Economy
SME minister, Mubanga, calls on illegal miners to formalize operations, decries mining accidents
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Minister, Elias Mubanga, has urged illegal miners to formalise their operations to curb rising mining accidents. Speaking in ...
Economy
Bank of Zambia proves analysts wrong, raises lending rate to 14.5% to tackle inflation
The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has raised the benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 14.5 percent in a bid to curb ...
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‘In politics, we don’t produce receipts for political funding,’ Ex-minister, Lusambo, defends Chamba valley house, others
Former Lusaka Province Minister, Bowman Lusambo, has told the court that his house in Chamba Valley was not extravagant and that any Zambian ...
Economy
Bank of Zambia unveils new banknotes, K5 to transition to coin form in 2025
The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has unveiled a new series of banknotes, ranging from K500 down to K10, with the K5 denomination set ...
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Ex-president Lungu’s daughter, Tasila, arrested, released on bond over K8.8 million ranch; faces money laundering charges
Zambia’s former president, Edgar Lungu’s daughter, Tasila has been formally charged and arrested by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC). The arrest of Tasila ...
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Again, concerns mount over integrity of elections as church group frowns at voter inducement in Petauke by-election
The Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) has expressed concern over voter inducement incidents recorded during the pre-election period of the recent Petauke Central ...
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PF official, Mwamba, calls for ACC probe into alleged irregular appointment of Zambia Railways managing director
Patriotic Front (PF) Chairperson for Information and Publicity, Emmanuel Mwamba, has called on the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate the appointment of Cuthbert ...
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Justice O’ Metre: Recap of cases involving politically-exposed persons, others; January, 2025
Welcome to Justice O’ Metre, an independent tracker on high profile cases affecting mostly politically-exposed persons within the Zambian judicial system, the rule ...
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Ex-president Lungu explains ruling UPND’s loss in Petauke, says win by NCP shows power of ‘Plan B’
Former President, Edgar Lungu, has described the ruling UPND’s loss in the Petauke Central Constituency by-election as a clear signal from Zambians that ...
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Attorney-General, Speaker of Parliament oppose legal challenge to unseat Matero lawmaker, Sampa
Attorney General, Mulilo Kabesha, and Speaker of the National Assembly, Nelly Mutti, have opposed a legal challenge that seeks to unseat Matero Member ...
