Economy
Development of Lobito Corridor dominates as Musokotwane calls for collaboration from Brazilian investors
In a move to catalyze economic growth, Finance and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane, has reached out to Brazilian investors and financial institutions, ...
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Lusaka leads as Zambia records over 9,000 road traffic accidents in Q2 2025; 642 lives lost
Zambia recorded a total of 9,377 road traffic accidents in the second quarter of 2025, with 522 of them classified as fatal, resulting ...
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Hichilema pledges sweeping reforms to tackle corruption in medical supply chain
President Hakainde Hichilema has pledged to implement sweeping reforms aimed at curbing corruption in Zambia’s healthcare system, particularly within the medical supply chain. ...
Economy
Zambia’s banking leaders warn data privacy is key to trust, stability, growth
Zambia’s top government officials, financial regulators, and banking executives have issued strong calls for tighter data protection measures as a cornerstone for public ...
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Zambian lawyers drag parliamentary speaker, Mutti, to court over Bill No 7, cite contempt of court ruling
The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has petitioned the Constitutional Court to declare Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti in breach of ...
Economy
ZESCO signs over 1,000MW in solar deals, but financing remains major hurdle —Energy minister, Chikote
Energy Minister, Makozo Chikote, says ZESCO Limited has signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPA’s) with solar developers exceeding 1, 000 megawatts, adding that most ...
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In court papers, Esther Lungu, says late President died a ‘private citizen’, barred Hichilema from seeing his corpse
Former President Edgar Lungu’s widow, Esther Lungu, has revealed that one of her husband’s final wishes before undergoing surgery in South Africa on ...
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Justice O’ Metre: Recap of cases involving politically-exposed persons, others; June, 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 ...
Economy
Airtel Zambia fined K5.2 million over network outage
Airtel Zambia has been fined K5.2 million by the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) for failing to issue a public apology ...
Economy
Kwacha under pressure as falling copper revenues weaken Zambia’s trade balance
The Zambian kwacha continues to face depreciation pressure in the short term, weighed down by declining copper revenues that have weakened the country’s ...
