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MINISTER OF COMMERCE, TRADE AND INDUSTRY HONOURABLE CHIPOKA MULENGA HANDS OVER A $40,000 WORTH FORD RANGER TO CCPC!

2025-12-17

In a move to enhance operational efficiency, today 17th December 2025, the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Honourable Chipoka Mulenga, officially handed over a Ford Ranger vehicle, valued at $40,000, to the Commission.

The vehicle is procured under the visionary Lobito Corridor Trade Facilitation Project, an initiative spearheaded by the Ministry to streamline trade,  and unlock the immense economic potential of the corridor for the benefit of the Zambian people.

During the handover ceremony, the Honourable Minister Mulenga commended the Commission for its dedication to the industrial agenda.

The Ford Ranger is expected to greatly improve the Commission’s mobility, allowing officers to better serve businesses, conduct inspections, and facilitate smoother trade processes.

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CCPC JOINS NATIONAL OBSERVANCE OF 2025 ANTI-CORRUPTION DAY

2025-12-09

 

CCPC joined the national commemoration of the 2025 Anti-Corruption Day.

The event, held under the theme “Uniting with the Youth Against Corruption: Shaping Tomorrow’s Integrity,” brought together various institutions and stakeholders.

The Republican President of Zambia, His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema, graced the occasion as Guest of Honor. In his address, he emphasized the need for the nation to collectively condemn corruption and theft, and urged financial institutions to remain vigilant against suspicious transactional patterns to safeguard public resources.

CCPC Executive Director, Eunice Phiri Hamavhwa, attended the event in support of the government’s efforts to promote effective and corruption-free service delivery.

The CCPC Integrity Committee also participated, following a series of activities including exhibitions which were conducted earlier this week as part of the commemoration.

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CCPC IN COLLABORATION WITH SECTOR REGULATORS COMMEMORATES WORLD COMPETITION DAY

2025-12-08

Today, 5th December 2025, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) joins the global community and other Competition Authorities around the world in commemorating World Competition Day (WCD) under the theme “Artificial Intelligence (AI), Consumers and Competition Policy.”

This year’s theme focuses on the emerging and complicated risks associated with advancing technologies. AI is redesigning the methods of distributing goods and services and bringing new opportunities for consumers and businesses in Zambia. However, as AI becomes more powerful and common, it also creates new risks in how companies compete.

Simply put, Artificial intelligence is when computers are taught to think and make decisions like people. Key concerns arising from its use include market concentration in foundational AI models; algorithmic collusion and tacit coordination; abuse of dominance and ecosystem lock-ins. For example, algorithms may “quietly agree” on prices, or companies may use their dominant position to lock consumers into one ecosystem.

These risks can harm consumers in several ways: prices may go up in a coordinated way; companies may bundle products together, limiting choice; and AI may reduce market variety. Consumers may end up paying more, having fewer choices, and getting less value. Other concerns include privacy breaches, algorithmic bias, fraud, impersonation, and safety and reliability failures.

In short, while AI can make life better, it can also reduce consumer welfare if not properly regulated. These harms are typically addressed through a mix of consumer protection laws, sectoral regulations, and emerging AI-specific frameworks.

CCPC celebrates WCD together with sector regulators. CCPC and other regulators support and safeguard consumer welfare through complementary pieces of legislation.

As part of the commemoration, the Commission exhibited at Levy Junction Shopping Mall from Tuesday, 2nd December 2025 to Friday, 5th December 2025. The public was encouraged to visit the stands and interact with CCPC and other regulators.

Happy World Competition Day.                               

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2025 BLACK FRIDAY PRESS BRIEFING-NOVEMBER

2025-11-26

Introduction The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (“Commission”) is responsible for safeguarding and promoting competition in Zambia and protecting consumers against unfair trading practices pursuant to the competition and consumer protection act no. 24 of 2010, as amended by act no. 21 of 2023 (“the act”). In doing so, the Commission employs various initiatives to ensure that consumers attain maximum value for the products and services that they purchase. High shopping traffic seasons such as Black Friday culminate into various unfair trading practices by businesses and irresponsible consumer tendencies. Black Friday Black Friday is an internationally recognised activity which happens in November and provides an opportunity for businesses to sell their products and/or services at discounted and promotional rates to the general public. For some, the discounting of prices does not only take place only on this specific day, but almost throughout the entire month of November as a way of giving back to society. However, the Commission has in previous Black Fridays recorded an increased number of cases of unfair trading practices such as display of disclaimers, misleading deals, fake discounts, defective and expired products. Tendencies by some service providers While Black Friday or the period surrounding Black Friday can be used positively by businesses, others tend to turn to various tactics or vices that prey on the minds of consumers. These vices may take the form of misrepresentations that products or services have been discounted during Black Friday when in fact not. A good example is if one was to look at a catalogue of a service provider for the month of October, and he or she was to observe that the price of an item was k50.00; and later observes that the same item in that service provider’s Black Friday catalogue is still k50.00 with a 50% discount tag, then that service provider is preying on the minds of innocent consumers in order to entice them. Advice to consumers The Commission therefore urges members of the public to be cautious of devious traders offering deceptive promotions during Black Friday. Unfair trading practices are very common during this period as such, consumers are advised to be vigilant and practice responsible consumerism by shopping around, inquiring on warranties and guarantees, refund policies and other factors surrounding the transaction they are engaging in. As previously mentioned, fake discounts, misleading information, no refund notices, hidden costs, unfair terms and unclear prices take center stage during Black Friday. Warning to service providers The Commission wishes to urge all service providers, to ensure that you conduct your business with the utmost integrity that is expected of you by not misleading consumers with unfounded Black Friday promotions. Whilst Black Friday provides an opportunity to gain competitive advantage over others by engaging in price competition, businesses must refrain from engaging in unfair trading practices during this period. The Commission has heightened vigilance throughout the year by conducting inspections of trading places, consumer awareness activities and market surveillance through weekly price tracking. The Commission will further conduct various inspections, information desks in hot shopping zones, radio and tv programming and other initiatives and will not hesitate to hold traders accountable through investigations and subsequent paying of penalties which can be as high as 10% of an enterprise’s annual turnover; or five hundred thousand penalty units for persons.

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