Zambia

Zambia

Zambia's Izwe Loans Profits Rise 26% on Fee Income, Zim's Banks Face Tighter Charges

Zambia's Izwe Loans Zambia has recorded a 26% increase in profit after tax to K112.2 million (approximately US$6.23 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, supported by a near doubling of fee

Oct 22, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zanaco's 13% Revenue Growth Fails to Lift Profits as Costs Rise, Echoing CBZ's Earnings Pressure

Zambia National Commercial Bank (Zanaco) has recorded a 13% increase in operating income to K3.30 billion (approximately US$183.2 million) for the six months ended 30 June 2026, but the improvement fa

 Oct 21, 2026
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s 663,000-Tonne Grain Gap Raises El Niño Stakes

Zimbabwe faces a projected cereal production shortfall of 663,188 tonnes in the 2026/27 agricultural season, exposing the financial and food-security risks of a strengthening El Niño across Southern A

 Oct 21, 2026
Zimbabwe
Rising Farming Costs, El Niño to Deepen Southern Africa's Food Insecurity

Southern Africa faces increasing food-security risks as higher international fuel and fertiliser prices raise agricultural production costs ahead of the 2026/27 farming season, when El Niño-related ra

 Oct 13, 2026
Zambia
Machiavelli’s Politics of No Second Chance: How Court Closures, Treason Charges Threaten Zambia’s Mining Boom

Hakainde Hichilema enters his second term with the numerical strength of a decisive electoral victory and a political dispute that should have been comparatively easy to settle. He was officially decl

 Sep 01, 2026
World
Mopani, KCM Drag ZCCM-IH Into ZMW4.9bn Loss

The 2025 loss confirms that the earnings contribution from that rehabilitation remained limited during the reporting period. ZCCM-IH’s exposure gives the state substantial participation in any success

 Aug 25, 2026
World
Zimbabwe’s US$900m Chirundu Upgrade Meets a Rising Copperbelt Freight Cycle

Zimbabwe has secured funding for a massive US$900 million rehabilitation of the Harare to Chirundu Highway and the modernization of the Chirundu Border Post. This strategic investment aims to capture

 Aug 20, 2026
Zambia's Continuity Vote Settles One Question and Opens Another

Hichilema secures a second term decisively. Whether that mandate converts into the stability business actually needs is the test now beginning. Zambia Election 2026, Hakainde Hichilema, Brian Mundubil

Aug 18, 2026
Zambia Gives Hichilema Second Mandate, Household Prosperity Becomes Next Test

Zambia has given President Hakainde Hichilema a second five year mandate after an election that turned the country's economic recovery into a national vote and placed the quality of its democracy unde

Aug 18, 2026
Zimbabwe Retail Investment Rises Despite Informal Market Pressure

SPAR is also adding capacity through a different ownership structure. A new SPAR supermarket opened in Mazowe in March with 970 square metres of grocery retail space and another 130 square metres allo

Aug 17, 2026
Zambia's Green Pivot: Unpacking Chisamba’s Ambitious Milestone

Zambia commissioned the 100MW second phase of the Chisamba Solar Power Plant on 21 July 2026, doubling installed capacity at the Central Province site to 200MW and creating the country’s largest solar

Jul 22, 2026

Kansanshi’s Copper Output Hits Record High, as CAFCA Builds Regional Manufacturing Reach

Kansanshi Mining has produced 170,929 tonnes of copper in 2025, its highest annual output since 2021 and above First Quantum's revised guidance range of 165,000 to 175,000 tonnes, and within First Qua

Jul 16, 2026

National Breweries Posts First Profit in Years: Real Story Behind the Turnaround

National Breweries, Zambian beverages behemoth listed on the Lusaka Securities Exchange has reported a profit before tax of ZMW 277.3 million, equivalent to USD 14.3 million at the confirmed closing r

Jul 16, 2026

Airtel Zambia Delivers 44% Operating Margin, Returns 90% of Earnings as Dividend

Airtel Networks Zambia has reported revenue of ZMW 2,344 million, approximately USD 120.8 million at the confirmed closing rate of ZWM 19.4 per US dollar as at 31 March 2026, for the first quarter end

Jul 15, 2026

Zambeef Products Doubles Profit, Costs Absorb Three-Quarters of Operating Profit

Zambeef Products PLC, the largest integrated cold chain food products and agribusiness company in Zambia, has reported revenue of ZMW 3.93 billion, equivalent to USD 180.5 million, for the half-year

Jul 15, 2026

Zambia’s Bond Market Overtakes Equities in the Race for Capital

Lusaka Securities Exchange, LuSE, Zambia capital markets, secondary bond market, equity liquidity, LASI, Zambian Kwacha, currency appreciation, foreign investor returns, fixed-income securities, retai

Jul 15, 2026

How Zimbabwe’s Inflation Compares With Its Peers: June Uptick Leaves It Below Every SADC Peer

Zimbabwe's annual inflation in US dollar terms rose to 3.1% in June 2026, gaining 0.3 percentage points on May 2026's 2.8%, according to figures released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency. On

Jun 29, 2026

Zambia's Economy Accelerates to 7.7% , Agriculture Leads Broad-Based Recovery

Zambia's economy expanded by 7.7% during the first quarter of 2026, marking its fastest quarterly growth in several years as a strong agricultural recovery, improving domestic demand and expanding ser

Jun 25, 2026

Zimbabwe Records Biggest Manufacturing Growth in Southern Africa: But Slips in AfDB Industrialisation Rankings

The African Development Bank's Africa Industrialisation Index 2025, which ranks all 54 African countries on the depth, quality, and diversification of their industrial development, has delivered a ver

Jun 01, 2026