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Economy

IDC’s Industrial Resources announces partnership with Barrick Gold to drive Zambia’s mining growth, sustainable development

Industrial Resources Limited (IRL), a subsidiary of the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), has reportedly signed an agreement with Barrick Gold Corporation to establish ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAFebruary 6, 20250

Economy

Zambia’s economic zones attract $5.6 billion investment, create over 20,000 jobs, says Govt Spokesperson, Mweetwa

The Zambian government has claimed that the Multi-Facility Economic Zones (MFEZs) have attracted 90 fully operational companies, generating up to 20,242 jobs and ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAFebruary 6, 20250

Economy

‘Too casual,’ Economist, Haabazoka, berates govt handling of electricity outages

Economist, Dr. Lubinda Haabazoka, has accused the government of taking a casual approach to addressing Zambia’s load-shedding crisis, claiming that authorities have ignored ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAFebruary 6, 20250

Economy

Standards body urges SMEs, cooperatives to leverage Lobito corridor for market access

The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) has called on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and cooperatives to seize opportunities presented by the Lobito ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAFebruary 6, 20250

Economy

Mooto holdings shuts down Mwembeshi Farm operations, blames power deficit

Mooto Holdings Limited has announced the closure of its Mooto Foods Limited Mwembeshi Farm, reportedly resulting in the loss of employment for 56 ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAFebruary 6, 20250

Power and Politics

M’membe lashes out at Hichilema administration, says regime filled with ‘rhetorics, lies’ four years after

Socialist Party (SP) leader, Dr. Fred M’membe, has described President Hakainde Hichilema’s four years in office as a period marked by “rhetoric, lies, ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAFebruary 6, 20250

Tech

Techbytes: Egypt dominated Africa’s US$1.8 billion gaming industry in 2024, report reveals (Techpoint)

Africa’s gaming sector experienced significant growth, reaching a revenue of $1.8 billion in 2024, according to data from Carry1st, an African gaming and ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAFebruary 6, 20250

Power and Politics

GPZ leader, Silavwe, urges govt to set up task force for water supply, sewerage crisis

Golden Party of Zambia (GPZ) leader, Jackson Silavwe, has called on the Zambian government to establish a task force to address the growing ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAFebruary 6, 20250

Economy

DRC war poses threat to trade relations in SADC, COMESA blocs —Simumba

Trade enthusiast, Trevor Simumba, has warned that trade within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAFebruary 6, 20250

Metro

Zambia reports 42,178 Gender-Based Violence cases in 2024, representing 1.8% drop over 2023 figures

A total of 42,178 Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases were reported in Zambia in 2024, showing a 1.8 percent decrease from the 42,965 cases ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAFebruary 6, 20250

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