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Economy

Agric minister, Mtolo, urges private sector to invest in agro-processing, storage facilities

Agriculture Minister, Reuben Mtolo, has urged the private sector to increase investment in storage facilities, agro-processing plants, and agricultural infrastructure to support Zambia’s ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAOctober 12, 20250

Tech

Techbytes: Zambian govt finalises innovation and inventors bill, sets up venture capital fund

Government has finalized the Innovation and Inventors Bill, which introduces a Venture Capital Fund aimed at supporting innovators across the country. Technology and ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAOctober 12, 20250

Economy

Government launches 41 new compulsory standards to boost product safety

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga has launched the implementation of 41 additional compulsory standards by the Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA), ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAOctober 12, 20250

Power and Politics

2026 Elections: NGOCC condemns proposal to raise presidential nomination fee to K5 million

The Non-Governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has expressed concern over remarks attributed to National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) Chairperson, Noel Nkhoma, calling ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAOctober 11, 20250

Metro

Lusaka City Council probes officer over bribe allegations in viral vlogging video

The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has expressed deep concern over a viral social media video showing a Council police officer allegedly soliciting and ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAOctober 11, 20250

Economy

Group warns 2026 budget risks deepening inequality despite economic reforms

A coalition of Zambian Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has cautioned that while the government had committed to economic consolidation in the 2026 national ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAOctober 11, 20250

Economy

COMESA leaders resolve to fast-track trade digitalisation, regional integration

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states have resolved to accelerate the digitalization of various trade facilitation instruments. Among ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAOctober 11, 20250

Metro

Mpulungu records six new cholera cases, as Northern province total hits 280

Mpulungu District has recorded six new cholera cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the cumulative number of infections in Northern Province to ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAOctober 10, 20250

Economy

YANGO Zambia celebrates customer service week with driver safety and conduct training

Yango Zambia, part of the global tech company Yango Group, has marked customer service week by partnering with Copper Rose Zambia (CRZ) and ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAOctober 10, 20250

Metro

Former North Western Water managing director, Musumali, jailed 23 months for corruption

The Economic and Financial Crimes Court in Solwezi has convicted and sentenced former Managing Director of North Western Water Supply and Sanitation Company ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAOctober 10, 20250

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