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Economy

Vedanta claims $124 million injected into Konkola Copper mines to support revamp of operations

Vedanta Resources has reportedly injected US$124 million into Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) to support the ongoing revamp of operations, bringing total investments since ...

By Kenneth LutenaJuly 16, 20250

Metro

Only two of 193 beneficiaries repaying CDF loans in Mambwe, as Council threatens legal action

Mambwe Town Council has launched a rigorous loan recovery process targeting beneficiaries of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) loans who have defaulted on ...

By Kenneth LutenaJuly 16, 20250

Hichilema pledges sweeping reforms to tackle corruption in medical supply chain

President Hakainde Hichilema has pledged to implement sweeping reforms aimed at curbing corruption in Zambia’s healthcare system, particularly within the medical supply chain. ...

By Kenneth LutenaJuly 15, 20250

Metro

Police in Kasama recover suspected ZESCO cables set for sale as scraps; 2 Chinese, 5 nationals

Police in Kasama have reportedly apprehended seven people, among them two Chinese national in an operation that has seen copper cables recovered. The ...

By Kenneth LutenaJuly 10, 20250

Metro

Police hunt for four men who allegedly gang-raped Mansa woman

Police in Mansa are currently pursuing four men who allegedly gang-raped a woman as she left a drinking place on her way home. ...

By Kenneth LutenaJuly 10, 20250

Economy

Vedanta Resources reportedly engages Worley to raise $1 billion capital injection into KCM

Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Resources has reportedly contracted in the global EPCM major Worley for project management to raise US$1 billion for the revamping ...

By Kenneth LutenaJuly 8, 20250

Defence minister, Lufuma, leads security chiefs to Mufumbwe amid clashes between artisanal miners, security forces

Defence Minister, Ambrose Lufuma, has led a high-level defence and security delegation to Mufumbwe District in North-Western Province to assess the escalating security ...

By Kenneth LutenaJuly 6, 20250

Power and Politics

Tonse senior official, Mundubile, demands answers over alleged killing of miners in Mufumbwe gold rush

Tonse Alliance Parliamentary Affairs Chairman, Brian Mundubile, has joined growing calls for government to speak up on an unaccounted number of deaths in ...

By Kenneth LutenaJuly 6, 20250

Metro

Govt claims 1.3 million vulnerable households to receive K1.2 billion in social cash transfers for May, June

The Ministry of Community Development and Social Services (MCDSS) says it has has commenced the disbursement of K1.2 billion in Social Cash Transfers ...

By Kenneth LutenaJuly 6, 20250

Power and Politics

Mwelwa questions economic gains, says Kwacha stability not reflecting in cost of living

Political analyst, Dr. Lawrence Mwelwa, has questioned government’s narrative of economic recovery, arguing that the reported improvements in key economic indicators were not ...

By Kenneth LutenaJuly 6, 20250

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