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Tanzania to build AI and Robotics centre with international support

Tanzania is poised for a technological leap with the planned construction of its first Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics information storage center. The ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAAugust 18, 20240

Power and Politics

UPPZ leader criticises Zambia’s mining framework, calls for greater land rights

Charles Chanda, leader of the United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ), has expressed deep concerns over the current mining framework in Zambia, describing ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAAugust 18, 20240

Metro

Over 500 Chalimbana University students receive loans for 2024/2025

The Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) has awarded student loans to 516 first-year students at Chalimbana University for the 2024/2025 academic ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAAugust 18, 20240

Economy

Japan provides $2.5 million emergency aid to combat drought in Zambia, Namibia

The Japanese government has released an Emergency Grant Aid (EGA) totaling US$2.5 million in response to the severe drought affecting Zambia and Namibia. ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAAugust 18, 20240

Economy

Crime rates may soar, economist warns as concerns mount over depressed economic activities

Economist, Yusuf Dodia, has predicted a further decline in Zambia’s economic activities and a rise in crime due to the government’s recent announcement ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAAugust 18, 20240

Power and Politics

Hichilema inaugurates Sinomine Kitumba mines project, partial operations to commence in 36 months

President Hakainde Hichilema has officially inaugurated mining activities at the Sinomine Kitumba Mines in Mumbwa District, Central Province. The new project, situated in ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAAugust 18, 20240

Police seize 29.9kg of gold, $200,000 cash hidden in vehicle owned by Chinese national

Police have seized 29.9 kilogrammes of gold and US$200,000 in cash hidden within the door panels of a vehicle belonging to a Chinese ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAAugust 16, 20240

President Hichilema reveals he earns K53,000 per month, urges Zambians to think less of govt employment

President Hakainde Hichilema has urged Zambians, particularly the youth, to refrain from relying solely on government employment, emphasizing that such positions may not ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAAugust 15, 20240

Tech

US to deploy digital health record system to 1,199 Zambian health facilities by 2025

The United States (U.S) government has announced a significant expansion of Zambia’s SmartCare Pro electronic health record system, aiming to transition an additional ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAAugust 15, 20240

Economy

Standards agency shuts down Lusaka water packaging firm over unhygienic conditions

The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) has suspended water packaging operations at Humanism Bakery and Takeaway in Lusaka’s old Soweto Market due to ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAAugust 14, 20240

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