approval for a...

Event Recap — Zambian Roadshow Outlines New Paradigm for Investment

September 11, 2025 Buckhead Club, Atlanta Zambian Ambassador Chibamba Kanyama first came to Atlanta in 1993. A young TV reporter at the time, he admired the city’s growth and connectivity as it prepared for the Olympics. But now? He feels a new...

Cement Reports 165% Surge in EPS, Reinforces Market Leadership Across Africa

Dangote Cement Plc has announced robust financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, showcasing a remarkable 164.8 per cent increase in earnings per suare (EPS), which rose from ₦16.55 to ₦43.80. This significant growth reflects...

ENERGY EXPERTS WARNS OVER SUING GOVERNMENT OVER ELECTRICITY EXPORTS

Energy Expert Dr. Johnstone Chikwanda has cautioned against suing government for exporting 106 megawatts of electricity to Namibia and Zimbabwe. Economic Freedom Fighters –EFF- President Kasonde Mwenda has taken the Zambian government and its key...

Vijay Prashad: Gen Z Uprisings in the Global South

Here are seven theses to begin to understand the protests that young people have led across the world and perhaps channel them in a progressive direction. Guillermo Grebe, Chile, Muro sagrado de la dignidad or Sacred Wall of Dignity, 2021. (Via...

Akums breaks ground for its first overseas manufacturing facility in Zambia

Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, India’s largest contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has announced its global foray with the groundbreaking ceremony of its first overseas manufacturing facility in Zambia. The event marks the...

Akums breaks ground in Zambia for new manufacturing plant

New Delhi: Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals has announced the initiation of construction of its first overseas manufacturing facility in Zambia. The new facility is a joint venture (JV)...