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Economy

Zambia earmarks its first ever rice processing plant for Muchinga Province

The Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise Development is set to fund the first ever rice processing plant in Muchinga Province. It says ...

By Bumba MulengaApril 19, 20250

Tech

Zambia’s envoy to China, Zyuulu, says digital technologies reshaping finance, promoting inclusion

Zambia’s Ambassador to China, Ivan Zyuulu, says digital technologies are transforming the financial landscape by creating new opportunities to reach the unbanked, under-banked, ...

By Bumba MulengaApril 18, 20250

Power and Politics

Main opposition party, PF, alleges growing discontent against ruling UPND administration

The Patriotic Front (PF) has claimed that the political climate was becoming increasingly hostile for the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) ...

By Bumba MulengaApril 17, 20250

Economy

Economist, Haabazoka, highlights Zambia’s gains from Moody’s positive credit outlook

Economist, Lubinda Haabazoka, has outlined the benefits of Zambia’s recent upgrade by Moody’s, which raised the country’s credit rating outlook from stable to ...

By Bumba MulengaApril 17, 20250

Economy

Zambia at serious risk, policy centre warns, as US-China trade war deepens

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has raised the alarm over potential economic fallout for Zambia stemming from the intensifying trade ...

By Bumba MulengaApril 17, 20250

Economy

Govt to sign 30 years $1.4 billion TAZARA concession deal with Chinese firm

Government is expected to sign a US$1.4 billion concessional agreement next month with China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to rehabilitate the Tanzania-Zambia ...

By Bumba MulengaApril 16, 20250

ZM Index

African currencies to remain under pressure as dollar index falls to April 2020 lows amid tariff uncertainty, recession fears

The United States (U.S) dollar has come under significant pressure, with the trade-weighted dollar index falling to levels last seen in April 2022 ...

By Bumba MulengaApril 16, 20250

Metro

Govt commissions K1.2 million projects in Chikankata under South Korea’s Saemaul Undong model

The Zambian government, through the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, has commissioned community infrastructure projects worth K1.2 million in Chikankata District, ...

By Bumba MulengaApril 16, 20250

International

Human Rights Watch urges global condemnation over alleged use of incendiary weapons in South Sudan

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the international community to condemn South Sudan’s reported use of incendiary weapons in civilian areas, as ...

By Bumba MulengaApril 16, 20250

Economy

Musokotwane urges capital markets tribunal to uphold investor confidence

Finance and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane, has called on the Capital Markets Tribunal to uphold investor confidence by protecting investors and promoting ...

By Bumba MulengaApril 16, 20250

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