Mukonki Mukonkela

A plain-language guide to how IPO shares are offered, priced, allotted and listed, plus the risks and checks African investors should understand.

The Dangote Refinery IPO is open, but a well-known name and a large industrial asset are not substitutes for reading the offer documents. African investors

Learning how to value shares in Zambia means estimating a reasonable range for what a business may be worth, then comparing that range with the

Financial ratios for evaluating shares in Zambia help individual investors turn company accounts into comparable questions about profitability, cash flow, debt and price. They can

Learn how to read financial statements in Zambia, compare profit, cash flow, debt and audit notes, and assess a LuSE-listed company before buying shares.

Learn how dividends in Zambia work, including LuSE record and payment dates, dividend yield, sustainability, tax treatment and missing payments.

Understand how the Zambia stock market and LuSE work, including shares, brokers, CSD accounts, prices, liquidity, settlement and investor risks.

Learn how to choose stocks in Zambia using LuSE disclosures, financial ratios, valuation, liquidity and portfolio-fit checks for individual investors.

A practical step-by-step guide to buying shares on the Lusaka Securities Exchange, from choosing a broker and opening a CSD account to researching companies, placing