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This report provides a gendered analysis of employment and skills within Zambia's large-scale mining (LSM) sector. It establishes a baseline of women's participation, identifying significant underrepresentation in technical and leadership roles, pervasive data gaps, and structural barriers such as gender stereotyping and inadequate workplace infrastructure. The document recommends transforming gender policies into actionable, resourced plans, improving the collection of gender-disaggregated data, and promoting STEM education to prepare women for the 'mine of the future'.

This report forecasts Zambia's development to 2043, predicting a GDP per capita increase to US$5,467 on the Current Path, though extreme poverty remains high at 67.3%. It highlights critical vulnerabilities in electricity access, secondary education, and food security, while identifying the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and 'leapfrogging' technologies as high-impact drivers for economic growth. The Combined Agenda 2063 scenario suggests a potential GDP per capita of US$8,244 and a significant reduction in extreme poverty to 42.1%.

A country fact sheet providing basic demographic, political, and economic data for Zambia, including its legal system, governance structure, and natural resources.

This report introduces the African Human Security Initiative's (AHSI) review of the criminal justice system in Zambia. It details the methodology used to assess law enforcement, the judiciary, prisons, and customary justice, while outlining the constitutional history and legal framework of Zambia.

This report chapter examines the incidence and nature of crime in Zambia, focusing on the challenges of data collection, high levels of perceived corruption, drug and human trafficking, and the complexities of illegal migration. It highlights a systemic failure in the criminal justice system, where reporting and conviction rates vary significantly by province, and identifies corruption as a pervasive issue across public institutions, particularly within the police service.

This report examines the state of policing, anti-corruption, and drug enforcement in Zambia, focusing on the Zambia Police Service, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), and the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC). It identifies systemic weaknesses in investigative capacity, human rights compliance, and public accountability, while noting the impact of HIV/AIDS on personnel and the growth of an unregulated private security industry.

This report examines the judicial system of Zambia, detailing its dual legal structure, the hierarchy of its courts, and the systemic challenges affecting the delivery of justice. It focuses on issues of judicial independence, the administration of the death penalty, the fragmented state of juvenile justice, and the barriers preventing poor and rural populations from accessing legal aid and formal courts.

This report examines the legal framework, capacity, and operational challenges of the Zambia Prison Service. It highlights severe overcrowding, chronic underfunding, and human rights concerns, while detailing the service's efforts toward offender management and agricultural self-sufficiency.

This document consists of the 'Notes' (endnotes) section of Monograph 159, published by the Institute for Security Studies. It provides a comprehensive list of citations, legal references, and supplementary annotations regarding the legal system, human rights, governance, and criminal justice in Zambia.

This research paper examines the relationship between civil society, the military, and democratic consolidation in Zambia. It argues that while civil society has grown, it has largely ignored the 'democratisation of the military,' leaving a void in civilian oversight of defence policy and budgeting. The author suggests that stable civil-military relations require a partnership between the military, parliament, and civil society to ensure transparency, accountability, and the subordination of the armed forces to civilian control.