Key highlights from today’s issue include:
- Elections & The Kwacha: Economist Trevor Hambayi warns that political uncertainty ahead of the general elections and geopolitical conflicts could threaten recent Kwacha stability.
- Energy & Local Procurement: PSDA Chairperson Yusuf Dodia urges deliberate policy shifts to lower escalating electricity and fuel costs, calling on the government to aggressively prioritize local Zambian suppliers.
- Digital Transformation: New data reveals the ICT sector now drives 17.4% of Zambia’s GDP, fueled by massive growth in mobile money transactions, which reached K486 billion.
- National & International News: Read about Vice President Mutale Nalumango’s update on Ebola preparedness and the landmark installation of physical border buoys on Lake Kariba with Zimbabwe.
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