2023 in Zambia

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia

• 4 January – ZESCO, Zambia's largest power company, announces increased power cuts from six hours to twelve hours as a result of lower water levels at the Kariba Dam between Zambia and Zimbabwe.^[1]
• 20 September – The oldest known wooden structure, a 476,000 year old log structure, is discovered at the Kalambo Falls in Zambia according to a study from the Nature journal.^[2]
• 12 October – International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva confirms that Zambia, the first African nation to default following the COVID-19 pandemic, has agreed to a debt agreement with foreign creditors, concerning US$6.3 billion of its debt.^[3]

• 7 January – Philemon Mulala, 59–60, Zambian footballer (Mufulira Wanderers, Cape Town Spurs, national team), injuries sustained from dog attack.^[4]