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Shoppers can now pay with their mobile wallet at Zambia’s largest retailer

Customers can now pay with their preferred mobile wallet at Shoprite stores across Zambia, giving them more choice at checkout and a simple, convenient way to complete their purchases. Mobile money adoption continues to surge in Zambia as consumers increasingly move from traditional payment methods to digital transactions. The number of active mobile money wallet payments nearly doubled to 17 million between 2020 and 2025, while transaction values increased by 743%. More than three-quarters of Zambian adults now use mobile money, up from 58% in 2020. In response to this shift, Airtel Money, MoMo from MTN and Zamtel Money are now accepted as payment methods in Shoprite stores for everything from weekly groceries to Shoprite Money Market services, including airtime, data, electricity purchases, and gift cards. “As the way customers transact continues to evolve, we want to ensure they have access to secure and convenient payment options that meet their everyday needs. Introducing mobile wallet payments is part of our ongoing commitment to improving the customer experience and making our services more accessible,” says Charles Bota, General Manager for Shoprite Zambia. Using a mobile wallet at Zambia’s largest retailer is simple. Customers can request to pay by mobile wallet at checkout, select their mobile network operator, enter their mobile number and approve the transaction on their phone using their mobile money PIN. Once approved, the payment is confirmed and customers can complete their purchase. END To continue reading,…

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August 3, 2026

LUSAMBO LOSES BAIL BID AGAIN

By CHIKUMBI KATEBE THE ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes division of the High Court has dismissed an application by incarcerated former Kabushi Member of Parliament Bowman Lusambo for bail pending appeal that it does not have the likelihood to succeed as it lacks the threshold required by law. A three-member panel of judges which included Ian M Mabbolobbolo, A. Malata-Ononuju and Sekelebaka Muwamba, the court said although it enjoyed the jurisdiction to hear the application, Lusambo failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances sufficient to justify the grant of the bail pending appeal. Ms Justice Malata-Ononuji on behalf of the panel explained that assurances that the applicant was of fixed aboard and that he would comply with the bail conditions to be set as he did previously in the court below, was still insufficient to warrant admission to bail pending appeal. The court agreed with Lusambo’s submission that he had already spent some lengthy time in custody, which would be relevant for consideration, but that the appeal had not yet been cause-listed contrary to information that appeals were expeditiously heard. The court explained that it relied on authorities which prescribed that although the applicant would serve a substantial portion of the sentence could not by itself amount to an exceptional circumstance to warrant release on bail pending appeal. She also explained that with regard to the averments made by both Lusambo and the state that he would abide by any bail conditions set by the court, it was not guaranteed that the appeal would be successful. “Whereas here, the court is not satisfied that the appeal discloses a prima facie likelihood of success, the possibility that the applicant may serve a substantial portion of the sentence cannot, by itself, amount to an exceptional circumstance warranting release on bail pending appeal,” the judgement said. Lusambo lost his initial application for bail pending appeal against his four-year sentence before the Lusaka Magistrates Court before making a fresh application before the Lusaka High Court at the Economic and Financial crimes division, which he has also lost./////////////////////////////

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July 26, 2026