HLB Zambia — Chartered Accountants and Business Advisers


Audit, tax and advisory for organisations that expect a partner to answer

We are a Zambian firm of Chartered Accountants and business advisers, and an independent member of HLB International — the global advisory and accounting network ranked #8 worldwide in 2025. Lusaka, Kitwe and Mkushi.
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HLB Tax Indaba 2026

Two days on tax beyond compliance, at Ciela Resorts in Lusaka this October. Here is who is speaking, who is moderating and who is backing it.
HLB Tax Indaba 2026 poster — Tax Beyond Compliance: Driving Growth, Governance and Value, 15 to 16 October 2026 at Ciela Resorts, Lusaka

Tax Indaba 2026

Tax Beyond Compliance: Driving Growth, Governance and Value

Our Tax Indaba returns to Lusaka for two days on tax updates and reforms, transfer pricing, VAT and corporate tax developments, and practical compliance strategies. Registration is K6,500, and early bird closes on 30 September 2026.

15–16 October 2026 · Ciela Resorts, Lusaka

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Meet the moderators of the HLB Tax Indaba 2026 — Nyasha N. Machiri, Charles Lupiya, Violet Mambwe and Nalituba Mudenda of HLB Zambia

Meet the moderators

Four of our own will steer the two days

Nyasha N. Machiri, Partner for Tax and Transfer Pricing. Charles Lupiya, Assistant Manager for Tax Compliance and Payroll. Violet Mambwe, Assistant Manager for Audit Services. Nalituba Mudenda, Supervisor for Tax.

Registration K6,500 · Ciela Resorts, Lusaka

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HLB Tax Indaba 2026 featured speaker Lee Muzala, Co-founder and Executive Director of CSR Network Zambia, presenting Beyond the Balance Sheet

Featured speaker

Lee Muzala on Zambia's built-in CSR and ESG tax incentives

The Co-founder and Executive Director of CSR Network Zambia presents Beyond the Balance Sheet — reframing CSR as a tax and value strategy, recognising governance practices for incentive capture, and reading Zambia's mandatory ESG landscape.

15–16 October 2026 · Ciela Resorts, Lusaka

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HLB Tax Indaba 2026 featured speaker Arnold Kasalwe, Group Tax and Statutory Manager, speaking on tax audits and the digital economy

Featured speaker

Arnold Kasalwe on tax audits and the digital economy

Group Tax and Statutory Manager, CA(ZM) AZICA ADIT, speaking on the future of tax audits and dispute resolution, and on taxing the digital economy — challenges and opportunities.

15–16 October 2026 · Ciela Resorts, Lusaka

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HLB Tax Indaba 2026 panellist Chitende C. Silutongwe, Chief Finance Officer of NICO Insurance Zambia

Panellist

Chitende C. Silutongwe on tax in the insurance industry

The Chief Finance Officer of NICO Insurance Zambia — ACMA, CGMA, FZICA, MBA — joins the panel on navigating tax, regulatory and reporting challenges in the insurance industry.

15–16 October 2026 · Ciela Resorts, Lusaka

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Rejuvanated Freight Solutions Limited announced as Platinum Sponsor of the HLB Tax Indaba 2026

Platinum sponsor

Rejuvanated Freight Solutions joins as Platinum Sponsor

We are glad to welcome Rejuvanated Freight Solutions Limited as a Platinum Sponsor of the 2026 Tax Indaba.

15–16 October 2026 · Ciela Resorts, Lusaka

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Hollard Zambia announced as Silver Sponsor of the HLB Tax Indaba 2026

Silver sponsor

Hollard Zambia joins as Silver Sponsor

We are glad to welcome Hollard Zambia as a Silver Sponsor of the 2026 Tax Indaba.

15–16 October 2026 · Ciela Resorts, Lusaka

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660

Offices across the HLB International network

140

Countries we can call on for specialist support

20,000

People working under the HLB name worldwide

1969

The year the network was founded

Ranked #8 network in the global ranking, International Accounting Bulletin 2025

A Zambian firm with a global reach behind it

We audit and advise organisations across the asset management, property, financial services, mining, NGO and public sectors — work carried out under the Companies Act, the Securities Act, the Banking and Financial Services Act, the Pensions and Insurance Act and the NGO Act.

Because we are an independent member of HLB International, we can bring in a specialist from anywhere in the network when an assignment needs one. The relationship you have, though, stays with us.

Our mission

Forging partnerships with businesses, our people and our communities through tailored advisory services, leveraging technology, innovative solutions and best sustainability practices.
About HLB Zambia
Saturnia House in Longacres, Lusaka, where the HLB Zambia head office is located

What we do

Assurance, tax, advisory and corporate services — delivered by the same people who scoped the engagement.

Audit and Assurance

Statutory audits, donor-funded and fund audits, compliance reviews and agreed-upon procedures, to IFRS and ISA.

Tax and Transfer Pricing

Tax advisory, returns and computations, VAT, health checks, transfer pricing documentation, NAPSA and ZRA compliance.

Accountancy and Outsourcing

Financial statement compilation, management accounts and payroll for owner-managed businesses and SMEs.

ESG and Sustainability

Sustainability reporting to IFRS S1 and S2 and GRI, greenhouse gas accounting, climate and gender performance, investor readiness.

Internal Audit and Risk

Internal audit outsourcing, enterprise-wide risk assessment, corporate governance reviews and business controls.

Information Systems Audit

IS audit and IT governance reviews led by CISA-certified specialists, plus Pastel and QuickBooks training.

Corporate Finance

Mergers and acquisitions, stock exchange listings and disposals, capital raising, bankable business plans and investment licensing.

Business Rescue and Insolvency

Business regeneration and restructuring, receiverships and liquidations, led by a registered insolvency practitioner.

Corporate Services and Legal

Company registration and secretarial work, corporate legal advisory, human capital services, immigration consulting and forensic investigations.

The people who lead the work

Whoever discusses an engagement with you is who delivers it. There is no handover to a team you have never met.
Shuko Ndhlovu, Managing Partner of HLB Zambia

Shuko Ndhlovu

Managing Partner

FCCA, FZICA, LLB (UNZA), CMIIA. Partner in charge of audit services and our HLB International contact partner, with a background at KPMG, Deloitte and BDO.
Lusungu Kayela, Managing Partner for Human Capital and Finance at HLB Zambia

Lusungu Kayela

Managing Partner — Human Capital and Finance

LLB (UNZA), MBA HRM, MZIHRM. Over ten years in human capital, leading recruitment, payroll, organisational review and immigration consulting.
Masuzyo Muteto, Senior Partner for Audit and Assurance at HLB Zambia

Masuzyo Muteto

Senior Partner — Audit and Assurance

FCCA, FZICA. Responsible for IFRS and IAS compliance, file review and quality. Named IAB International Young Accountant of the Year — a first for Zambia.

Why organisations choose us over a large firm

01

A partner does the work

The team proposed for your assignment is the team that conducts it. Our partners and managers are young, energetic and directly involved.

02

You do not fund a learning curve

We are not driven by billable-hour targets, so we can commit time to doing the work well and charge below the rates of the largest firms.

03

Specialists on call, worldwide

When an assignment needs expertise we do not hold in Lusaka, we draw it from the HLB network and bring it onto your engagement.

Paying our fee funds something beyond the audit

We are a small firm that decided to share its luck. HLB Zambia works in HIV and AIDS advocacy and awareness, supports orphans and vulnerable children, and backs sports and community programmes in the townships around our offices.

It is not a line in a report. Our staff turn up, and the work is theirs.

Our work in the community
HLB Zambia staff planting trees during a community outreach day
HLB Zambia team members preparing seedlings for a community planting project
An HLB Zambia volunteer at work during a corporate social responsibility activity
HLB Zambia staff in branded shirts during a community outreach visit

Where to find us

Lusaka

2nd Floor, Saturnia House
Plot 6392 Dunduza Chisidza Crescent
Longacres, Lusaka

+260 955 336 060
shuko@hlb.co.zm

Kitwe

Lyness House, Unit 1 & 2
Corner Independence Avenue & Freedom Way 793
Kitwe, Copperbelt

+260 954 848 900
info@hlb.co.zm

Mkushi

Plot 73, Hillview Park
Mkushi, Central Province

info@hlb.co.zm

Together we make it happen

Tell us what you are dealing with, and we will tell you what it takes

Contact HLB Zambia

HLB Zambia is an independent member of HLB International, a global network of advisory and accounting firms. HLB refers to the HLB International network and/or one or more of its member firms. For more information on HLB International and its legal structure, please visit www.hlb.global/legal