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Govt launches round 2 polio vaccination campaign targeting 3.7m children under five

Government has officially launched the second round of the national polio vaccination campaign targeting 3,759,057 children under five years across six high-risk provinces. ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJune 1, 20260

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ZCCM-IH takes 30 percent stake in 600mw Sinazongwe Coal Plant to cut hydro dependence

ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc has announced a US$54.2 million investment to help close Zambia’s estimated 1,400Mega Watts (MW) baseload deficit and reduce exposure ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJune 1, 20260

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Runaway ex-Petauke MP, Banda, courts more trouble as Ngoni royal leaders report him to police

The Ngoni Royal Establishment has reported former Petauke Member of Parliament, Emmanuel Banda, to police for alleging that Paramount Chief Mpezeni IV was ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJune 1, 20260

Economy

SADC ministers call for regional fertilizer harmonisation, animal vaccine bank for food security

SADC Ministers responsible for agriculture have called for coordinated regional action to protect food systems through fertilizer harmonisation, crop development, and control of ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJune 1, 20260

Power and Politics

Zambian government calls for ICT integration in SADC Electoral Observer Missions

Zambia has called for the integration of Information, Communications and Technology (ICT)-based methodologies into the Southern African Development Community Electoral Observer Missions (SEOM) ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJune 1, 20260

Tech

Techbytes: Digital Africa launches $58m seed fund targeting overlooked African markets

France-backed pan-African programme Digital Africa has officially launched the Digital Africa Seed Fund (DASF), a dedicated seed-stage vehicle targeting between €30 million and ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJune 1, 20260

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Trafigura wins $92 million arbitration award against Zambia’s ZCCM-IH

A London arbitration tribunal has ordered ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc, Zambia’s majority state-owned investment company, to pay Trafigura about $92 million in a ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 31, 20260

Power and Politics

EFF knocks Hichilema over law granting ministers power to privatize state-owned firms

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has condemned President Hakainde Hichilema’s decision to sign into law the State Owned Enterprises Act of 2025, which ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 31, 20260

Power and Politics

Zambia mourns as Paramount Chief Mpezeni dies. Here are 7 things to remember about him

Zambia’s Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni speaking people of Eastern Province has died at the age of 75, reports say. Born David ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 31, 20260

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Zambia launches $600m debt-for-energy swap to buy back 2053 bonds

Zambia has launched the debt-for-energy conversion, initiating a tender offer to repurchase its U.S.$1,364,725,564 Fixed Rate Step-Up Amortizing Notes due 2053, authorities have ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 31, 20260

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