Economy
Industries, homes return to electricity woes, as ZESCO announces cuts in power supply to three hours daily
ZESCO Limited has announced that it is facing severe power generation constraints, leaving the utility able to supply electricity for only three hours ...
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Hichilema faces backlash for attending Tanzanian president, Suluhu’s inauguration after disputed election
Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, has been sworn in for a second term amid tight security, following an election marred by violent protests ...
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Hichilema invited to attend Tanzania presidential inauguration, as tension mounts over credibility of polls
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced that President Hakainde Hichilema has been invited to attend the inauguration of Tanzania’s ...
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Energy Regulation Board approves new electricity tariffs, with 46% reduction for households
The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has approved a new electricity tariff schedule for ZESCO Limited, marking the end of the emergency tariff structure ...
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District Commissioner recants story of 7 lives lost at Nakonde, apologises, confirms ‘two dead’
Nakonde District Commissioner (DC), Marvelous Sikapizye, has apologised to the nation after earlier announcing that seven or nine people had died from gunshot ...
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Border violence claims 7 lives in Nakonde amid Tanzanian unrest (Video)
Seven people have died at Nakonde District Hospital between Wednesday and Friday after sustaining gunshot wounds amid escalating tensions along the Zambia–Tanzania border. ...
Economy
Inflation dips to 11.9% in October as trade surplus declines to K0.4 billion
Zambia’s annual inflation rate for October 2025 has eased to 11.9 percent from 12.3 percent recorded in September, according to the latest monthly ...
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AfDB bars Chinese firm for 36 months over reported fraud in Zambia power project
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has debarred Hangzhou Fuchuan Electric Equipment Co., Ltd., a Chinese construction company, for 36 months after finding ...
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Only 8% of Zambian children achieve minimum learning standards, report finds
Only 1 in 10 children in Africa and 8 percent in Zambia complete primary education and achieve minimum learning proficiency, according to the ...
Economy
Breaking! Standard Chartered sells Zambia retail banking business to FNB Zambia
Standard Chartered Bank Zambia has signed an agreement to sell its Wealth and Retail Banking (WRB) business portfolio to First National Bank (FNB) ...
