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Sudan military plane crashes in residential area, kills 46

Sudan – At least 46 people have reportedly been killed and 10 others injured after a Sudanese military plane crashed in a residential ...

By Bumba MulengaFebruary 26, 20250

Economy

Use data for decision-making, not shelf storage – UNFPA tells Zambian government

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged the Zambian government to actively use critical data reports rather than letting them gather dust ...

By Bumba MulengaFebruary 26, 20250

Economy

Debt restructuring a failure, excuse to borrow more, opposition Patroitic Front alleges

The Patriotic Front (PF) has alleged that government’s debt restructuring efforts had failed, accusing the United Party for National Development (UPND) of only ...

By Bumba MulengaFebruary 26, 20250

Economy

Zambia’s Maimbo to contend with South Africa’s Swazi, Senegal’s Amadou, two others as AfDB presidency race nears

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has reportedly cleared five candidates to contest its upcoming presidential election, including Zambia’s Samuel Munzele Maimbo The other ...

By Bumba MulengaFebruary 25, 20250

International

UK to pause bilateral aid to Rwanda over Congo conflict

Britain on Tuesday said it would pause some bilateral aid to Rwanda and impose other diplomatic sanctions on Kigali over its role in ...

By Bumba MulengaFebruary 25, 20250

International

Medical charity suspends operations in famine-hit Sudanese camp amid heavy fighting

Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has reportedly suspended operations in Sudan’s North Darfur due to intense fighting, it announced on Monday. MSF ...

By Bumba MulengaFebruary 24, 20250

ZM Index

Kwacha weakens as dollar demand rises

The Zambian Kwacha weakened on Friday as corporate demand for the United States (US) dollar outpaced supply, according to market reports. Commercial banks ...

By Bumba MulengaFebruary 24, 20250

Economy

ERB estimates average daily consumption of petrol in Zambia at 1.6 million litres, dismisses fear of fuel crisis

The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has assured consumers that Zambia had sufficient fuel stocks and urged the public not to engage in panic ...

By Bumba MulengaFebruary 24, 20250

Economy

Small-cale miners urge govt to abolish, not suspend, 15% export duty on stones

The Federation of Small-Scale Mining Associations of Zambia (FSSMAZ) has called on the government to abolish the 15 percent export duty on precious ...

By Bumba MulengaFebruary 24, 20250

Sports

Copper Queens defeat Malawi’s Scorchers 2-0 in friendly clash

Zambia’s Copper Queens asserted their dominance with a 2-0 victory over Malawi’s Scorchers in the first of two FIFA international friendlies at REIZ ...

By Bumba MulengaFebruary 24, 20250

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