THE Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) says if the country fails to handle elections well, inflation risks rising beyond the target band of 6.8 percent set by the Central Bank. On Thursday, the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTATS) announced that the annual inflation rate for May 2026 dropped by 0.2 percentage points, from 6.8 percent to 6.6 percent. Commenting on this in an interview, Friday, EAZ National Secretary Dr Nicholus Mainza attributed the reduction to the country’s projected bumper harvest of 4.9 million metric tonnes of maize. He said that addressing food inflation alone was not enough to prevent a surge in inflation levels, stating that the country needed to maintain peace during elections to keep the inflation rate steady. “On...