A Boer goat farm, a microloan start-up, local entrepreneurs taking on the chains and a Malawian nurse turned farmer are among the stories now free to watch. LUSAKA, 17 October 2026 - Zambia is only beginning to scale its coffee, and it has already found a fast-growing...
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Economics
Fewer Bottlenecks: The Grid Dividends of Zambia’s Energy Swap
Beyond new megawatts, Zambia’s debt-for-energy swap promises grid dividends: stronger distribution, fewer technical losses, new connections and drought
Ten Systems That Turn a Solo Cleaner Into a Company
One cleaner can only clean so many houses. A company is built from ten simple systems that let the work happen without the founder in the room. Here is the blueprint.
African-Owned: Why GreenCo’s Debt-for-Energy Swap Could Spread Across the Continent
Coordinated by GreenCo Power Services and backed by the AfDB, Zambia’s debt-for-energy swap is built on African ownership and designed to be copied across the
Six Stages From Buying Chemicals to Your Own Cleaning Line
Making cleaning product is a ladder, not a leap. Here is how a Zambian service operator can move from buying chemicals to a branded line without betting the business on a factory.
Cleaning Is a Supply Chain With a Factory at One End
Cleaning looks like labour, but behind every cloth is a detergent plant and a supply chain. How local manufacturing moves the sector up the value chain in Zambia.
Eight Moves That Make a Cleaning Business One Institutions Will Buy From
Zambia’s formalisation programme calls registration the least of it. Eight moves – records, banking, contracts, market access – build the operating system institutions can buy from.
Register the Cleaning Business for a Reason, Not a Rule
Most Zambian cleaning firms start as one woman with a bucket. When does registering with PACRA, ZRA and NAPSA stop being paperwork and start unlocking growth?
MUSIKA launches a Managed Sourcing Desk for Zambian Businesses
Agricultural, construction and industrial buyers can submit requirements for South African supply and coordinated fulfilment. Musika launches today for Zambian businesses sourcing goods from South Africa. The platform combines a catalogue with a procurement desk that...








