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Economy

Zambia eyes Yuan loans, currency swap deal with China

Zambia is exploring borrowing in Chinese yuan and negotiating a possible currency swap agreement with China as it seeks to deepen financial cooperation ...

By Bumba MulengaOctober 15, 20260

Fears over hydropower generation in 2027 as River Authority cuts Kariba water allocation to 23bn cubic meters

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has reduced water allocation for power generation at Kariba Dam from 36 billion cubic metres (BCM) this year ...

By Bumba MulengaOctober 15, 20260

Economy

Zambia warned against unsustainable borrowing under new IMF programme

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has warned Government against accumulating unsustainable debt under the proposed US$1.5 billion International Monetary Fund ...

By Bumba MulengaOctober 14, 20260

Mining & Energy

IRH, ZCCM-IH renew commitment to scaling up performance at Mopani Copper Mines

International Resources Holding (IRH) and ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH) have reaffirmed their commitment to Mopani Copper Mines, with IRH maintaining its US$1.1 ...

By Bumba MulengaOctober 14, 20260

Tech

Techbytes: Google opens AI content detector to public

Google has made its SynthID Detector available globally, giving users a new way to check whether images, videos and audio files contain digital ...

By Bumba MulengaOctober 14, 20260

Economy

ZRA suspends penalties, debt recovery over historical tax data reconciliation

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) will not impose penalties, suspend Tax Clearance Certificates (TCCs) or pursue debt recovery arising from unreconciled historical tax ...

By Bumba MulengaOctober 13, 20260

International

Kabila named leader of new DR Congo rebel coalition

Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) president, Joseph Kabila, has been named leader of a new rebel coalition seeking to remove President ...

By Bumba MulengaOctober 13, 20260

Economy

Copper, aluminum prices fall on AI spending concerns

Copper and aluminium prices edged lower as renewed concerns over the sustainability of artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure spending weighed on the demand outlook. ...

By Bumba MulengaOctober 13, 20260

Economy

Zambia urges African countries to strengthen voice in international debt system

Finance and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane, has called for low-income borrowing countries to play a greater role in shaping the international debt ...

By Bumba MulengaOctober 13, 20260

International

Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions deepen amid fears of renewed conflict

Eritrea has asked the United Nations to take “deterrent measures” against what it describes as Ethiopia’s declaration of war, as tensions between the ...

By Bumba MulengaOctober 12, 20260

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