Zambia

Currency: Zambian kwacha (ZMW)

Timezone: Central Africa Time (UTC+2)

Zambia is a Southern Africa country sharing its border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Angola, and Namibia. The country’s population is approximately 18 million people comprising over 72 ethnic groups, including Bemba,Tonga, Chewa, Lozi, and Nsenga. The major languages spoken by the people include English, Bemba, Nyanja, Lozi, Tonga, Luvale, Lunda, and Kaonde. The country has a tropical climate, and the terrain consists of plateaus, hills, and mountains. The Kafue National Park, which is home to various wildlife species, is one of the country’s major tourist attractions.

Zambia is the second-largest producer of copper in Africa, and it accounts for 60% of the country’s exports. Other sources of foreign exchange include Copper, Cobalt, Tobacco, Flowers, and Cotton. Politically, the country operates a presidential republic system of government which is administratively divided into 10 provinces including Lusaka —the capital. The major challenges facing the country include extreme poverty, high unemployment levels, and high debt burden, which is currently over 60 percent of GDP.

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Animal Identification Act 2010

Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia

An Act to provide for registration of animal Identification marks and marking operators; provide for the appointment of the registrar of animal identification; to repeal and replace the Brands Act, 1913; and provide for related...

Zambia • 2010 • Agriculture and Rural Development

The Animal Health Act 2010

Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia

An Act to provide for the appointment of the Director responsible for veterinary services and other staff and define their powers and functions. It provides for the prevention and control of animal diseases and for...

Zambia • 2010 • Agriculture and Rural Development

The Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2010

Ministry of Commerce Trade & Industry, Zambia

An Act to continue the existence of the Zambia Competition Commission and rename it as the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission; safeguard and promote competition; protect consumers against unfair trade practices; provide for the establishment...

Zambia • 2010 • Trade, Industry and Investment

The Excess Expenditure Appropriation Act (2010)

Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Zambia

An Act to approve the excess expenditure of money aggregating two billion, seven hundred and seventy-one million, nine hundred and sixty-one thousand, nine hundred and eighty-four Kwacha required for the services of the Republic during...

Zambia • 2010 • Finance

The Dairy Industry Development Act 2010

Ministry of Agriculture, Zambia

An Act to regulate the dairy industry so as to develop an efficient and self-sustaining dairy industry that will effectively contribute towards poverty alleviation, household food security and employment creation; establish the Dairy Industry Development...

Zambia • 2010 • Agriculture and Rural Development

The Plea Negotiations and Agreements 2010

Ministry of Justice, Zambia

An Act to provide for the introduction and implementation of plea negotiations and plea agreements in the criminal justice system and the matters connected with or, incidental to, the foregoing.

Zambia • 2010 • Justice

The Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act 2010

Ministry of Justice, Zambia

An Act to provide for the confiscation of the proceeds of crime; provide for the deprivation of any person of any proceed, benefit or property derived from the commission of any serious offence; facilitate the...

Zambia • 2010 • Justice

The Engineering Institute of Zambia Act 2010

Ministry of Education, Zambia

An Act to continue the existence of the Engineering Institution of Zambia. It provides for the registration of engineering professionals, engineering units and engineering organisations and regulate their professional conduct; repeals the Engineering Institution of...

Zambia • 2010 • Education

The Patents and Companies Registration Agency Act 2010

Ministry of Commerce Trade & Industry, Zambia

An Act to establish the Patents and Companies Registration Agency; provide for the functions of the Agency; transfer from the Government to the Agency the functions and the powers of the offices of the Registrar...

Zambia • 2010 • Trade, Industry and Investment

Disaster Management Act 2010

Ministry of Health, Zambia

An Act to establish and provide for the maintenance and operation of a system for the anticipation, preparedness, prevention, coordination, mitigation and management of disaster situations and the organisation of relief and recovery from disasters;...

Zambia • 2010 • Health

The Supplementary Appropriation (2008) Act 2010

Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Zambia

An Act to confirm the supplementary expenditure of money aggregating one trillion, two hundred and seventy-four billion, six hundred and fifty-four million, ninety-seven thousand, two hundred and forty-one Kwacha required for the services of the...

Zambia • 2010 • Finance