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Economy

Breaking! ERB raises September fuel prices as Kwacha depreciation offsets global oil decline

The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has announced a slight upward adjustment in fuel pump prices for September 2025, attributing the increase to the ...

By Kenneth LutenaAugust 31, 20250

Power and Politics

Political analyst, Nyirongo, cautions candidates against unrealistic promises ahead of elections

Political analyst, Rodgers Nyirongo, has urged aspiring candidates for political posts to refrain from making unrealistic promises that overexcite electorates and are difficult ...

By Kenneth LutenaAugust 31, 20250

Metro

Kitwe residents to endure water rationing as Nkana plant operates at half capacity

Residents of Kitwe will continue facing water supply challenges as Nkana Water Supply and Sanitation Company has announced that its Bulangililo Water Treatment ...

By Kenneth LutenaAugust 31, 20250

Power and Politics

‘Don’t brush aside the protests’, policy analyst, Musonda, tells Hichilema regarding miners protests

Policy analyst, James Musonda, says the recurrent violent protests in mining towns are acts of criminality but reflect growing discontent, disconnection, and disappointment ...

By Kenneth LutenaAugust 30, 20250

Metro

Minister Kabuswe condemns Chililabombwe violence, calls for dialogue with jerabos

Mines and Minerals Development Minister, Paul Kabuswe, says the government is deeply concerned by violent protests that led to the destruction of private ...

By Kenneth LutenaAugust 29, 20250

Economy

KoBold Metals secures 7 exploration permits in DRC to boost lithium, critical minerals hunt

KoBold Metals, the mineral explorer backed by U.S. billionaires, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates, has secured seven new permits to search for lithium ...

By Kenneth LutenaAugust 29, 20250

Economy

Zambia’s inflation eases to 12.6% as trade surplus falls to K0.4 billion

Zambia’s annual inflation rate eased to 12.6 percent in August 2025 from 13 percent in July, as the country’s trade surplus narrowed to ...

By Kenneth LutenaAugust 28, 20250

Metro

Police in Kasama nab 16-year-old boy for raping 75 years old woman

Police in Kasama, Northern Province, have apprended a 16 year old boy for forcing himself on a 75 year old woman in Ngulula ...

By Kenneth LutenaAugust 28, 20250

‘I have made donations before…,’ Kwacha MP, Mulenga, calls church booing temporary political setback, blames rivals

Kwacha lawmaker, Charles Mulenga, has described the booing he received during a United Church of Zambia (UCZ) service in Kitwe, attended by President ...

By Kenneth LutenaAugust 28, 20250

Sports

Zambia U-20 defender, Hamansenya, signs professional deal with Spain’s Leganes

Zambia Under-20 Men’s National Team defender, David Hamansenya, has reportedly signed his first professional contract with Spanish second-division side CD Leganés. The 18-year-old ...

By Kenneth LutenaAugust 28, 20250

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