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Zambia: New Mining Law on the Horizon

Mining law reforms on the horizons in Zambia.

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Zambia’s ATI Law Operationalised

Zambia Access to Information (ATI) Law takes Effect

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Zambia’s Cooperatives Societies Act Under Review

Government reviewing the Cooperatives Societies Act (the Act) to enhance the legal status of the cooperative movement and align it with the recently...

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Nakasamba Banda succeeds James Banda as CIArb Zambia Branch Chair

A new chairperson for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Zambia branch (CIArb-Zambia) has been announced. She is Nakasamba Tikambenji Banda-Chanda, who succeeds James...

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Zambia’s ATI law set to take effect in June 2024

Ministry of Information and Media (MIM) Permanent Secretary, Thabo Kawana, says the ATI law will go into effect in June 2024.

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Zambia to strictly enforce SI 35 of the Citizens Economic Empowerment Act

The Zambian government is deeply concerned by the ongoing practice of exporters and importers engaging foreign transporters to move goods by road within...

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BoZ to develop and implement a regulatory framework for crypto assets and stablecoins

BoZ to strengthen its supervisory framework by, among other things, entrenching ESG practices, improving cyber risk management, and adopting modern technologies.

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Access Bank Zambia Limited’s merger with Atlas Mara legally complete

Access Bank Zambia Limited (Access Bank) has announced that it has made significant progress in its combination with African Banking Corporation Zambia Limited,...

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Zambia increases the value of fee and penalty units

Zambian government enacted Statutory Instrument No. 25 of 2024 (SI 25) to increase the fees payable to many government ministries, including fees relating...

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Zambia enacts Animal Identification and Traceability Law

Zambia enacts a new law, the Animal Identification and Traceability Act 2024 (AIT Act), to strengthen legal reforms on animal identification and traceability.