Economy
Bank of Zambia cuts policy rate to 14.25%, says forex reserves of $5.2 billion able to cover 5 months of imports
The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 0.25 percentage points, bringing it down from 14.5 percent to ...
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Electoral Commission of Zambia extends voter registration by 15 days ahead of 2026 elections
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has extended the mass voter registration exercise by 15 days, running from November 12 to November 26, ...
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Vedanta plans $1.5 billion U.S. fund for CopperTech to boost KCM output, reinforce Zambia’s copper hub
Vedanta Resources Limited has launched CopperTech Metals Inc., a new U.S.-based company that will own and operate Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) in Zambia. ...
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Battle line drawn! Mwaliteta blames opposition for uprising, says UPND ready to deploy over 15,000 Lusaka youths on Chingola but…(video)
United Party for National Development (UPND) Lusaka Province Chairperson, Obvious Mwaliteta, has revealed that about 15,000 party youths in Lusaka were ready to ...
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‘Don’t try it again,’ Hichilema warns Chingola youths in the aftermath of riots
President Hakainde Hichilema has warned the youths involved in disrupting his address in Chingola District to never repeat such behaviour, cautioning that any ...
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Government spends K4.5 billion on debt servicing in October, capital expenditure gulps K1.1 billion
Finance and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane, has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to maintaining fiscal discipline and honouring debt obligations, as the Treasury ...
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Police describe how operatives failed to abort attack on President Hichilema in Chingola, say two arrested
Police authorities say they have apprehended two people involved in the burning of police patrol vans during a riot that left a trail ...
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Breaking! Hichilema reportedly abandons scheduled address in Chingola after ‘jerabos’ pelt stones at podium (video)
President Hakainde Hichilema has abandoned a scheduled presidential address at the recently gutted Chiwempala Market in Chingola after unruly illegal miners started throwing ...
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HHichilema’s Tanzania visit defended, Pule fights sedition case as UK pledges £38.5 million support. See our top 10 stories of the week.
In case you missed some of the stories, here are the top 10 stories of the week. 1. Former President Edgar Lungu’s Political ...
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Move to handover MMD to UPND tears party apart, as Sichilima resists Mumba’s renaming to New Nation Party
In what analysts consider to be a plot to build an alliance with Zambia’s ruling party (UPND), former Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) ...
