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Ethnic attacks, hate speech surging in Sudan, UN rights office says

GENEVA — A United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned on Friday that Sudanese civilians were in greater peril than ...

By Bumba MulengaJanuary 18, 20250

Economy

Energy enthusiast urges strategic action to address Zambia’s power crisis

An energy enthusiast, Bornface Zulu, has called on the Zambian government to implement strategic measures to tackle the country’s ongoing energy crisis in ...

By Bumba MulengaJanuary 18, 20250

Economy

Presidential aide, Kayumba, says govt considering withdrawing 15% export duty on emeralds

The Zambian government is reportedly reviewing its decision to impose a 15 percent export duty on precious gemstones, including emeralds, following backlash from ...

By Bumba MulengaJanuary 18, 20250

Economy

Japanese, Saudi firms listed as favourites to grab minority stake in First Quantum’s Zambia assets

First Quantum Minerals Chief Executive Officer, Tristan Pascall, said the firm would assess “the potential benefits of a minority stake sale in Zambia” ...

By Bumba MulengaJanuary 18, 20250

Economy

ZRA announces scheduled system shutdown at Tunduma border for upgrade

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has announced a scheduled system downtime at the Tunduma Border, effective Thursday to Sunday, due to an upgrade ...

By Bumba MulengaJanuary 18, 20250

International

South Africa’s top banks to face parliament over lending practices

South Africa’s leading banks are set to appear before parliament next month to address allegations of discriminatory lending practices that reportedly disadvantage small ...

By Bumba MulengaJanuary 18, 20250

International

Chapo sworn in following Mozambique’s disputed presidential election

Maputo – Daniel Chapo of Mozambique’s long-ruling Frelimo party has been sworn in as president of the country. Taking the oath in front ...

By Bumba MulengaJanuary 16, 20250

Kwacha ranked among Africa’s best-performing currencies —Bloomberg reports

The Zambian Kwacha has rebounded in recent days and is now up by 0.30 percent year to date to rank among Africa’s best-performing ...

By Bumba MulengaJanuary 16, 20250

Economy

African Union adopts new agricultural development strategy to transform continent’s agric sector

To boost the agriculture sector in Africa, the African Union (AU) has approved a new agricultural development strategy that will see the continent ...

By Bumba MulengaJanuary 16, 20250

Economy

Securities Commission partners South African regulatory firm to curtail fraudulent cross border transactions in capital markets

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has partnered with Prudential Authority (PA) of South Africa to enhance the supervision of cross-border transactions in ...

By Bumba MulengaJanuary 16, 20250

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