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PRESIDENT HICHILEMA URGED TO CONSIDER SETTING UP COMMISSION OF INQUIRY TO PROBE CONDUCT OF LAW ENFORCERS IN CORRUPTION FIGHT
Community Action Against Corruption-CAAC- is urging President Hakainde Hichilema to quickly...
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS WARNS AGAINST MISUSE OF FIREARMS
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security has sternly warned against the misuse of...
KITWE DISTRICT HIT BY SHORTAGE OF LIQUIFIED PETROLEUM GAS
Kitwe District on the Copperbelt Province has been hit by a shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas...
UNZA WORKERS DEMAND FULL PAYMENT OF K1.3 BILLION OWED TO THEM BY GOVT
The three worker unions at the University of Zambia –UNZA- are now demanding full payment of the...
RECENT FIC REPORT MAY HAVE SOME INCONCLUSIVE DATA THAT REQUIRE FURTHER VERIFICATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES-ZCLU
The Zambia Civil Liberties Union-ZCLU says the recent Financial Intelligence Centre-FIC- report...
UNZA WORKERS TO CONTINUE PROTESTING DESPITE RELEASE OF OVER K200 MILLION TOWARD PAYMENTS
The University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers’ Union -UNZALARU- has vowed that the three...
EFFORTS TO ADDRESS ZAMBIA’S ENERGY CRISIS WITH NEW 300-MEGAWATT POWER PLANT FINANCING HAILED
Former Energy Minister David Mabumba says the conclusion of the agreement between Zambia...
ZAMBIA TO RECEIVE $200 MILLION GRANT FROM WORLD BANK TO ASSIST IN NAVIGATING ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has disclosed that Zambia will receive a $200 Million grant...
TIZ CAUTIONS AGAINST POLITICIZING SPECIAL AUDIT REPORT ON ZAMBIA’S EXTERNAL PUBLIC DEBT
Transparency International Zambia -TIZ- has cautioned the public against politicizing the Auditor...
GOVT URGED TO DECISIVELY DEAL WITH INDIVIDUALS CITED IN AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT FOR ABUSE OF PUBLIC RESOURCES
The Community Action against Corruption-CAAC is urging government to decisively deal with criminal...
13% SALARY INCREMENT FOR MOPANI WORKERS NOT GOOD ENOUGH
The Advocates for National Development and Democracy- ANDD says the 13 percent salary increment...
ZAMBIA TO BENEFIT OVER $13 MILLION FROM AFRICA RISK INSURANCE PROGRAMME
Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit-DMMU National Coordinator Gabriel Pollen says Zambia is...
The Global Rise of Zambian Music
Zambian music is making waves across the globe. It is celebrated for its unique rhythms and...
CALL FOR MEASURES TO STOP INLAND SELLING OF FUEL IN DOLLARS BY SOME OMCs
Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia has appealed to government to come up with...
GOVT URGED TO URGENLY RELEASE 2023/24 CROP FORECAST RESULTS AHEAD OF MAIZE IMPORTS
The Millers’ Association of Zambia-MAZ- has called on the Ministry of Agriculture to urgently...
VEDANTA’S CAPACITY TO RUN KCM REMAINS QUESTIONABLE
Economist Lubinda Haabazoka says it would be good to have a new investor to buy shares from...
MOPANI EMPLOYEES REJECT 10 PERCENT PAY RISE
Mopani Copper Mines Employees have rejected a 10% salary increase awarded to them by management as...
GOVT URGED TO REALIGN ITS ANNUAL COPPER PRODUCTION TARGETS
Social Anthropologist Dr James Musonda has urged the government to realign its mining policy and...
OMCs IMPORTING FUEL IN ZAMBIA SELLING THE COMMODITY TO OTHER OMCs AT CURRENT DOLLAR RATE
Energy Expert Johnson Chikwanda has revealed an emerging trend in the oil industry where oil...
GOVT’S DECISION TO RESTRICT OPPOSITION RALLIES MAY HAVE LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS ON ZAMBIA’S DEMOCRACY
Political Analyst Francis Chipili says government's continued decision to restrict opposition...
OVER 6,000 METRIC TONNES OF EARLY MAIZE DELIVERED TO FRA
6,080.73 metric tonnes of non-Genetically Modified Grade A white maize, equivalent to 121,614 by...
K2.6 BILLION DISBURSED FOR ROAD PROJECTS
The National Road Fund Agency-NRFA- has received a total of K2.6 billion from the Ministry of...
MINISTRY OF INFORMATION CRITICIZED FOR DELAYING IMPLEMENTATION OF ATI LAW
The Center for Governance has criticized the Ministry of Information and Media for making excuses...
ZICTA TO ANNOUNCE PARAMETERS FOR FOURTH MOBILE OPERATOR IN JULY 2024
The Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority-ZICTA- says parameters for Zambia’s...
ZAMBIA’S REFORM PROCESS SLOWS DOWN FOLLOWING CHANGE GOVT-EU
The European Union-EU- has observed that Zambia’s reform process on the rule of law, human rights,...
9-YEAR-OLD GIRL DELIBERATELY BURNT BY HER BIOLOGICAL MOTHER
A 9-year-old girl of Lusaka’s old Kanyama compound has sustained multiple burns on her back and...
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA ASSURES THAT ZAMBIA WILL OVERCOME CHALLENGES RESULTING FROM CURRENT DROUGHT SITUATION
President Hakainde Hichilema has assured the nation that Zambia will overcome the present...
ZAMBIANS CALLED TO JOIN HANDS IN RAISING K22.2 BILLION NEEDED FOR FOOD AID
Some Civil Society Organization and Church on the copperbelt say the responsibility of raising the...
PRESENCE OF URANIUM IN WATER SUPPLIED TO BARRICK LUMWANA MINE DID NOT HAVE IMPACT ON HUMAN HEALTH
Technology and Science Minister Felix Mutati says the findings from the laboratory analysis...
NPA CONFIRMS RELEASE OF AIRCRAFT USED IN GOLD SCANDAL
The National Prosecution Authority-NPA- has confirmed the release of the aircraft which was used...
GOVT TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST ALL SCHOOL MANAGERS INVOLVED IN MISMANAGEMENT OF SCHOOL GRANTS
Education Minister Douglas Syakalima has warned that all school managers involved in the...
GOVT EXPLAINS COMMISSIONING OF TOILETS IN KITWE BY PRESIDENT HICHILEMA
Government has clarified that President Hakainde Hichilema commissioned 1,475 toilets and not just...
GOVT CALLS FOR PROACTIVE MEASURES TO PROTECT SHARED WATER BODIES
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ZAMBIA`S EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY STILL UNDERUTILIZED
Government has observed with concern that despite its potential to contribute substantially to...
CANCELLED ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING LICENCE HOLDERS GIVEN THIRTY DAYS TO PAY FINE AND REGAIN THEIR PERMITS
The government has given artisanal and small-scale mine owners whose licenses were recently...
CLEANERS ASSOCIATION LAMENTS SLOW IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW MINIMUM WAGE
The Cleaners Association of Zambia says that while the government has increased the minimum wage...
STAKEHOLDERS DISAPPOINTED WITH MISMANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS GRANTS
The Zambia National Education Coalition -ZANEC has expressed concern over reports of mismanagement...
UPND ISSUES 48-HOURS ULTIMATUM TO SOCIALIST PARTY ASPIRING COUNCILOR TO RETRACT HER ABDUCTION ALLEGATION
The ruling UPND in Lusaka has issued a 48-hours ultimatum to Socialist Party's Kaunga Ward...
LOCAL SUPPLIERS AND CONTRACTORS SAY UPCOMING CREDITORS MEETING A STEP CLOSER TO KCM SOLUTION
The Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors says the call for a creditors meeting next month...
RECALLED TOXIC BENYLIN HAS BEEN ON SHELVES FOR THREE YEARS
The United health and allied workers of Zambia president Daniel Mwimbe has disclosed that the...
MOPANI PAYS ALMOST 100 PERCENT OF ITS DEBT TO CONTRACTORS AND SUPPLIERS
The Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors has revealed that Mopani Copper Mines' payments...
GOVT COMMENCES PROCESS OF SETTLING $800 MILLION OWED TO OMCS
Government has commenced the process to restructure and settle about $800 million debt owed to oil...
WHO CALLS FOR CONTINUED MONITORING OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOLLOWING DROUGHT AND DISEASE OUTBREAKS
The World Health Organization –WHO- has called for the continued monitoring of health care service...
SOME MISSING STREET KIDS ON THE COPPERBELT MAY HAVE DIED IN ILLEGAL MINING ACCIDENTS
Beautiful Gates Foundation Executive Director Bill Kapinga says some street children in copperbelt...
CURRENT UNFAVOURABLE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS LEADING TO MAJORITY OF MINE LICENCE HOLDERS TO BE NON-COMPLIANT
Social Anthropologist Dr James Musonda has attributed the recent wholesale revocation of mining...
FINANCE MINISTER ASSURES OF SPEEDY DOMESTIC DEBT RESOLUTION
Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says following cabinet approval of a strategy on the...
THIRD-YEAR UNZA STUDENT ELECTROCUTED
A 22 year old third-year student at the University of Zambia Margret Chibesakunda has been...
POLICE CANCELS FATHER MUKOSA`S CALL-OUT AFTER WIDESPREAD CONDEMNATION
Kanchibiya Member of Parliament Sunday Chanda has condemned the summoning of Catholic Priest...
Cruising South Africa: A Tapestry of Luxury, Adventure, and Shared Experiences by Hope Temba
A calm morning rush in the ever busy Kenneth Kaunda International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia is...
MINISTRY OF FINANCE COMMENCES ALIGNMENT OF 2024 NATIONAL BUDGET
Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has disclosed that the Ministry of Finance has commenced...
UN ASSESMENT REVEALS ABOUT 6 MILLION ZAMBIANS WILL REQUIRE FOOD AID
An assessment by the United Nations-UN on Zambia’s food crisis situation has disclosed that about...
TIMBER PRODUCERS COMPLAIN OF GROWING CORRUPTION AND POLITICAL PERSECUTION WITHIN THE INDUSTRY
The Timber Producers Association of Zambia has warned of growing corruption in the sector,...
MAMBILIMA MP SUSPENDED FOR CALLING PRESIDENT HICHILEMA A LIAR
Patriotic Front Mambilima Member of Parliament Jean Chisenga has been suspended from Parliament...
CROSS BORDER TRADERS HOPEFUL ESTABLISHMENT OF KAZUNGULA BORDER AUTHORITY WILL NOT RESULT IN SLOW MOVEMENT OF GOODS AND SERVICES
The Southern Africa Cross Border Traders Association is hopeful that the establishment of the...
NUMAW CALLS FOR SEPARATION OF MINING OPERATIONS FROM EMOLUMENTS COMMISSION
The National Union of Miners and Allied Workers-NUMAW- has asked for the separation of mining...
REVISION OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ACT KEY TO MAKING PARASTATALS COMPETITIVE
Economist Lubinda Haabazoka has called for the revision of the financial management act to enhance...
GOVT URGED TO SALE PART OF ITS 49 PERCENT MOPANI SHARES TO ZAMBIANS
Kitwe and district chamber of commerce, trade and industry, President Emmanuel Mbambiko has urged...
MINING BUSINESSES IN LUFWANYAMA FAIL TO PAY ANNUAL BUSINESS FEES FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS
A survey conducted by Caritas Zambia in the Lufwanyama district on the Copperbelt has revealed...
WORK STOPPAGE AT CBU ENTERS DAY 6
The work stoppage by academics and other senior staff at the Copperbelt University-CBU has entered...
FINANCING AGREEMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LUSAKA/NDOLA DUAL CARRIAGE WAY SIGNED
The National Pensions Scheme Authority-NAPSA-, the Workers Compensation Control Fund Board and...
ZESCO URGED TO ENSURE UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY TO ZNS MILLING PLANTS AND ITS ALLIED MILLERS
Power utility ZESCO in collaboration with the Zambia National Service-ZNS- is addressing the...
MILLERS FACING DIFFICULTIES SELLING THEIR MEALIE-MEAL DUE TO INTENSE COMPETITION FROM ZNS EAGLES BRAND
The Millers’ Association of Zambia-MAZ- says its members are facing difficulties to sell their...
11 NABBED FOR ALLEGED THEFT OF OVER 65 TONS OF COPPER ORE
Police on the Copperbelt have detained 11 people, among them, a Chinese national, for alleged...
INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS ON THE VERGE OF HUNGER DUE TO ECONOMIC WOES
The Association for Venders and Marketeers-AVEMA -Zambia has warned that hunger is looming for...
ZAMBIA NOT READY FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY DESPITE GOOD POLICY ENVIRONMENT
The Solar Industry Association of Zambia-SIAZ-President Matanda Mwewa says Zambia is not ready for...
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NORTHERN PROVINCE ON RED ALERT TO PROTECT ITS ANTICIPATED MAIZE BUMPER HARVES
Northern Province Minister Leonard Mbao says security in the province has heightened to safeguard...
NDOLA HIT BY SHORTAGE OF TOMATOES AS PRICES SOAR
A shortage of tomatoes has hit Ndola district on the Copperbelt with prices of boxes increasing...
GOVT CONFIRMS OUTBREAK OF CONJUNCTIVITIS
Health Sylvia Masebo has confirmed an outbreak of conjunctivitis in the country with over 1,500...
GOVERNMENT ADVISED TO FOCUS ON INCREASING PRODUCTION OF OTHER MINERALS
Economist Richard Mbewe is urging government to focus on increasing production of other minerals...
ZESCO DENIES ALLEGATIONS OF TRIBAL-BASED DISCRIMINATION AND PURGING WITHIN THE COMPANY
State owned power utility Zesco Limited has refuted allegations of tribal-based discrimination and...
GOVT WARNS ZAMBIA NOT IMMUNE TO GENOCIDE
Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe has cautioned against taking Zambia’s peace for granted and use it...
CSO DEBT ALLIANCE OKAYS ZAMBIA’S NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL BONDHOLDERS
The Civil Society Organization-CSO Debt Alliance has welcomed the idea of a non-disclosure...
GOVT URGED TO ENSURE NEW DEAL MOPANI BENEFITS ZAMBIANS
The Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors has urged government to ensure that the Mopani...
ZAMBIA’S DEATH REGISTRATION UNDER 20 PERCENT
A report by the Zambia National Public Health Institute-ZNPHI has revealed that Zambia’s death...
HARRY KALABA CALLS FOR DISMISSAL OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
Citizens First Party Leader Harry Kalaba is urging President Hakainde Hichilema to remove...
DELAYS TO REVAMP KCM MAY NEGATIVELY AFFECT SHELVED COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS
The Mineworkers Union of Zambia-MUZ is concerned that the delay in resolving issues at Konkola...
GOVT MAKES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN UPGRADING UNSTRUCTURED BORDERS ACROSS ZAMBIA
Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says his ministry has made significant...
IRISH GOVT COMMITS 300,000 EUROS TO ZAMBIA’S EFFORTS TOWARDS ADDRESSING EFFECTS OF DROUGHT
The Irish government has committed 300,000 Euros to Zambia’s efforts towards addressing...
ZAMBIA’S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK REMAINS POSITIVE DESPITE DEBT CRISIS
Absa Group says Zambia’s economy is currently facing near term challenges but that the longer term...
NDOLA RETAILERS STRUGGLING TO SALE MEALIE-MEAL DUE TO CHEPAER ZNS EAGLE BRAND
The availability of the K230 per 25-kilogram bag Zambia National Service-ZNS mealie meal has left...
EMPLOYERS URGED NOT TO IMPLEMENT SALARY CUTS TO MITIGATE IMPACT OF LOAD-SHEDDING
The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia-FFTUZ- is urging employers in the country to refrain...
TOUR OPERATORS CONCERNED ABOUT SUDDEN REMOVAL OF RHINOS FROM MOSI-OA-TUNYA NATIONAL PARK
The Zambia Association of Indigenous Tour Operators-ZATO is concerned about the sudden removal of...
GOVT BEMOANS LACK OF CAPACITY BY MOST LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO IMPLEMT THE COUNTRY`S DEVOLUTION PROGRAMME
Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Nicholas Phiri has bemoaned...
GOVT URGED TO PROVIDE ROAD MAP FOR RESOLVING MINING, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL CHALLENGES.
Energy Expert Johnstone Chikwanda has urged management at Indeni Energy Limited to consider...
CHIEF MUMENA WORRIED THAT ECOLOGICAL INTEGRITY OF NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE WILL BE LOST TO MINING
Chief Mumena Of Kalumbila district is worried that the ecological integrity of the north western...
ZAMBIA LIKELY TO RECORD RISE IN MALNUTRITION CASES AS A
The National Food and Nutrition Commission says Zambia Is likely to see a rise in malnutrition...
ZAMBIA MAKES NOTABLE PROGRESS IN APPLICATION OF
EFFECTIVENESS OF CURRENT ECONOMIC MODEL DOUBTED
Opposition Peoples' Alliance for Change -PAC- Leader Andyford Banda has raised concerns over the...
OVER 250 PEOPLE RECEIVE INJECTABLE PREP ON THE COPPERBELT
Copperbelt Provincial Public Health Specialist Christopher Dube has disclosed that over 250 people...
FORMER STATE HOUSE PS EMMANUEL MUSONDA CHILUBANAMA ARRESTED
The Drug Enforcement Commission-DEC- has arrested former State House Permanent Secretary Emmanuel...
DISMISSED NEELKANT LIME EMPLOYEES UP IN ARMS WITH MANAGEMENT OVER THEIR BENEFITS
Aggrieved workers at Neelkant Lime on the Copperbelt have threatened to burn down the company over...
GOVT WARNED AGAINST ONE-SIDED BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS WITHOUT CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT
The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction -CSPR- has cautioned government against unilateral budget...
MOPANI EMPLOYEES INTENSIFY CALLS TO BE PAID THEIR ACCRUED BENEFITS FOR THE PERIOD WORKED UNDER ZCCM-IH
The National Union of Miners and Allied Workers of Zambia -NUMAW- says calls by Mopani Copper Mine...
ZAMBIA LIKELY TO FAIL ACHIEVING PROJECTED 3 MILLION TONNES OF COPPER OUTPUT BY 2030 DUE TO LOAD-SHEDDING
Opposition Peoples' Alliance for Change Leader Andyford Banda Says Zambia will fail to achieve the...
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CONFIRMS SUSPENSION OF ITS DIRECTOR
The Human Rights Commission has confirmed the suspension of its Director Sindiso Sichone following...
LUSAKA MAN ON THE RUN AFTER KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND
Police in Lusaka are looking for a 33-year-old man of Kalikiliki Compound in Lusaka identified as...
ZNFU CONFIDENT THAT NEXT FARMING WINDOW PERIOD WILL PRODUCE ENOUGH MAIZE TO MEET CURRENT DEFICIT
The Zambia National Farmers Union -ZNFU- is confident that the next farming window period will...
TALC CONCERNED ABOUT THE TREATMENT GAP OF 33% AMONG CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIV
The Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign -TALC- is concerned about the treatment gap of 33%...
ZNS FLAGS OFF WINTER MAIZE PLANTING
The Zambia National Service -ZNS- has today flagged off the winter maize planting season at...
ZIPAR CALLS FOR INVESTMENT IN WATER HARVESTING
. The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research-ZIPAR-has stressed the urgent need for...
ZIPAR HOPEFUL REALIGNMENT OF 2024 BUDGET WILL NOT AFFECT OTHER ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS
The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research -ZIPAR- is hopeful that the realignment of...
ZAMBIA MAKES SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN EXPEDITING DEVELOPMENT OF LOBITO CORRIDOR
Transport and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali says Zambia has made significant advancements in...
PUBLIC PROTECTOR’S OFFICE CRITICIZED FOR BEING INACTIVE
Community Action Against Corruption has observed with concern that the Public Protector's Office...
OVER 6 MILLION PEOPLE FACE HUNGER IN ZAMBIA
Oxfam has warned that over 6 million people from farming families in Zambia are facing acute food...
CHAINAMA HOSPITAL RECORDS OVER 22,700 MENTAL HEALTH CASES IN 2023
A total number of 22,751 mental health cases were recorded in 2023, indicating an increase of over...
TASKFORCE TO ADDRESS EFFECTS OF DROUGHT CONDITION FORMED
The Ministry of Defence has established a taskforce comprising the Zambia Army, Zambia Air Force...
CONCERN OVER POOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES BY MINISTRY OF GREEN ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT
Environmentalist Mweene Himwinga has expressed concern over the poor implementation of...
ABOUT 10 MILLION ZAMBIANS AT RISK OF SLIDING INTO POVERTY BRACKET
FIAN International Zambia has warned that at least 10 million Zambians are at risk of sliding into...
GOVT SAYS CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE PRACTICES KEY TO ZAMBIA’S FOOD SECURITY AMIDST THE DROUGHT
Ministry of Green Economy and Environment Permanent Secretary Douty Chibamba says Climate Smart...
COST OF LIVING FOR FAMILY OF 5 IN LUSAKA INCREASES TO OVER K10,000
The cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka as measured by the Jesuit Center for Theological...
CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS IN PUBLIC-SECTOR RECRUITMENT PROCESS PROBED
The Zambia Institute of Human Resource Management-ZIHRM- has initiated an investigation into...
CONCERNS OVER GROWING TREND OF LABELING DISSENTING VOICES AS TREASONOUS OR SEDITIOUS
The Zambian Civil Liberties Union-ZCLU- is concerned about the growing trend of labeling...
PROGRESS ON CONSTRUCTION OF $5 BILLION BATOKA GORGE PROJECT HINDERED BY ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND PROCUREMENT ISSUES
Energy Minister Peter Kapala says progress on the construction of the $5 billion Batoka Gorge...
GOVT ADVISED NOT TO DEVIATE FROM LAID DOWN GUIDELINES IN PUBLIC DEBT MANAGEMENT PLAN ACT
Economist Michelo Maunga has advised government not to deviate from laid down guidelines in the...
MEASURES BEING TAKEN BY GOVT TO STABILIZE LOCAL ECONOMY MAY NOT YIELD IMMEDIATE RESULTS
Standard Chartered Bank Zambia says measures being taken by government and the Bank of Zambia to...
COPPERBELT OPEN TRUCKERS’ PROPOSE EVALUATING IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE-STOP BORDER POSTS
The Copperbelt Open Truckers’ Association has proposed that Zambia evaluate the implementation of...
GOVT URGED TO RE-EVALUATE ITS TAXATION POLICIES TO AVOID REVENUE LOSSES DUE TO TAX EVASION BY MINING FIRMS
Opposition Party for National Unity and Progress says without undertaking reforms targeted at...
ZAMBIA MAY EXPERIENCE A RECURRENCE OF ANTHRAX OUTBREAK DUE TO CURRENT EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS
The Veterinary Association of Zambia has warned that the country may experience a recurrence of...
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WEAK DOMESTIC ECONOMIC REFORMS CONTRIBUTING TO HIGH POVERTY LEVELS AMONG ZAMBIANS
Opposition Party for National Unity and Progress leader Hyvie Hamududu is concerned about the weak...
NAKACHINDA FORMALLY ARRESTED AND CHARGED
Police in Lusaka have officially arrested and charged Patriotic Front Secretary General Raphael...
ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE TO SIGN MOU FOR CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI PRODUCT PIPELINE NEXT MONTH
Energy Minister Peter Kapala has disclosed that Zambia and Zimbabwe will next month sign a...
GOVT URGED TO REALIGN ZAMBIA’S MINING FISCAL REGIME AND POLICIES TOWARD PRIORITIZING NEEDS OF ZAMBIANS
Social Anthropologist Dr. James Musonda has urged government to realign Zambia’s mining fiscal...
CURRENT DROUGHT LIKELY TO RESULT IN ZOONOTIC DISEASES OUTBREAK IN THE COUNTRY
The Zambia National Public Health Institute -ZNPHI- has projected that the current drought is...
ATTEMPTS BY TOBACCO INDUSTRY TO UNDERMINE TOBACCO CONTROL BILL CONDEMNED
Africa Tobacco Control Youth Ambassador Given Kapolyo has condemned attempts by the tobacco...
SIGNING OF DEBT RESTRUCTURING DEAL BY CHINA AND INDIA GOOD FOR ZAMBIA’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY EFFORTS
Economist Emmanuel Zulu has hailed the recent signing of a debt restructuring deal by China and...
UNDER-SUBSCRIPTION OF GOVT BONDS ATTRIBUTED TO LOW INVESTOR CONFIDENCE DRIVEN BY ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY
Economist Ikabongo Mwiya has attributed the under-subscription of government bonds in the fourth...
GOVT REITERATES IT IS AWARE OF THE CURRENT HIGH COST OF LIVING AND IS WORKING TOWARDS BETTERING THINGS
Vice President Mutale Nalumango has reiterated that government is aware of the current high cost...
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ACHIEVED ON ZAMBIA`S DEBT RESTRUCTURING
Finance and National Planning Minister Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane has assured that significant...
ZACA CALLS FOR LEGISLATION TO REGULATE COMMODITY PRICES BASED ON EXCHANGE RATE
The Zambia Consumer Association-ZACA is calling on government to formulate a Statutory...
LUSAKA RESIDENTS WORRIED THAT INADEQUATE SANITATION COULD TRIGGER ANOTHER INCREASE IN CHOLERA CASES
Amid demands for the public not to drop guard against cholera, Lusaka residents are concerned...
NBA OFFICERS DEPLOYED TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER GMO MEALIE MEAL STOLEN FROM ZNS STORAGE FACILITY IS BACK ON ZAMBIAN MARKET
The National Biosafety Authority-NBA has deployed its officers on the ground to ascertain whether...
LATEST EAZ REPORT REVEALS GROWING CHALLENGE IN MANAGEMENT OF ASSETS FORFEITED TO THE STATE
A latest report by the Economics Association of Zambia -EAZ-on Asset Recovery Study in Zambia for...
NDOLA MILLERS ANTICIPATE FURTHER INCREASE IN SALES FOLLOWING EASING OF STOCK MOVEMENT RESTRICTIONS
Millers in Ndola on the Copperbelt anticipate a further increase in sales and production following...
CABINET MINISTERS URGED TO PROVIDE DECISIVE LEADERSHIP IN THEIR RESPECTIVE PORTFOLIOS
President Hakainde Hichilema has charged his Cabinet Ministers to provide decisive leadership in...
YANGO RESPONDS TO DRIVERS` DEMAND FOR IMPROVED WORKING CONDITIONS
International Ride-hailing Service Yango, has announced support measures for partner drivers in...
KWACHA APPRECIATION TO HAVE POSITIVE IMPACT ON FUEL PRICES NEXT MONTH
Energy Expert Boniface Zulu says the Kwacha appreciation and Bank of Zambia intervention in the...
REA BOARD APPROVES OVER K594 MILLION BUDGET FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECTS IN 2024
The Rural Electrification Authority -REA- Board of Directors has approved a K594, 214,177 budget...
CALL FOR GOVT TO CONSIDER WRITING OFF LOANS EXTENDED TO FARMERS UNDER FISP
The Livingstone Farmers’ Cooperative Union is appealing to government to consider writing off...
GOVT URGED TO DECLARE 2023/2024 FARMING SEASON A NATIONAL DISASTER
The Small-Scale Farmers’ Development Association-SAFADA- is urging government to declare the...
CONCERN OVER THRIVING UNDERGROUND MARKET FOR DOG MEAT IN ZAMBIA
The veterinary association of Zambia has expressed concern over a thriving underground market for...
ZRA UNEARTHS MOTOR VEHICLE IDENTITY SCAM
The Zambia Revenue Authority -ZRA- has unearthed a motor vehicle identity scam in which...
COPPERBELT FARMERS EQUIPPED WITH SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO COMBAT CURRENT DRY SPELLS
The Copperbelt Provincial Agriculture Office has commenced equipping farmers in the province with...
LUPILI RESIDENTS IN NDOLA FACE SEVERE AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY DUMPING OF LIMESTONE IN THE AREA BY UNKNOWN COMPANIES
Residents of Lupili Ward in Bwana Mkubwa Constituency in Ndola are facing severe air pollution due...
VEDANTA COMMENCES FUNDING TO KCM
Vedanta Resources has commenced funding to Konkola Copper Mines -KCM- and has disbursed its first...
CHURCH URGED TO PRAY FOR RAINS AMIDST DRY SPELL
President Hakainde Hichilema has appealed to the general public not to lose hope amidst the dry...
CORNELIUS MWEETWA CRITICIZED FOR BEING OVERZEALOUS
The Zambian Civil Liberties Union Says Information and Media Minister Cornelius Mweetwa was...
BOZ HANDLING OF ECONOMY NOT GIVING CONFIDENCE OF POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO ZAMBIA’S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
Economist Naylor Kopakopa has charged that the manner in which the Bank of Zambia is handling the...
CORNELIOUS MWEETWA REPORTED TO POLICE
Socialist Party Leader Fred M'membe has reported Information and Media Minister Cornelius Mweetwa...
NUSFAZ PREDICTS DECLINE IN MAIZE HARVEST FROM 3.2 MILLION TO 2.5 MILLION TONNES
The National Union For Small Scale Farmers In Zambia-NUSFAZ- predicts that the impending maize...
GOVT COMMENDED FOR PLEDGING NOT TO OBSTRUCT REGISTRATION OF UKA
Our Civic Duty Association –OCIDA- has commended government for pledging that it will not obstruct...
CORNELIUS MWEETWA CLARIFIES STATEMENT ON UPND SPONSORING KAMBWILI`S TRIBAL REMARKS
Information and Media Minister Cornelius Mweetwa says he was misquoted and taken out of context...
INDIVIDUALS CAUTIONED TO BE MINDFUL AS THEY USE NEWLY LAUNCHED INJECTABLE PREP
The Treatment, Advocacy and Literacy Campaign-TALC-says the launched injectable pre-exposure...
COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO INTRICACIES OF ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE SUB-SECTOR IN ZAMBIA CONSTITUTED
The Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development has constituted a committee to look into the...
ZAMBIA’S CAPITAL MARKETS TOTAL SAVINGS INCREASE BY 9% IN LAST QUARTER OF 2023
The securities exchange commission -SEC- says Zambia's capital markets has continued to show...
GOVT`S FAILURE TO DEFINE CLEAR TIMEFRAME FOR DEBT RESTRUCTURING NEGOTIATIONS LEAVES ZAMBIA’S ECONOMIC FUTURE UNCERTAIN
The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters has voiced concern over the lack of a set timeframe for...
LEGAL MUKULA TRADERS RELISH PROSPECT OF CASHING IN POST ZNS MOP-UP EXERCISE
The Timber Producers Association of Zambia President Charles Masange has urged timber traders with...
AIRTEL FINED FOR CONTRAVENING QUALITY OF SERVICE OBLIGATIONS
The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority-ZICTA has fined Airtel Networks...
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA CALLS FOR SPEEDY IMPLEMENTATION OF LOBITO CORRIDOR PROJECT
The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority-ZICTA has fined Airtel Networks...
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA CRITICISED FOR FAILURE TO RESHUFLE OR FIRE NON-PERFORMING MINISTERS
Opposition Economic Front Party Leader, Wynter Kabimba, has criticized President Hakainde...
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA CRITICISED FOR FAILURE TO RESHUFLE OR FIRE NON-PERFORMING MINISTERS
Zambia Wake Up Party Leader, Howard Kunda, has urged the United Party for National Development...
ZCCM-IH- TO ENSURE ZAMBIA BENEFITS SIGNIFICANTLY FROM NEWLY DISCOVERED MINERAL DEPOSITS AT MIGOMBA
Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Investment Holding -ZCCM-IH- Board Chairperson Kakenenwa Muyangwa...
GOVT’S LACK OF COMMITMENT TOWARDS CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS DISAPPOINTING
FIAN International Zambia has expressed disappointment over government's lack of commitment...
UPWARD ADJUSMENT OF STATUTORY RESERVE RATIO TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT ZAMBIAN ECONOMY
The Ndola District Agriculture Office says the dry spells being experienced in some parts of the...
COST OF LIVING GOES UP BY OVER K390
The cost of living for a family of 5 in Lusaka as measured by the Jesuit Center for Theological...
GOVT URGED TO REVIEW K1000 BOARDING FEES TO SAVE PUPILS FROM STARVATION
The National Union of Private and Public Educators of Zambia –NUPPEZ- is urging government to...
INCOMING MOPANI AND KCM MANAGEMENT ADVISED AGAINST
Mine-Workers Union of Zambia-MUZ president Joseph Chewe, has urged the incoming management of...
GOVT MAKES SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN RESOLVING LEGACY
President Hakainde Hichilema says government has made substantial progress in resolving the legacy...
GOVT CRITICISED FOR FAILING TO DIVERSIFY ECONOMY
Opposition Peoples' Alliance for Change –PAC- Leader Andyford Banda has criticized the UPND...
YANGO DRIVERS IN LUSAKA SHUN SHORT DISTANCE REQUESTS BELOW K30
The upward adjustment in fuel pump prices yesterday has resulted in some Yango drivers in Lusaka...
HIKED FUEL PUMP PRICES ANGER BUS AND TAXI DRIVERS
Some bus and taxi drivers in Lusaka and Livingstone are incensed following the increase in fuel...
STAKEHOLDERS REACT TO FORMATION OF PEOPLE’S MOVEMENT BY OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTIES
Political Analyst Eustone Chiputa has advised opposition political parties that make up the newly...
EDGAR LUNGU TO CONTEST 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS IF ZAMBIANS WANT HIM TO
Former President Edgar Lungu says he will stand as a presidential candidate in the 2026 general...
TIZ CHALLENGED TO STATE FACTORS THAT HAVE CAUSED IMPROVEMENT IN ZAMBIA`S RATING ON LATEST CPI
Community Action Against Corruption has challenged Transparency International Zambia -TIZ- to...
CALL ON GOVT TO ACCELERATE ENACTMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE LAW
Environmentalist Giyani Sakala has implored government to hasten the enactment of the climate...
GOVT STILL SLOW IN COMBATING CORRUPTION-HABASONDA
Former Transparency International Zambia -TIZ- President Lee Habasonda says despite notable...
OVER K117 MILLION LOANS APPROVED UNDER STRATEGIC AGRICULTURE FINANCE FACILITY
Agriculture Minister Reuben Mtolo has disclosed that over K117 million loans have so far been...
UK GIVES ZAMBIA K23 MILLION ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TOWARDS CHOLERA RESPONSE
The United Kingdom has today announced an increase in its support to Zambia in dealing with the...
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT CONDEMNED FOR DISREGARDING HIGH COURT ORDERS AND DEPORTING INVESTORS
The Zambian Civil Liberties Union has condemned the recent actions by the department of...
GOVT URGED TO DEVISE POLICIES TO STOP OMCS FROM HOARDING BACK SALES OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Energy Expert Bornface Zulu is calling on government to come up with policies that will help in...
CONFUSION BETWEEN 2 GROUPS OF 8 MINE-WORKER UNIONS POLITICALLY ENGINEERED
Social Anthropologist Dr. James Musonda says the near-punch-up between 2 groups of the 8...
NAPSA WAIVES PENALTIES ON CONTRIBUTIONS MADE AFTER DUE DATE
The National Pension Scheme Authority-NAPSA-has waived off over K20 billion in penalties imposed...
PROPOSAL FOR ZAMBIA TO RE-INTRODUCE ONE-UNION ONE-INDUSTRY POLICY
Opposition Patriotic Front Chama North Member of Parliament Yotam Mtayachalo has proposed that...
MINE-WORKER UNIONS IN NEAR PUNCH-UP OVER ALLEGED DIVISIONS IN THE INDUSTRY
There was a near punch-up among the 8 Mine-Worker Unions at Kitwe’s Garden Court Hotel this...
CHOLERA OUTBREAK AN INDICATION OF BREAK DOWN OF LAW AND ORDER
Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa says the cholera outbreak in the country is an indication of a...
GOVT’S DECISION TO HOLD PRAYERS AGAINST CHOLERA MOCKED
Some opposition political parties have mocked government’s decision to hold prayers against...
SOME NDOLA RESIDENTS STILL USING SHALLOW WELLS AS THEIR SOURCE OF WATER
Some Ndola residents on the Copperbelt are still using shallow wells as their source of water...
GOVT CONCERNED ABOUT STATEMENTS BEING MADE BY SOME
Chief Government spokesperson Cornelious Mweetwa says the Government is concerned about statements...
RONNIE SHIKAPWASHA SHOT IN UNCLEAR CIRCUMSTANCES
Police in Lusaka are investigating a shooting incident involving former information and...
CONTINUED FAILURE TO ADDRESS PERSISTENT KWACHA DEPRECIATION WILL EXPOSE BUSINESSES TO SUBSTANTIAL LOSSES
Economist Trevor Hambayi says failure by government to address the persistent depreciation of the...
GOVT CAUTIONED AGAINST OVERRELIANCE ON MINING AND DEBT RESTRUCTURING FOR THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Opposition Peoples' Alliance for Change- PAC- leader Andyford Banda has cautioned government...
GOVT SET TO INTRODUCE SI THAT WILL ILLEGALIZE USE OF SHALLOW WELLS
Water Development and Sanitation Minister Mike Mposha has disclosed that government through the...
ZNS PARTNERS WITH RAINBOW MILLING TO CUSHION ESCALATING MEALIE PRICES IN EASTERN PROVINCE
The Zambia National Service –ZNS- has partnered with Rainbow Milling in an effort to cushion the...
ERRATIC WATER SUPPLY HITS PARTS OF NDOLA
Water Blues have hit parts of Ndola on the Copperbelt subjecting most families to access drinking...
LACK OF COMMUNICATION BY AUTHORITIES WORRIES FAMILIES OF CHOLERA PATIENTS AT THE NATIONAL CHOLERA TREATMENT CENTER
Family members of cholera patients spending nights at the Cholera Treatment Center at Lusaka’s...
PRISCCA BACKS CALLS TO DECONJEST CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES IN LIGHT OF RISING CHOLERA CASES
The Prison Care and Counselling Association -PRISCCA- has added its voice in urging the judiciary...
MORE PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOW INTEREST TO CONSTRUCT OIL PIPELINES IN ZAMBIA
Energy Minister Peter Kapala has disclosed that his ministry has in the recent past received a...
JCHX REPORTEDLY IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING OVER 80% EQUITY IN LUBAMBE MINE
Reliable sources close to Lubambe Copper Mines operations have disclosed that Chinese Company,...
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA URGES ZAMBIANS TO STOP VILIFYING INVESTORS
President Hakainde Hichilema has commissioned the Zambian Breweries upgraded plant with a call on...
REA BOARD DIRECTED TO EXPLORE MULTI-STAKEHOLDER APPROACH TO RAISE FUNDS FOR FINANCING PROJECTS
Energy Minister Peter Kapala has unveiled a 9-member Rural Electrification Authority-REA- Board...
SALARY AND WORKING CONDITION NEGOTIATION AT MOPANI AND KCM DEFERRED
Negotiations for salaries and working conditions at both Konkola Copper Mines-KCM- and Mopani have...
ZAMBIA’S POOR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR EMPLOYERS TO IMPLEMENT NEW MINIMUM WAGE
Economist Naylor Kopakopa says the current prevailing economic conditions will make it difficult...
OMCAZ IMPLORES GOVERNMENT TO RESTRICT THE USE OF THE TAZAMA PIPELINE
The Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia has implored government to restrict the use of...
GOVT URGED TO REPOSITION ZAMBIA AS A MAJOR SUPPLIER OF CRITICAL COMMODITIES AHEAD OF PROJECTED ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN IN AFRICA
AUTHORITIES TO DISPOSE OFF 36 BY 50KG BAGS OF EXPIRED UREA FERTILIZER
About 36 by 50-kilogram bags of expired urea fertilizer valued at k32, 400 are expected to be...
EDGAR LUNGU DESCRIBES PRESIDENT HICHILEMA’S CORRUPTION FIGHT AS A SHAM
Former President Edgar Lungu has charged that President Hakainde Hichilema’s corruption fight is a...
CHISEKESI MAN DETAINED FOR CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION
The Zambia Army has apprehended a man only identified as Sebba Milambo, for criminal...
REINTRODUCTION OF SECURITY CHECKPOINTS OPPOSED
The Zambian Highway and Safety Group has opposed the reintroduction of security checkpoints at...
LANDS MINISTER URGED TO RETRACT STATEMENT ON GIVING PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO UPND MEMBERS IN LAND ALLOCATION
Transparency International Zambia -TIZ- is calling on lands Minister Elijah Muchima to retract a...
POLICE HIGH COMMAND RESPONDS TO ALLEGED GATHERING BEING ORGANIZED BY PATRICK BWALYA MUKUKA.
The Zambia Police Service High Command wishes to address recent reports regarding an alleged...
GOVT URGED TO INTRODUCE FUEL IMPORT WAIVER AMIDST LOOMING SURGE IN COMMODITY PRICES
Economist Michelo Maunga has urged government to introduce fuel import waiver in a bid to offset...
KCM OWING MINE SUPLLIERS AND CONTRACTORS 7 MONTHS ARREARS
The Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors has disclosed that Konkola Copper Mines-KCM- is...
AFFECTED TRADERS ACCUSE SOME COUNCILORS OF CONNIVING WITH A NAMED BUSINESSMAN IN THE DEMOLITION OF THEIR MAKESHIFT SHOPS IN KAMWALA
Some traders at Big Moze market in Kamwala whose makeshift stalls were demolished over the weekend...
CHIEF MAILO REJECTS ‘CORD WOOD’ CONSENT APPLICATION IN HIS CHIEFDOM
Chief Mailo of the Lala people of Serenje District, Central Province, has rejected an application...
GOVT CHALLENGED TO STATE WHEN IT WILL START PROCESS OF NATURALIZING REFUGEES
The Zambian Civil Liberties Union -ZCLU- has challenged government to clearly state when and how...
GIVEN LUBINDA DARES POLICE TO ARREST HIM
Patriotic Front Vice President Given Lubinda has challenged police to go ahead and arrest him on...
ZDA SAYS PROSPECTS OF ACTUALIZING A 24 HOUR ECONOMY POSSIBLE
The Zambia Development Agency-ZDA- says the prospects of actualizing a 24 hour economy are...
ACC CONFIRMS SEIZING MUSICIAN, YO MAP’S TOYOTA LANDCRUISER VX
The Anti-Corruption Commission wishes to confirm that it has seized a motor vehicle Toyota...
AUDITOR GENERAL`S REPORT ON CDF REVEALS VARIOUS IRREGULARITIES
The Auditor General`s report on Constituency Development Fund-CDF- for the financial year ended...
ZCLU SEEKS DPP CONSENT TO PROSECUTE POLICE OFFICERS WHO DISRUPTED EFF PRESS BRIEFING IN KITWE
Lawyers for the Zambian Civil Liberties Union-ZCLU- have applied for consent from the Director of...
GOVT URGED TO RUN STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES IN A SIMILAR MANNER THAT PRIVATE ENTERPRISES RUN THEIR COMPANIES
Economist Yusuf Dodia has urged government to run state owned enterprises in a similar manner that...
GROWING DISJOINT BETWEEN PRESIDENTIAL PRONOUNCEMENTS ON LAND ADMINISTRATION AND WHAT IS OBTAINING ON THE GROUND HAS POTENTIAL TO WORSEN ILLEGALITIES
The Zambia Land Alliance has warned that the growing disjoint between presidential pronouncements...
ZRA FAILS TO MEET 2023 REVENUE COLLECTION TARGET
The Zambia Revenue Authority-ZRA- says the net collections during January to November were K4.5...
CHINESE INVESTMENTS CRITICAL TO ZAMBIA’S DEVELOPMENT
Government says Chinese investments play a critical role in Zambia’s development through...
CALL TO HONOR VICTIMS OF SESELI MINE DISASTER BY ENSURING SUSTAINABLE SMALL-SCALE MINING HINGED ON SAFETY
Opposition Leadership Movement President Richard Silumbe says Zambia should honor the victims of...
GOVT URGED TO CONVENE DIALOGUE MEETING WITH SAWMILLERS TO PRESERVE FUTURE OF TIMBER SECTOR
The Zambia National Association for Sawmillers is urging government to convene a dialogue meeting...
MISA ZAMBIA CONDEMNS HARASSMENT OF JOURNALISTS BY POLICE IN KITWE
The Media Institute of Southern Africa-MISA- Zambia has condemned the harassment of Journalists in...
GOVT ADVISED TO INTRODUCE MOBILE MONEY BONDS AS A WAY OF COLLECTING MONEY BEING HOARDED BY SOME SECTIONS OF SOCIETY
Economist Kampamba Shula has advised government to introduce mobile money bonds as a way of...
CALL FOR RESIGNATION OF DPP FOR ALLEGELDY FAILING TO ATTEND TO CORRUPTION CASES
The Community Action against Corruption-CAAC is calling for the resignation of the Director Of...
MUZ SAYS JCHX EMPLOYEES ON FORCED LEAVE CURRENTLY RECEIVING THEIR SALARIES
The Mine-Workers Union of Zambia-MUZ has revealed that the over 1000 workers who were placed on...
POLITICAL SCIENTIST PETITIONS SPEAKER NELLY MUTTI TO REJECT SUSPENSION OF PF MPs BY MILES SAMPA
UNZA Political Science Lecturer Alex Ng'oma has petitioned Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly...
HPCZ RECORDS 62 PERCENT PASS RATE FOR THE NOVEMBER 2023 EXAMS
The Health Professions Council of Zambia-HPCZ has revealed a 62 percent pass rate for health...
GOVT CALLS FOR INTERGRATION OF THE TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT PROJECT INTO ZAMBIAS ENERGY MIX
Ministry of Technology and Science Permanent Secretary Briant Habeenzu has called for the...
TUMBLING KWACHA PREVENTING FUEL PRICE REDUCTION IN ZAMBIA BUT COULD TRIGGER A HIKE INSTEAD
The Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia-OMCAZ has warned that the continued depreciation...
ONE TRAPPED CHINGOLA MINER RESCUED ALIVE
A 49-year-old man has been rescued alive from the collapsed mine slug damp site in Chingola on the...
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY URGES CSOs TO CLOSELY WORK WITH PARLIAMENTARY BUDGET OFFICE
The National Assembly of Zambia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding-MoU with civil society...
KWACHA TO CONTINUE DEPRECIATING DUE TO DECLINING PRODUCTION
The Opposition Leadership Movement has warned that the Zambian kwacha will continue to fall and...
GOVT CHALLENGED TO COMPEL INVESTORS TO AUCTION EMERALDS AND OTHER PRECIOUS STONES LOCALLY
The emerald production watch of zambia has challenged the Zambian government to realign the...
PROPOSAL TO CHANGE CURRENCY AS A MEASURE TO ADDRESS DEPRECIATION OF KWACHA OPPOSED
Economist Kampamba Shula has opposed proposals by some stakeholders for Zambia to change its...
MOST MINES LEVERAGING CURRENT FISCAL ISSUES TO PROVIDE LESSER WAGE INCREASES TO WORKERS FOR 2024
Negotiations for salaries and conditions of service in the mining sector have reached at least a...
STUDENT UNIONS DEMAND FOR FURTHER REDUCTION IN INTEREST RATES FOR STUDENTS LOANS
The National Council of Students Unions-NACOSU has demanded for a further reduction in interest...
UNIONIZED KAGEM MINING EMPLOYEES AWARDED 10% SALARY INCREMENT FOR 2024
KAGEM Mining has awarded its unionized workers a 10 percent salary increment with an improvement...
FIAN ZAMBIA CONCERNED ABOUT LACK OF COORDINATED COMMUNICATION FROM GOVT ON MANAGEMENT OF ANTHRAX
FIAN Zambia, an advocacy organization for human rights in food and nutrition, has expressed...
GOVT’S COMMITMENT TO HOLD REFERENDUM ON BILL OF RIGHTS DOUBTED
The Zambian Civil Liberties Union–ZCLU-has doubted the government's commitment to hold a...
GOVT FINDS EQUITY PARTNER FOR MOPANI
Government through the Board of Directors of ZCCM-IH- has selected International Resources...
OVER 30 MINERS TRAPPED AFTER MINE COLLAPSES IN CHINGOLA
Over 30 miners are currently trapped after an open pit mine collapsed on them in Chingola on the...
ZAMBIA TO CONTINUE RECORDING RISE IN INFLATION DUE TO DEPENDENCY ON IMPORTS
Economist Emmanuel Zulu says the rise in inflation rate was anticipated following the weak...
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CAUTIONED AGAINST MISUSE OF FORFEITURE ACT
Inter-Africa Governance Network -AFRINET- Executive Director Maurice Malambo has cautioned against...
INFLATION CONTINUES TO GO UP
The annual rate of inflation for the month of November 2023 has increased to 12.9 percent from...
ZAMBIA RECORDS INCREASE IN MATERNAL DEATHS
The Zambia Association of Gynecologist and Obstetrician -ZAGO- has disclosed that the country has...
DELAY BY VEDANTA TO INJECT MONEY INTO KCM OPERATIONS WORRIES MUZ
The Mines Workers Union of Zambia –MUZ- is concerned with delays by Vedanta resources to inject...
GOVT URGED TO HALT FUNDING TO FARMING BLOCKS AND REDIRECT RESOURCES TO EMPOWER SMALLHOLDER FARMERS
Opposition Leadership Movement President Richard Silumbe has urged government to halt funding...
REPORT ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION SHOWS POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR ZAMBIA IN FIRST HALF OF 2023
The Freedom of Expression -FOX- Report for the period January to June 2023 has shown a positive...
MPS URGED TO SUPPORT MOTION ON INTRODUCING SIGN LANGUAGE AND BRAILLE WRITING AS OPTIONAL SUBJECTS
Disability Rights Watch is urging Members of Parliament to support the motion on introducing sign...
PLANNED PROTEST BY JUDICIARY WORKERS AGAINST EMOLUMENTS COMMISSION CALLED OFF
Former Patriotic Front Media Director, Sunday Chanda, has advised the former ruling party (the...
CURRENT MONETARY POLICY MEASURES INDICATIVE OF A FAILING ECONOMY
Economist Highvie Hamududu has charged that the changes in the monetary policy measures are...
STUDENT UNIONS WELCOME REDUCTION OF INTEREST RATES ON STUDENT LOANS
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ECZ URGED TO URGENTLY ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO VOTER REGISTRATION CENTRES FACED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
The Disability Rights Watch is calling on the Electoral Commission of Zambia-ECZ- to immediately...
ZESCO ANNOUNCES REDUCTION OF DEBT OWED TO INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
Power Utility ZESCO has announced a reduction of debt owed to Independent Power Producers-IPPS and...
COMING OF ONLINE GEMSTONE PRODUCTION REPORTING AND EXPORT PERMIT MODULE GOOD FOR ZAMBIA
Economist Emmanuel Zulu is hopeful that the just launched online gemstone production reporting and...
MORE STAKEHOLDERS REACT TO REJECTION OF ZAMBIA’S REVISED DEBT RESTRUCTURING PROPOSAL BY OFFICIAL CREDITORS
The Civil Society Organizations–CSO- Debt Alliance says the official creditors' rejection of...
FAILURE TO CONTAIN OUTBREAK OF ANTHRAX TO NEGATIVELY AFFECT ZAMBIA’S MEAT EXPORTS
The Zambia Livestock Union is concerned that Zambia is likely to lose export earnings on the...
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CONDEMNS ALLEGED TORTURE OF A SUSPECT TO DEATH AT MKUSHI POLICE STATION
The Human Rights Commission has condemned the alleged torture of a suspect to death at Mkushi...
STATE URGED TO RETHINK DECISION TO HOLD TRIAL OF GOLD SCAM CASE IN CAMERA
The Zambian Civil Liberties Union is urging the state to rethink its decision to conduct the trial...
REJECTION OF REVISED DEBT RESTRUCTURING PROPOSAL BY ZAMBIA`S OFFICIAL CREDITORS UNFORTUNATE
Economist Emmanuel Zulu has described as unfortunate the rejection of a revised restructuring...
SOME MILLERS REDUCE MEALIE MEAL PRICES
Some millers have adjusted the price of mealie meal in an effort to provide cheap mealie meal on...
2023 G12 RESULTS FOR KAMWALA SECONDARY SCHOOL TO BE WITHHELD, IF FORMER PUPILS ARE FOUND TO HAVE DAMAGED SCHOOL PROPERTY
Education Minister, Douglas Syakalima has announced that the 2023 Grade 12 results for Kamwala...
CALL FOR AFRICAN COUNTRIES TO EXPEDITE MAPPING, EXPLORATION AND MINING OF CRITICAL MINERALS
Mines and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says there is a need for African countries to...
OVER 156,000 LEANERS BENEFIT FROM SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMME
The Zambia Open Community School -ZOCS- says over 156,000 leaners across the country have...
EX-ZAMPOST WORKERS INCENSED BY DELAYS TO PAY THEM THEIR TERMINAL BENEFITS
Former Zambia Postal Services Corporation-Zampost- are angry by the government’s continued failure...
ENERGY EXPERT PREDICTS INCREASED OIL PRICES DUE TO SUPPLY TIGHTNESS ON THE GLOBAL OIL MARKET
Energy Expert Boniface Zulu says local oil prices in the last two months of the year are likely to...
ZAMMSA DISTRIBUTES 5,400 OUT OF 7,050 HEALTH KITS RECEIVED FROM MISSIONPHARMA
The Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency -ZAMMSA- has in two weeks distributed, 5400...
ATI COALITION RAISES CONCERN OVER SOME ELEMENTS IN THE ATI BILL PRESENTED BEFORE PARLIAMENT
The Access to Information -ATI-Coalition says it has identified elements that are of great concern...
GOVT URGED TO ESTABLISH LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE OIL PIPELINE CONTRACTORS
The Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia-OMCAZ- has appealed to the government to...
OPPOSITION ADMONISHED FOR USING ZAMBIA’S DEMOCRACY TO COMMIT ILLEGALITIES
Centre for Policy Dialogue Executive Director Caroline Katotobwe has charged that Zambia’s...
REVISED MINIMUM WAGE LIKELY TO RESULT IN JOB LOSSES FOR EMPLOYEES
Economist Yusuf Dodia says the revised minimum wage announced by government to take effect next...
GOVT TO ENGAGE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OVER CONCERNS RAISED IN THEIR PASTORAL LETTER
Government says it is ready to engage the Catholic Bishops over the concerns they raised in their...
FALLING COPPER PRICES ON THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET LIKELY TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT ZAMBIA’S EXPORT REVENUE
Economist Highvie Hamududu says the continued decrease of copper prices on the international...
POLICE URGED TO BE IMPARTIAL AS IT INVOLVES ITSELF IN PF INTERNAL WRANGLES
The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia -EFZ- is advising the Zambia Police to ensure impartiality as...
MUZ CALLS FOR THOROUGH EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL MOPANI COPPER MINE INVESTORS
The Mine Workers Union of Zambia –MUZ- is urging the government to conduct a rigorous evaluation...
GOVT ADVISED TO LISTEN MORE TO PEOPLE AND AVOID BEING REACTIVE
University of Zambia Historian Eustone Chiputa has advised the ruling UPND and President Hakainde...
RECOGNITION OF MILES SAMPA AS PF PRESIDENT BY GOVT HAS POTENTIAL TO CREATE CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS FOR ZAMBIA
Zambians United for Sustainable Development has warned that government’s choice to recognize the...
COST OF LIVING IN LUSAKA CONTINUES GOING UP
The cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka as measured by the Jesuit Centre for Theological...
EXTREME ATTENDANCE OF WORKSHOPS BY COUNCIL MANAGEMENTS WORRY SOUTHERN PROVINCE MINISTER
Southern Province Minister Credo Nanjuwa has expressed concern over the excessive attendance of...
CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOLLOWING RETURN OF EDGAR LUNGU TO ACTIVE POLITICS
Political Analyst Francis Chipili has warned that Zambia will see increased state-sponsored human...
ENERGY MINISTER CHALLENGED TO EXPLAIN HIS DECISION TO BLOCK IMPORT OF AFFORDABLE FUEL BY DEVON OIL ZAMBIA LTD
Political Analyst Francis Chipili has warned that Zambia will see increased state-sponsored human...
CALL FOR AFRICA TO OVERHAUL ITS FOOD SYSTEMS TO COMBAT PRESSING CHALLENGES THAT THE CONTINENT IS FACING
Secretary to Cabinet Patrick Kangwa has underscored the urgent need for Africa to overhaul its...
ZPPA TO LOOK INTO ENERGY MINISTER’S ALLEGED FUEL PROCUREMENT SCANDAL
The Zambia Public Procurement Authority-ZPPA- says it will look into reports suggesting that...
LIVESTOCK FARMERS URGED TO BE ALERT AND REPORT ANY SIGNS OF DISEASES IN ANIMALS
Government is urging livestock farmers across the country to remain vigilant and quickly report...
ZIPAR SAYS MEALIE-MEAL MARKET SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO EVOLVE WITHOUT ANY GOVT INTERVENTIONS
The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis AND Research-ZIPAR- says the mealie-meal market should be...
SACCORD URGES GOVT TO AVAIL ROADMAP ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM
The Southern African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes-SACCORD- is concerned that...
OMCAZ PREDICT FUEL PRICE BEYOND K30 BARRIER AT NEXT MONTHLY REVIEW
Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia-OMCAZ- president Kafula Mubanga has predicted that...
CSOS CONCERNED ABOUT ZAMBIA’S SHRINKING DEMOCRATIC SPACE
A consortium of Civil Society Organizations has expressed concern that despite President Hakainde...
ZAMBIAN GOVT AND ADHOC CREDITOR COMMITTEE REACH AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE ON BOND RESTRUCTURING TERMS
The Zambian government and the steering committee of the Adhoc Creditor Committee, has reached an...
UNCERTAINTY SURROUNDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN GOVT AND VEDANTA OVER KCM CAST DOUBT ON INVESTORS’ PROMISE TO LIQUIDATE $250 MILLION OWED TO LOCAL BUSINESSES
Business Consultant Augustine Mubanga says the uncertainty surrounding the agreement between the...
ANTHRAX OUBREAK IN SINAZONGWE DISTRICT LEAVES 11 PEOPLE HOSPITALIZED
Anthrax has broken out in Sinazongwe District in southern province, leaving about 11 people...
SABLE TRANSPORT SUSPENSION LIFTED
Labour Commissioner, Givens Muntengwa, has announced the lifting of the suspension of works on...
DIESEL CONSUMERS URGED TO BRACE THEMSELVES FOR CONTINUED HIGH PRICES OF THE COMMODITY
The Energy Regulation Board -ERB- says consumers of diesel in the country should brace themselves...
PRIVATE MILLERS MONITORING OFFLOADING AND SALE OF ZNS MEALIE-MEAL TO ASCERTAIN IMPACT IT WILL HAVE ON THEM
The Millers’ Association of Zambia-MAZ- says it is closely monitoring the offloading and sale of...
ZAMBIA’S DECISION TO JOIN GLOBAL FORUM ON TAX TRANSPARENCY TO AID THE COUNTRY IN COMBATING TAX EVASION
Financial and Business Advisor Kingford Kalobi says Zambia’s decision to join the global forum on...
CALL FOR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS IN ADDRESSING POVERTY AMONG THE WORKING POOR
The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction-CSPR- is calling for collective efforts in addressing the...
PF DENIES PREPARING EDGAR LUNGU AS ITS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR 2026 ELECTIONS
The opposition Patriotic Front has denied media reports suggesting that it is preparing to...
CURRENT MINING TAX REGIME YIELDING ZERO BENEFITS TO LOCAL SUPPLIERS AND CONTRACTORS
Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractor’s President Costa Mwaba says the current mining...
NDOLA RESTAURANT OWNERS SAY ZNS MEALIE-MEAL STILL UNAFFORDABLE
Some restaurant owners in Ndola say the Zambia National Service-ZNS- mealie meal, which is selling...
POLICE DENY PROTEST MOVEMENT PERMIT TO MARCH AGAINST HIGH COST OF LIVING
Police in Lusaka have denied the protest movement a permit to carry out their peaceful protest on...
ZAMMSA RECEIVES FIRST OF THREE BATCHES OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES FROM EGYPT
The Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency- ZAMMSA- has received the first of the three...
ESMAZ CALLS FOR FUNDING TO THE EMERALD SECTOR TOWARD UNLOCKING DORMANT LICENSES
The Emeralds and Semi-Precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia-ESMAZ- has called for financial...
EXISTING GAP BETWEEN ERB AND MINISTRY TO BLAME FOR ENERGY SECTOR CHALLENGES
The Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia –OMCAZ-has attributed the growing challenges in...
ZNS TO START SELLING ITS EAGLES BRAND MEALIE-MEAL IN ALL SHOPRITE STORES AT K230
Government has announced that the Zambia National Service will next week start selling its Eagle’s...
GOVT CONTROLLING OFFICERS ADVISED TO ENDEAVOR GETTING ZERO AUDITS
Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa has advised Government ministries and provincial...
PLIGHT OF OVER 800 WORKERS SENT ON FORCED LEAVE BY JCHX-MMS AT KCM REMAINS IN LIMBO
The plight of the over 800 workers sent on forced leave over a month ago by JCHX-MMS at Konkola...
STAKEHOLDERS CRITICIZE DIRECTIVE BY CHIEF REGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES FOR ALL POLITICAL PARTIES TO HOLD INTRA-ELECTIONS WITHIN 60 DAYS
Political Analyst Eustone Chiputa has described the Chief Registrar of Societies’ directive for...
GOVT CONCERNED ABOUT POLLUTION AT JINFA STEEL LTD
Green Economy and Environment Minister Collins Nzovu says he has seen the worst pollution ever at...
HARRY KALABA QUESTIONS MOTIVE BEHIND CREATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ELECTION MANAGEMENT
The opposition Citizens First Party has written to the Electoral Commission of Zambia-ECZ- seeking...
ISRAEL-GAZA CRISIS LIKELY TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT ZAMBIA’S ABILITY TO FINANCE 2024 BUDGET
University of Zambia Political Science Lecturer Evans Daka says similar to the Russian-Ukraine...
OMCs CALL FOR DISMISSAL OF ENERGY MINISTER AND DISSOLUTION OF ERB BOARD
The Oil Marketing Association of Zambia is calling for the dissolution of the Energy Regulations...
MUMBI PHIRI SAYS UPND’S FAILURE TO GOVERN THE COUNTRY IS ENCOURAGING THE RETURN OF EDGAR LUNGU TO POLITICS
Former Patriotic Front Deputy Secretary General, Mumbi Phiri has charged that the UPND...
CBU LECTURER ARRESTED FOR SEXTORTION
A Copperbelt University -CBU- lecturer has been arrested by the Anti-Corruption Commission -ACC-...
97% REDUCTION IN MISUSE OF FUNDS INDICATED IN 2022 AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT DOUBTED
Economist Richard Mbewe has doubted the 97 percent reduction in the misappropriation of funds as...
ECONOMIST SAYS GOVT HAS FAILED TO STATE CLEARLY WHAT IMMEDIATE PLANS IT HAS TO ADDRESS CURRENT CRISIS IN FUEL SUBSECTOR
Economist Michelo Maunga says government has failed to pronounce itself clearly on what immediate...
PROFESSOR SAASA DISAPPOINTED WITH SLOW PROGRESS OF PPDF
Economist Oliver Saasa has expressed dissatisfaction with the sluggish progress in implementing...
CALL FOR NATIONAL INDABA TO BUILD CONSENSUS ON HOW TO TACKLE ZAMBIA`S CURRENT ECONOMIC CHALLENGES
9 opposition political parties have officially written to President Hakainde Hichilema on the need...
COPPERBELT MINISTER ACCUSES SOME LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF CONNIVING WITH TRADERS TO SMUGGLE MEALIE MEAL INTO DRC
Copperbelt Minister Elisha Matambo has accused some law enforcement officers of conniving with...
GOVT URGED TO PUT IN PLACE PROACTIVE IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES TO AVERT POTENTIAL BUDGET FAILURE IN 2024 FISCAL YEAR
Economist Emmanuel Zulu is elated that the 2024 national budget gave a roadmap to the country's...
ENERGY MINISTER SAYS IMMINENT INTRODUCTION OF BLENDED FUELS EXPECTED TO MITIGATE RISING FUEL COSTS
Energy Minister Peter Kapala says the imminent introduction of blended fuels this month is...
ECZ REFUTES CLAIMS OF A SECRET VOTER REGISTRATION IN REGIONS PERCEIVED AS UPND STRONGHOLDS
The Electoral Commission of Zambia -ECZ- has refuted claims made by Patriotic Front Secretary...
INCREASE IN TOLL FEES FOR TRUCKS TO NEGATIVELY IMPACT DRIVERS’ FIGHT FOR BETTER WAGES
The SADC Truck Drivers’ Association says the increase in toll fees for certain heavy-duty and...
GROUP OF YOUTHS PLAN TO PROTEST AGAINST HIGH COST OF LIVING ON OCTOBER 18
A group calling itself the “protest movement” is assembling citizens to join a fuel protest on...
FINANCE MINISTER SAYS THERE IS NEED TO RESTRUCTURE ZAMBIA’S ECONOMY TO EXPORT ORIENTED TO DRIVE ECONOMIC GROWTH
Finance and National Planning Minister Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane says Zambia should strive to grow...
YUSUF DODIA CALLS FOR ZAMBIA TO BOLSTER DOMESTIC RESOURCE MOBILIZATION TO CURB EXTERNAL BORROWING
Economist Yusuf Dodia has emphasized the need for Zambia to bolster its domestic resource...
GOVERNMENT URGED TO COMPEL MINING INVESTORS TO INJECT MONEY INTO THE ECONOMY BEYOND PLEDGES
Independent Center for Copperbelt Studies Think Tank Director Professor Owen Sichone has urged the...
SEPTEMBER INFLATION INCREASES TO 12%
The annual rate of inflation for the month of September 2023 has increased to 12% from 10.8%...
FERRO ALLOY CORPORATION REPRIMANDED FOR CONTINUED ABROGATION OF PROVISIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ACT
Green Economy and Environment Minister Collins Nzovu has taken to task Ferro Alloy Corporation...
HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST CALLS FOR A STOP TO STATEMENTS THAT MAY INFLUENCE GAY RIGHTS
Human Rights Activist Brebner Changala has advised those in leadership positions and the general...
CROSS BORDER TRADERS BEMOAN CONTINUED UNSTABLE EXCHANGE RATE
The Southern Cross Border Traders’ Association says business in the first half of the year has...
2024 NATIONAL BUDGET LIKELY TO REFLECT FURTHER DECLINE IN MINERAL ROYALTY-KASONDE MWENDA
Economic Freedom Fighters President Kasonde Mwenda anticipates that the 2024 National Budget will...
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA HIGHLIGHTS ADVERSE IMPACT OF ONGOING GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS ON ZAMBIA’S ECONOMIC PROGRESS
President Hakainde Hichilema has highlighted the adverse impact of the ongoing global food crisis...
ONLY 2,811 OUT OF OVER 20,000 CANDIDATES THAT SAT FOR THEIR GCE EXAMS OBTAIN FULL CERTIFICATES
Only 2, 811 out of 20, 636 candidates that sat for their General Certificates of Education...
EMERALD PRODUCTION WATCH OF ZAMBIA CALLS FOR COMPREHENSIVE STUDY INTO STATE OF ZAMBIA’S GEMSTONES SECTOR
The Emerald Production Watch of Zambia President Musa Kafimbwa has called for a comprehensive...
ZAMBIANS URGED NOT TO BE TOO EXPECTANT OF THE 2024 NATIONAL BUDGET
Lumezi Member of Parliament Munir Zulu says Zambians should not be too expectant of the 2024...
CALL FOR ZAMBIA TO WITHDRAW FROM IMF PROGRAM
Patriots for Economic Progress-PEP- President Sean Tembo is calling for the withdrawal of Zambia...
OVER 1.4 MILLION GIRLS TO BE VACCINATED AGAINST HPV
Government has launched the Human Papilloma Virus-HPV- vaccination campaign targeting over 1.4...
ECONOMIC FUNDAMENTALS NOT SHOWING ANY POSITIVE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK FOR ZAMBIA GOING FORWARD
Economist Trevor Hambayi says all economic fundamentals on the domestic front are not speaking to...
GOVT CHALLENGED TO CLEAR THE AIR ON REPORTS THAT IT PLANS TO RESTRICT CONSULTATIONS ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
Governance Expert Isaac Mwanza has challenged government to clear the air on reports suggesting...
PETER SINKAMBA ATTRIBUTES ZAMBIA’S DELAYED DEBT RESTRUCTURING TO CORRUPTION CLAIMS AGAINST CHINA IN THE MANNER THE DEBT WAS ACQUIRED
Green Party Leader Peter Sinkamba has attributed Zambia’s delayed debt restructuring process to...
CHILUFYA TAYALI JUSTIFIES HIS INVOLVEMENT IN A DOCUMENTARY BY A ZIMBABWE TV STATION ALLEGEDLY DISCREDITING PRESIDENT HICHILEMA
Economic and Equity Party President Chilufya Tayali has justified his involvement and that of...
CURRENT HAPPENINGS IN PF REDUCING THE PARTY’S CHANCES OF WINNING THE 2026 ELECTIONS
Governance Expert Reuben Lifuka has charged that the current happenings in the Patriotic Front are...
ZCTU CONCERNED WITH NON-ADHERENCE BY SOME EMPLOYERS TO IMPLEMENT THE REVISED MINIMUM WAGE
The Zambia Congress For Trade Unions -ZCTU- has disclosed that it has been receiving reports from...
SHUTDOWN AT IOLANDA WATER TREATMENT PLANT IN KAFUE AND MAIN TRANSMISSION PIPELINE TO LUSAKA STARTS
Lusaka Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited has announced that the planned shutdown at the...
ZEMA APPROVES TWO ORGANIC FERTILIZER BLENDING PLANT PROJECTS VALUED AT US$3 MILLION
Two Organic Fertilizer Blending Plant projects have been approved by the Zambia Environmental...
GOVT URGED TO INVESTIGATE CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT EDGAR LUNGU
Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa has advised government to investigate the extent of the alleged...
ZAMBIA HAS AN ESTIMATED 80,000 HEALTH WORKER DEFICIT
The Health Professions Council of Zambia-HCPZ- has disclosed that the country currently has a...
OVER 50, 000 JOBS IN JEOPARDY WITHIN TIMBER INDUSTRY
The Zambia National Association for Sawmillers has warned that over 50, 000 direct and indirect...
MALNUTRITION CONTINUES TO BE ONE OF THE BURDENS TO ZAMBIA’S HEALTH SECTOR
The National Food and Nutrition Commission says malnutrition continues to be one of the burdens to...
3 PUPILS KILLED BY SPEEDING VEHICLE IN LUSAKA
Four people among them 3 pupils have died while one survived with injuries in a road traffic...
CCZ CALLS FOR CIVILITY IN ZAMBIAN POLITICS
The Council of Churches in Zambia-CCZ-says the need for civility in Zambian politics is paramount...
GOVT URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IN HANDLING PERCEIVED DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE
Former Ambassador to Ethiopia Emmanuel Mwamba has urged the new dawn administration to exercise...
GOVT COMMENDED FOR SHORTENING APPROVAL PROCESS FOR POWER PURCHASES
Energy Expert Johnstone Chikwanda has commended government’s move to shorten the approval process...
COST OF LIVING IN LUSAKA DROPS
The cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka as measured by the Jesuit Centre for Theological...
ANOTHER FIRE GUTS SOME SHOPS IN KITWE
A fire has swept through some shops in Kitwe, destroying various property and merchandise worth...
FORMER FIRST LADY ESTHER LUNGU DETAINED
Former First Lady Esther Lungu has been arrested and charged with theft of three motor vehicles...
BAN OF MAIZE AND MEALIE MEAL EXPORT OPPOSED
Economist Highvie Hamududu has opposed the suspension of the export of maize and mealie meal as a...
SADC REPORT ON ZIMBABWE ELECTION NOT LIKELY TO SOUR RELATIONS BETWEEN ZAMBIA AND ZIMBABWE
UNZA Historian Professor Bizeck Phiri says despite Zambia having headed the SADC election observer...
GOVT ADVISED TO SET UP MILLING PLANTS IN ALL 10 PROVINCES
The Zambia Consumer Association -ZACA Executive Secretary Juba Sakala has urged government to...
CALL FOR LEGISLATION THAT WILL PROHIBIT MINING IN PROTECTED AREAS
Care for Nature Zambia Executive Director Nsama Kearns is calling for legislation that will...
GOVT CRITICIZED FOR IT`S ALLEGED PLANS TO GIVE KCM BACK TO VEDANTA
Social Anthropologist James Musonda says the new dawn government will be going against its...
PROPERTY WORTH THOUSANDS OF KWACHA DESTROYED IN AN INFERNO IN KABWE’S CBD
Goods worth thousands of kwacha have been destroyed in a fire that swept through nine shops within...
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES COMMENDED IN MANNER THEY HAVE HANDLED THE GOLD SCANDAL
President Hakainde Hichilema has commended Law Enforcement Agencies for the work they have so far...
ALLEGED MISHANDLING OF GOLD SCANDAL CRITICIZED
Economic Freedom Fighters-EFF- President Kasonde Mwenda says he is appalled and outraged at...
GOVT URGED TO USE 2024 BUDGET TO REVITALIZE ZAMBIA’S MINING SECTOR
The Centre for Trade Policy and Development -CTPD- is urging government to use the 2024 national...
COST OF LIVING LIKELY TO REMAIN HIGH FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR
Economist Emmanuel Zulu says the cost of living is likely to remain high for the rest of the year...
HOME AFFAIRS MINISTER DIRECTS THAT ONLY DEC TO GIVE UPDATES ON GOLD SCANDAL
Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu has directed that the only authority to...
TRADERS DENOUNCE KITWE CITY COUNCIL’S PLANS TO MODERNIZE CHISOKONE MARKET
The controversy over the modernization of Kitwe’s Chisokone market has resurfaced, with over 200...
GOVT URGED TO PRIORITIZE SAFEGUARDING PUBLIC RESOURCES BY STRENGTHENING FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Public Policy Analyst Martin Mushumba says despite the heightened political will to fight...
OMCs CALL FOR MEASURES THAT WILL REGULATE FLUCTUATING EXCHANGE RATE TO STABILIZE FUEL PUMP PRICES
The Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia says the reduction and long-term stability of...
COST OF LIVING CONTINUES TO RISE AS UPND PLEADS FOR PATIENCE FROM ZAMBIANS
The cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka as measured by the Jesuit Centre for Theological...
10 DETAINED IN CONNECTION WITH INTERCEPTED AIRCRAFT SUSPECTED TO BE CARRYING DANGEROUS GOODS
The Drug Enforcement Commission-DEC- has detained 10 suspects in connection with the aircraft that...
UPND`S ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE LAST 2 YEARS FAIR- DODIA
As the new dawn administration clocks 2 years in office on August 24th, Economic experts have...
NEW DAWN ADMINISTRATION COMMENDED FOR STRIDES MADE IN ENERGY SECTOR
As the New Dawn Administration turns 2 years in office, Energy Expert Johnstone Chikwanda has...
2 DRC BOUND TRUCKS LADEN WITH ABOUT 1000 BAGS OF MEALIE-MEAL IMPOUNDED
A combined team of Police and the Ndola District Anti-Smuggling Taskforce have impounded two...
ECONOMIST CALLS FOR STRICT LAWS TO GUARD AGAINST FUTURE DEBT CRISIS
Economist Kelvin Chisanga says the government must strive to ensure that all lawful procedures are...
GOVT URGED TO ACCELERATE FROMULATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE REFUGEE POLICY
The Zambian Civil Liberties Union-ZCLU- is calling on government to accelerate the formulation of...
T.B CASES STILL ON THE RISE WITHIN MINING SECTOR DUE TO LOW COMPLIANCE TO SAFETY PROCEDURES BY CHINESE OWNED MINES
The United Mine-Workers Union of Zambia -UMUZ has disclosed that low compliance to Labour laws and...
GOVT`S FAILURE TO ADDRESS ESCALATING COST OF LIVING ERODING CITIZEN’S CONFIDENCE IN CURRENT REGIME
The Zambia Consumer Association -ZACA says the general citizenry has begun losing the confidence...
RECENT SHODDY WORKS ON VARIOUS PROJECTS ATTRIBUTED TO CADERISM IN THE ENGINEERIG PROFESSION
The Engineering Institution of Zambia-EIZ- has attributed the recent shoddy works on various...
ZAMBIA RECORDS OVER 14,000 NEW HIV INFECTIONS AMONG ADOLESCENTS IN 2022
Health Minister Sylvia Masebo has expressed concern over the continued rise in New HIV infections...
GOVT ADVISED TO REDUCE FURTHER INVESTMENT THRESHOLD FOR LOCAL PEOPLE TO INVEST IN ECONOMIC ZONES
Economist Emmanuel Zulu has advised government to consider reducing further the investment...
GOVT ACCUSED OF SECRETLY DISBANDING AND PRIVATIZING ZESCO
Economic Freedom Fighters-EFF- President Kasonde Mwenda has accused the government of secretly...
RUSSIA’S WITHDRAWAL FROM A UN-BROKERED AGREEMENT LIKELY TO AFFECT ZAMBIA’S INFLATION
Economist Trevor Hambayi says Russia’s withdrawal from a united nations-brokered agreement could...
GOVT URGED TO BAILOUT COUNCILS THAT HAVE FAILED TO PAY WORKERS FOR 6 MONTHS
The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions is calling on government through the Ministry of Local...
SILENCE BY AUTHORITIES OVER LOOMING REGIONAL STRIKE ANNOYS SADC TRUCK DRIVERS
One month after the SADC Truck Drivers’ Association announced a possible regional strike this...
POLICE IG ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM POLITICS
Citizens First Leader Harry Kalaba has advised Inspector General of Police Graphael Musamba to...
GOVT ADVISED TO COME UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE POLICY FRAMEWORK THAT SUPPORTS ADOPTION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Research fellow on Sustainable Development, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change,...
NDOLA CITY COUNCIL ALLEGEDLY FAILS TO FIND TRADING SPACE FOR STREET VENDORS RECENTLY REMOVED FROM THE CBD
The Association of Traders and Marketeers of Zambia has accused the Ndola City Council of failing...
TRUCK LADEN WITH 700 BAGS OF MEALIE MEAL DESTINED FOR DRC INTERCEPTED
The Ndola District Anti-Smuggling Task Force has intercepted a Scania Truck laden with 700 bags of...
FRED M’MEMBE QUESTIONED
Opposition Socialist Party Leader Fred M'membe has appeared for questioning at Lusaka’s Woodlands...
ZIPAR CALLS FOR SOLID LONG-TERM POLICIES THAT WILL SUPPORT ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research -ZIPAR- is calling for solid long-term policies...
CALL FOR AN AUDIT INTO ZAMBIA’S AGRICULTURE SECTOR POLICIES TO ALIGN WITH CURRENT NUTRITION NEEDS
The Zambia Institute of Agro-Ecology and Nutrition Studies is calling for an audit into Zambia’s...
NDOLA VENDORS EVICTED FROM THE STREETS
A combined team of state and council police in the early hours of today swung into action and...
GOVT URGED TO ENSURE NEW MANAGEMENT AT MOPANI AND KCM PRIORITIZE LIQUIDATING THE OVER $200 MILLION OWED TO LOCAL BUSINESSES
Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors President, Costa Mwaba has challenged government to...
FRA BEGINS DISTRIBUTION OF 5 MILLION EMPTY GRAIN BAGS AFTER DELAYS IN MAIZE PURCHASES
The Food Reserve Agency- FRA- has started the distribution of over 5 million empty grain bags to...
OVER 95 PERCENT OF WORKERS RETURNED TO EMPLOYMENT DURING ONGOING RESTRUCTURING AT FQM
Over 95 percent of the workers have been returned to employment during the ongoing restructuring...
PASTOR BEATS FELLOW PASTOR FOR ADVISING HIM TO STOP HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH A CHURCH MEMBER
Police at Central Police Station in Lusaka yesterday August 02, 2023 at 16: 00 hours detained...
UPND WARNED AGAINST ENTERTAINING PF MEMBERS POSITIONING THEMSELVES TO DEFECT TO THE RULING PARTY
The Community Action Against Corruption has warned the UPND to avoid falling into the trap of...
CALL FOR LEGISLATION THAT WILL BLOCK UNLICENSED INDIVIDUALS FROM TRADING IN ROUGH GEMSTONES
Musumu Resources Limited Chief Executive Officer Dr. Sixtus Mulenga is calling for legislation...
LUSAMBO DESCRIBES UPND’S TWO YEARS IN OFFICE AS FAIR
Former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has described as fair, the performance of the UPND...
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS INDICATE THAT CHISOKONE MARKET INFERNO LIKELY TO AFFECT OVER 200 TRADERS
Preliminary assessments by the Association of Vendors and Marketeers-AVEMA- Zambia and the...
SOME FORMER NDOLA CITY COUNCIL SENIOR OFFICIALS IMPLICATED IN LAND SCANDAL IN DOLA HILL AREA
Some former senior officials at the Ndola City Council have been implicated in an alleged land...
GOVERNMENT WARNED AGAINST PHASING OUT FISP
The Zambia Institute of Agro-ecology and Nutrition Studies has warned that phasing out the Farmer...
FIRE SWEEPS THROUGH KITWE’S CHISOKONE MARKET AGAIN
A fire has swept through Kitwe’s Chisokone Market destroying property and products worth thousands...
ZAMBIA RECORDS 37 OUTBREAKS OF RABIES BETWEEN JANUARY AND JULY 2023
he Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries has disclosed that the country recorded a total of 37...
4 DIE IN LIKILI BUS ACCIDENT
4 people have died while 39 others have sustained serious injuries and are admitted to Kabwe...
PRESSURE THE ALBUM, OUT NOW
Kladoshas finally realeses his alum titled 'Presure' he siad this during an exclusive interview on...
INCREASING INFLATION RATE WILL HAVE ADVERSE IMPACT ON CONSUMERS AND THE ECONOMY
Chartered Accountant and Financial Analyst, Naylor Kopakopa says the increase in the annual rate...
ZAMBIANS URGED TO PARTICIPATE IN TRANSFORMING THE COUNTRY THROUGH FULL UTILIZATION OF FARMING BLOCKS
Lands and Natural Resources Minister Elijah Muchima has challenged Zambians to stop complaining...
ZAMBIANS URGED TO PARTICIPATE IN TRANSFORMING THE COUNTRY THROUGH FULL UTILIZATION OF FARMING BLOCKS
Lands and Natural Resources Minister Elijah Muchima has challenged Zambians to stop complaining...
RESTAURANT OWNERS AFFECTED BY SOARING MEALIE MEAL PRICES
Some restaurant owners in Ndola on Copperbelt have complained that the rising mealie meal prices...
MAIN SUPPLIER OF HEROIN IN CHIBOLYA COMPOUND ARRESTED
The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested Abdul Nurra, believed to be the main supplier of...
CORRUPTION IN AGRICULTURE SECTOR HAS CONTRIBUTED TO ZAMBIA’S FOOD INSECURITY AND INCREASED POVERTY LEVELS
Researcher and Consultant in climate smart agriculture Oliver Bulaya has charged that acts of...
NDOLA CITY COUNCIL SOURCING FOR AVAILABLE LAND SPACE IN CBD FOR TRADERS SELLING SECOND-HAND CLOTHES
Ndola city council has commenced sourcing for available land space in the central business...
ACTUAL BENEFIT OF ZAMBIA’S DEBT RESTRUCTURING TO BE FELT ONCE WHOLE DEBT IS FULLY REORGANIZED
Financial Analyst Naylor Kopakopa says the real benefit of Zambia’s debt restructuring will only...
DBZ TAKEOVER ATTRIBUTED TO POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN RUNNING OF THE INSTITUTION
An Economic Analyst has attributed the challenges that led to the repossession of the Development...
NDOLA STREET VENDORS GIVEN UPTO FRIDAY THIS WEEK TO VACATE THE CBD
Ndola Mayor Jones Kalyati has directed street vendors in the Ndola Central Business District to...
CHIENGI MP ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT
Police have today July 25,2023 formally arrested and charged Given Katuta Member of Parliament for...
NDOLA STREET VENDORS GIVEN UPTO FRIDAY THIS WEEK TO VACATE THE CBD
Ndola Mayor Jones Kalyati has directed street vendors in the Ndola Central Business District to...
RISING MEALIE MEAL PRICES DUE TO GOVT’S DECISION TO STOP FRA FROM OFFLOADING CHEAP MAIZE TO MILLERS
The Miller’s Association of Zambia-MAZ- has attributed the soaring mealie meal prices to the...
LUPILI WARD RESIDENTS ANGRY AT GOVT’S RESOLVE TO FIND INVESTOR TO TAKE OVER MANGANESE MINING IN THE AREA
Government’s decision to find a suitable investor to take over manganese mining in Ndola’s Lupili...
MAN ARRESTED FOR BEING IN POSSESSION OF OVER K19, 000 SUSPECTED COUNTERFEIT NOTES
Police in Mpongwe District on the Copperbelt have arrested a 29-year-old man identified as...
DEMANDS BY SOME MOPANI WORKERS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THEIR SATURNIA REGNA PRIVATE PENSION SCHEME UNJUSTIFIED
The National Union of Miners and Allied Workers-NUMAW- says calls by some Mopani Copper Mines...
US ENVOY URGES ZAMBIAN GOVT TO FULFILL ITS PLEDGE TO ENACT ATI BILL
US Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales has challenged the Zambian government to start working on...
ZAFFICCO RECORDS 62 PERCENT REDUCTION IN PINE WOOD STOCK SINCE 2016
text The Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation-ZAFFICO- PLC Inventory data has shown...
NHIMA CLARIFIES ALLEGATIONS OF LATE PAYMENTS TO HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS
The National Health Insurance Management Authority -NHIMA has refuted allegations by some...
ZESCO ADVISED TO STATE MAGNITUDE OF ANTICIPATED POWER SHORTAGE
The Zambia Association of Manufacturers -ZAM- has asked power utility company, Zesco to state the...
POLICE KEEP VIGIL IN LUSAKA’S CBD FOLLOWING REMOVAL OF STREET VENDORS
Police in full riot gear have continued monitoring and patrolling the Central Business District in...
ZAMBIAN MAN DIES ON AN ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES PLANE
A 69-year-old Zambian man of Riverside area in Kitwe has died on an Ethiopian Airlines plane while...
ZANAMACA HOPEFUL DISPLACEMENT OF STREET VENDORS FROM LUSAKA’S CBD WILL BE SUSTAINABLE
The Zambia National Marketeers Association -ZANAMACA- says it is hopeful that the displacement of...
STATE AND COUNCIL POLICE CLEANUP LUSAKA CBD
Street vendors conducting business in the Central Business District in Lusaka this morning woke up...
STAKEHOLDERS URGED SUPPORT GOVT’S POSITION TO GIVE BACK KCM TO VEDANTA
Advocates for National Development and Democracy -ANDD- is urging stakeholders to support...
4-YEAR-OLD GIRL BURNT BY HER MOTHER FOR ALLEGEDLY EATING RELISH FROM A POT
A 4-year-old girl is being treated for burns at Arthur Davison Children's Hospital in Ndola after...
CTPD SAYS IT IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR THE ECONOMY TO RECOVER IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RECENT POSITIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
The Centre for Trade Policy and Development -CTPD- says it is inappropriate to expect the...
MINISTRY OF MINES URGED TO START DEACTIVATION OF DORMANT MINING LICENSES THAT HAVE BEEN INACTIVE FOR 3 YEARS
Green Party leader Peter Sinkamba is urging the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development to...
MINISTER DIRECTS FOR ZEMA INVESTIGATIONS IN SOUTHERN PROVINCE OVER IRREGULARITIES IN THE MINES
Green Economy and Environment Minister Collins Nzovu has directed for the investigation of the...
OVER 200 FORMER MAAMBA COLLIERIES EMPLOYEES COMPLAIN OVER UNPAID TERMINAL BENEFITS 25 YEARS AFTER THEIR RETRENCHMENT
About 266 former Maamba Collieries employees who have not received their terminal benefits after...
GOVT’S PERSISTENT SILENCE ON FUTURE OF MOPANI MAY AFFECT 2024 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING PROCESS
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COMMENCEMENT OF FORMAL TALKS TO RESTRUCTURE ZAMBIA`S OVER $3 BILLION INTERNATIONAL BONDS A POSITIVE ECONOMIC INDICATION
Economist Noah Kabwita says the move by bondholders to commence formal talks to restructure over...
INJECTION OF LIQUIDITY INTO LOCAL ECONOMY POSITIVELY IMPACTING BUSINESSES ON THE COPPERBELT
The Kitwe and District Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says it is elating to see the kwacha...
ZACA CONCERNED THAT CONSUMERS ARE NOT BENEFITING FROM THE COUNTRY`S POSITIVE ECONOMIC INDICATORS
he Zambia Consumer Association -ZACA- has noted with concern that despite positive economic...
PF CONDEMNS UPND FOR ALLEGEDLY SHIELDING ITS CADRES WHO ARE HARASSING CITIZENS
The opposition Patriotic Front has condemned the ruling UPND for allegedly shielding its cadres...
HARRY KALABA CRITICIZES DEBT RESTRUCTURING DEAL
Citizens First Party President Harry Kalaba says the glorified debt restructuring deal is simply a...
COST OF LIVING IN LUSAKA GOES UP
The cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka as measured by the Jesuit Centre for Theological...
REDUCED TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OVER MOST PARTS OF ZAMBIA
The Zambia Metrological Department has warned of reduced temperatures from 11-16th of July 2023...
GOVT ADVISED TO URGENTLY DEPLOY ZNS OFFICERS TO NEWLY DISCOVERED SUGILITE SITES
Green Party Leader Peter Sinkamba is advising government to deploy Zambia National Service-ZNS-...
OPPOSITION MPs CHALLENGED TO MOVE MOTION IN PARLIAMENT TO HAVE FORMER PRESIDENT EDGAR LUNGU’S IMMUNITY REMOVED
Human Rights Activist Maiko Zulu has challenged members of parliament who feel former President...
MUNIR ZULU ARRESTED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT
The Department of Immigration has arrested Lumezi, Member of Parliament Munir Zulu, for contempt...
GOVT URGED TO EXPEDITE DEVELOPMENT OF KEY INFRASTRUCTURE LINKING ZAMBIA TO THE LOBITO CORRIDOR
The Southern Africa Cross Border Traders’ Association is calling on government to expedite the...
OMCs ACCUSED OF TRYING TO SABOTAGE GOVT BY ORCHESTRATEING ARTIFICIAL FUEL SHORTAGES
The Petroleum Transporters Association of Zambia -PTAZ- has refuted claims made by the Oil...
TRADERS AT NEW KAPALALA MARKET IN NDOLA THREATEN TO VACATE THE NEWLY COMMISSIONED MARKET
Traders at New Kapalala Market in Ndola Masala area have threatened to stop paying levies to the...
KANTASHI MEMBER OF PARLIAMNET ANTHONY MUMBA HOPES FOR NEWS STRATEGIES FOR MOPANI COPPER MINE
Kantanshi Member of Parliament Anthony Mumba expects that the new investor for Mopani Copper Mine...
GOVT EMBARKS ON COUNTRYWIDE MAPPING EXERCISE OF ENCROACHED WATER BODIES
The Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation has embarked on a countrywide mapping exercise to...
COPPERBELT AND LUSAKA PROVINCES MOST NOTORIOUS FOR TRADING IN USED UNDERWEAR
The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency-ZCSA- has disclosed that Copperbelt and Lusaka Provinces...
IMPENDING REDUCTION IN FUEL PUMP PRICES LIKELY TO SUSTAIN ERRATIC SUPPLY OF PETROL IN THE COUNTRY-OMCs
The Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia has warned that the impending reduction in fuel...
FUEL CRISIS IN KITWE PERSISTS AS IT ENTERS WEEK TWO
The fuel crisis in Kitwe has entered week two, with the local people continuing to search for the...
SOME CLINICS IN LUSAKA HALT COVID-19 TESTING DUE TO NON-AVAILABILITY OF SWABS
Covid-19 testing in some clinics in Lusaka has been halted following the non-availability of...
“RCOOLZ DIASPORA” YET TO RELEASE EP
Zambia’s export to Malawi, artist RCoolz Diaspora is targeting continental success as he embarks...
CBU STUDENTS BOYCOTT CLASSES FOLLOWING KILLING OF 2 OF THEIR FELLOW STUDENTS
GOVT CHALLENGED TO EXPLAIN IN SIMPLE TERMS CONDITIONS OF DEBT RESTRUCTURING PROGRAM
Development Expert, Charity Musamba has challenged government to explain in simple terms the...
GOVT COMMENCES PROCESS OF SCALING UP NUMBER OF SOCIAL CASH TRANSFER BENEFICIARIES
The Ministry of Community Development and Social Services has started the process of scaling up...
CSOs CALL FOR ENACTMENT OF SOCIAL PROTECTION BILL INTO LAW
A Consortium of Civil Society Organizations-CSOs- has called for the enactment of the Social...
CONSUMERS URGED NOT TO PANIC OVER ANTICIPATED HIKE IN MEALIE MEAL PRICES
The Miller’s Association Of Zambia-MAZ- is appealing to members of the public not to be anxious...
LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES CHALLENGED PROMPTLY DEAL WITH SOME KITWE BUSINESS EXECUTIVES INVOLVED IN THE MAKING AND DISTRIBUTION OF ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES
Beautiful Gates Foundation Executive Director Bill Kapinga has challenged law enforcement agencies...
ABOUT 10 COUNCIL WORKERS ARE FIRED EVERY MONTH BY THE LOCAL GOVT SERVICE COMMISSION FOR FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES
The Local Government Service Commission has disclosed that about 10 people are fired every month...
SEVERAL PARTS OF KITWE LEFT WITHOUT WATER AFTER ARMED ROBBERS STEAL COPPER CABLES WORTH OVER K75,000
Several parts of Kitwe are currently without water after armed bandits stole copper cables worth...
BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION’S INVESTMENT IN EXPLORATION AT LUMWANA COPPER MINES INCREASES MINE’S RESERVES BY MORE THAN 50 PERCENT
The Zambia Chamber of Mines has revealed that Barrick Gold Corporation's enormous investment in...
UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BY POLICE HAS POTENTIAL TO MAKE RULING PARTY UNPOPULAR
University of Zambia –UNZA- Historian Eustone Chiputa has charged that police have since time...
ZAMBIA POLICE OPPOSE PROPOSED RELEASE OF A SUSPECT FROM POLICE CUSTODY AT RECOMMENDATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION WHERE NECESSARY
The Zambia Police Service has opposed the proposed release of a suspect from police custody at the...
GOVERNMENT URGED TO PUSH FOR SPEEDY CONSTRUCTION OIL AND GAS PIPELINES TO REDUCE COST OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Energy Expert Bornface Zulu is urging the government to push for the speedy construction of oil...
2-YEAR-OLD BOY DIES AFTER BEING ADMINISTERED SUSPECTED ‘ANOINTING WATER” BY HIS MOTHER
Police in Chingola on the Copperbelt are holding a 28-year-old woman for allegedly causing the...
ZAMBIA’S PARTICIPATION IN UKRAINE-RUSSIA PEACE MISSION TESTAMENT OF HER SOLID FOREIGN POLICY AND RESOLVE TO PEACE
The Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes -SACCORD- says the...
GOVT`S COMMITMENT TOWARD ELECTORAL REFORMS BEFORE 2026 QUESTIONED
The opposition Leadership Movement has questioned the UPND government’s political will to...
NUSFAZ WORRIED ABOUT NCZ’S CAPABILITY TO DELIVER FERTILIZER AHEAD OF 2023/2024 FARMING SEASON
The National Union for Small-Scale Farmers in Zambia-NUSFAZ- says while the Nitrogen Chemicals of...
OVER 2500 FQM EMPLOYEES TO BE AFFECTED BY PLANNED REORGANIZATION
Over 2500 employees of First Quantum Minerals-FQM- will be impacted by the planned reorganization...
CTPD OPTIMISTIC ZAMBIA WILL CONCLUDE DEBT RESTRUCTURING DEAL BEFORE END OF THIS YEAR
The Centre for Trade Policy and Development-CTPD- says there are high prospects of Zambia...
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA URGES DIPLOMATS TO HELP IN RESOLVING REGIONAL CONFLICTS
President Hakainde Hichilema has urged diplomats to be in the forefront in resolving regional...
ALLEGED HARASSMENT OF FORMER PRESIDENT EDGAR LUNGU
The opposition Patriotic Front has accused the new dawn government of deliberately scandalizing...
MOPANI AND KCM CURRENTLY OWE APPROXIMATELY $200 MILLION TO OVER 400 MINE SUPPLIERS AND CONTRACTORS
Mopani Copper Mines and Konkola Copper Mines-KCM- currently owe approximately $200 million to over...
ZAMBIA’S 2020 DEBT DEFAULT ON REPAYMENT OF EURO BONDS CONTINUES TO NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE COUNTRY`S ECONOMY
Economist Michelo Maunga says Zambia’s 2020 debt default on the repayment of euro bonds has...
LAWMAKERS URGED TO DESIST FROM TRIBAL TALK AND DIVISIVE POLITICS
Parliamentary Chief Whip Stanford Mulusa has urged members of parliament to desist from tribal...
GOVT DEFENDS FQM OVER IMPENDING REDUNDANCIES
Mines and Mineral Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says the impending redundancies at First...
OMCs SAY MONTHLY FUEL PUMP PRICE REVIEWS BENEFICIAL TO ZAMBIA
The Oil Marketing Companies Association-OMCAZ- claims that Zambia has benefited from the monthly...
EXCESS MEALIE-MEAL STOCK FORCES MILLERS TO STOP PRODUCTION
Some Millers in Ndola on the Copperbelt have halted the production of mealie-meal due to excess...
COCA-COLA ZAMBIA COMMITTED TO CONTRIBUTING TO REGIONAL AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENDA OF ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION THROUGH EMPLOYMENT CREATION
Coca-Cola Beverages Zambia Director Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability Fronscen...
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA CHALLENGED TO ADDRESS THE HIGH UNPROFESSIONALISM LEVELS IN THE ZAMBIA POLICE
Human Rights Activist Brebner Changala has challenged president Hakainde Hichilema, being...
ANTONIO MWANZA RESIGNS FROM PATRIOTIC FRONT
Patriotic Front –PF- Media Director Antonio Mwanza has resigned from the former ruling party....
22ND COMESA HEADS OF STATE SUMMIT OPENS IN LUSAKA AS PRESIDENT HICHILEMA ASSUMES COMESA CHAIRMANSHIP
President Hakainde Hichilema has officially opened the 22ND Common Market for Eastern and Southern...
FQM ANNOUNCES PLANS TO LAY OFF PART OF ITS WORKFORCE STARTING NEXT MONTH
First Quantum Minerals-FQM- has announced plans to lay off part of its employees beginning next...
GOVT URGED TO FORMULATE A BALANCED 2024 BUDGET IN ORDER TO CUT DOWN ON FURTHER DEBT ACCUMULATION
Opposition Party for National Unity and Progress president Highvie Hamududu has urged the...
STARLINK GRANTED LICENSE TO PROVIDE INTERNET SERVICES IN ZAMBIA
Government has officially granted Starlink, a satellite internet service provider owned by Spacex,...
POLICE SAY IT IS NOT THEIR MANDATE TO TAKE A SUSPECT TO COURT IN RESPONSE TO GROWING CALLS TO TAKE DR. CHRIS ZUMANI TO COURT
The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes -SACCORD- is appealing to...
ZAMBIA URGED TO PASS LAWS TO REQUIRE USE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ABSORPTION PRODUCTS
Vision Zambia Initiative Executive Director Namutula Sindila says Zambia should consider passing...
NUSFAZ SAYS 2023 MAIZE MARKETING SEASON COMPETITIVE FOLLOWING FRA’S K280 PER 50KG BAG OF WHITE MAIZE PRICE
The National Union for Small Scale Farmers in Zambia-NUSFAZ-, says the Food Reserve Agency's K280...
ADDRESSING CONFLICTS IN THE COMESA REGION A PREREQUISITE FOR ENHANCED REGIONAL INTEGRATION-VEEP
Vice President Mutale Nalumango says addressing conflicts in the COMESA region is a prerequisite...
CALL ON GOVT TO PROVIDE MORE INCENTIVES TO SPUR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT IN ENERGY SECTOR TO PREVENT ANOTHER ENERGY CRISIS
Opposition Green Party Leader Peter Sinkamba has urged government to provide more incentives to...
STAKEHOLDERS IN THE TRANSPORT SECTOR URGED TO CONVENE AND COME UP WITH REDUCED FARES
Government is calling on stakeholders in the transport sector to quickly convene and recommend...
POLICE ADVISED TO IMMEDIATELY TAKE CHRIS ZIMBA`S CASE TO COURT
Advocates for National Development and Democracy -ANDD- has demanded that former State House...
ACC DISMISSES REPORTS SUGGESTING THAT K65 MILLION FORFEITED FROM FAITH MUSONDA HAS GONE MISSING
The Anti-Corruption Commission -ACC- has refuted media reports suggesting that over K65 million...
MINING COMPANIES WARNED OF SEVERE CONSEQUENCES IF THEY CONTINUE VIOLATING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION LAWS
Government has warned mining companies of severe consequences if they continue to violate...
CONSUMERS TO SAVE K1.5 BILLION FROM THE LAST 3 MONTHS FUEL PUMP PRICE REDUCTIONS
Energy expert Johnston Chikwanda says consumers will be saved K1.5 billion in total from the last...
UPND TO ARRANGE MEETING WITH CATHOLIC CHURCH LEADERSHIP TO RESOLVE CURRENT STANDOFF
The ruling UPND is calling for an end to the ongoing verbal fight between government and some...
ABOUT 400,000 FINGERLINGS RELEASED INTO THE MARKET TO MEET DEMAND FOR FISH
The National Aquaculture Research Center has this year released approximately 400, 000 fingerlings...
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Choma District in Southern Province has been hit by a shortage of onions leading to increased...
GOVT CALLS FOR PATIENCE AMONG STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING MINING IN LOWER ZAMBEZI
Government is calling for patience among stakeholders concerning the issue of mining in the Lower...
CHILD DIES AT CHAMA GENERAL HOSPITAL FOLLOWING REPORTED POWER OUTAGES
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OMCS ADVOCATING FOR A POLICY STATEMENT THAT WOULD MAKE IT A CRIME FOR ANY OMC TO RUN OUT OF FUEL WITHIN DAYS OF A PRICE INCREASE
Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia President, Dr. Kafula Mubanga says the association...
COOKING OIL PRICES LIKELY TO REMAIN UNCHANGED DESPITE ZAMBIA RECORDING SOYA BEANS BUMPER HARVEST
The Crushers and Edible Oil Refiners’ Association-CEDORA- has predicted that cooking oil prices...
NUMAW CONCERNED ABOUT REPORTED DROP IN STANDARDS AT MOPANI COPPER MINES DUE TO ASSET UNCERTAINTY
The National Union of Miners and Allied Workers -NUMAW-is concerned about an alleged drop in...
AGRICULTURAL EXPERT WARNS OF FURTHER FOOD INSECURITY IN ZAMBIA DUE TO CYCLONE CHIDO
Agricultural Expert Oliver Bulaya says Zambia’s food security is likely to be affected by the long...
MIKE MPOSHA TO SUE MUMBI PHIRI OVER CLAIMS OF WORKING WITH ECZ TO PRINT BALLOT PAPERS TO RIG KAWAMBWA BY-ELECTION
Green Economy and Environment Minister Mike Mposha, has disclosed plans to take legal action...
7 LIVES LOST SO FAR THIS YEAR DUE TO HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONFLICTS IN LIVINGSTONE
The Department of National Parks and Wildlife in Southern Province has revealed that 7 people have...
FUEL SHORTAGE PERSIST IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AMID LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES
The shortage of fuel in some parts of the country has persisted, amid logistical challenges,...
DEVELOPMENT EXPERT CHALLENGES GOVT TO ADDRESS SURGING COST OF LIVING AS CITIZENS QUALITY OF LIFE WORSENS
Development Expert Dr. Charity Musamba says government should be worried about the quality of life...
FALL ARMYWORMS RAVAGE MAIZE FIELDS IN LIVINGSTONE
Livingstone District Agricultural Coordinator, Chisha Sikazwe, has revealed that a total of 162...
FUEL SHORTAGE PERSIST IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY AMID LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES
The shortage of fuel in some parts of the country has persisted, amid logistical challenges,...
ZCLU SAYS KAWAMBWA BY-ELECTION HAS SET PEACEFUL PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE POLLS
The Zambia Civil Liberties Union -ZCLU- has praised the peaceful campaigns leading up to this...
ECONOMIST WARNS $108 MILLION AFDB COMMERCIAL LOAN MAY DERAIL ZAMBIA’S DEBT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Economist Emmanuel Zulu has raised concerns that the $108 million loan approved by the African...
IMF DISBURSES US$184 MILLION TO ZAMBIA
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund -IMF- has approved the Fourth Review of...
LATEST FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION REPORT REVEALS DETERIORATING MEDIA FREEDOMS IN ZAMBIA
The latest freedom of expression report has shown a deteriorating state of media freedoms in...
HISTORIAN SAYS EDGAR LUNGU’S DISQUALIFICATION FROM CONTESTING FUTURE ELECTIONS MAY HAND PRESIDENT HICHILEMA VICTORY IN 2026
Historian Professor Bizeck Phiri says UPND may not have credible competition in the 2026 general...