AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours ago2027 Budget: Zambia is targeting 4.9% growth next year and a deficit of no more than 3% of GDP, down from 5.9% this year. The K284.8 billion plan includes 3,125 health-worker hires and 1,400MW of new power capacity, but proposed tax increases are likely to draw scrutiny over their impact on household costs. Eye Care: President Hakainde Hichilema has launched a programme to provide free spectacles to 100,000 vulnerable Zambians, including schoolchildren, older people and military personnel. Lobito Corridor: The Zambia–Lobito railway is moving towards financial close, with construction bidders selected and freight commitments covering about two million tonnes annually. The 830-kilometre link would connect the Copperbelt to Angola’s Atlantic port. Term Limits: Civil society groups plan a November 25 march against proposals to remove presidential term limits. Government says the debate is hypothetical and has urged the groups to reconsider. Court: A sedition case involving opposition figures Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu has been transferred from Solwezi to Lusaka, where both men live and were arrested.
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