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 ...
Economy
Govt losing K18 million annually, as 129,000 cooperatives fail to make annual returns, says Mubanga
The government is losing about K18 million every year as a result of cooperatives failing to submit annual returns, Minister of Small and ...
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Lungu’s funeral suspense lingers, Lusaka stock index tops global charts, inflation eases to 12.6%. See our top 10 stories of the week
In case you missed them, here are the top 10 stories of the week. 1. The family of late former President, Edgar Lungu, ...
Economy
Zambia’s stock index emerges as world’s top gainer in August
Zambia’s main stock index has emerged as the world’s best performer in August, climbing 14.3 percent as the country benefits from a booming ...
Economy
Copper climbs on US, China growth optimism, set for fourth weekly gain
Copper was poised for a fourth straight weekly gain on the London Metal Exchange (LME), edging up 0.3 percent to US$9,849 a tonne, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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‘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 ...
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Health sector scandal deepens as DEC arrests former Permanent Secretary, ZAMMSA officials
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested former Acting Permanent Secretary for Administration at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Sivah Kachimba, together with ...
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Lungu family decries alleged insulting remarks made by President Hichilema over handover of power in 2021
The family of the late President Edgar Lungu has rejected as an “insult” alleged remarks by President Hakainde Hichilema suggesting that his predecessor ...
