Economy
Debt servicing gulps nearly 50% as govt releases K22.9 billion for public service delivery in June
The government, through the treasury, has disbursed K22.9 billion in June 2025 to finance public service delivery, with K11 billion spent on debt ...
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Hichilema explains public absence, calls for reset in US-Zambia relations
President Hakainde Hichilema has explained his recent absence from official functions and international travel, saying it was out of respect for the late ...
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Zambian govt makes u-turn on inclusion of South African minister in late President Lungu’s repatriation case
The Zambian government has made a dramatic U-turn in its legal bid to repatriate the remains of former President Edgar Lungu, applying to ...
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Rights Commission demands probe into Mufumbwe miners killings
The Human Rights Commission is calling for thorough investigations into the killing of two artisanal miners in Mufumbwe District of North Western Province. ...
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‘Two, not 18 were shot dead,’ Home Affairs minister, Mwiimbu, reacts to claims of killings in Kikonge gold rush
Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister, Jack Mwiimbu, has denied social media claims that police reinforcements had shot dead 18 suspected illegal miners ...
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Defence minister, Lufuma, leads security chiefs to Mufumbwe amid clashes between artisanal miners, security forces
Defence Minister, Ambrose Lufuma, has led a high-level defence and security delegation to Mufumbwe District in North-Western Province to assess the escalating security ...
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Group demands update on corruption probes involving cabinet ministers
The Action Institute for Policy Analysis Centre (AIPAC) has raised the alarm over what it describes as the Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) prolonged silence ...
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Hichilema decries corruption, US mulls travel ban for Zambians, Govt in more talks with Lungu family. See our top 10 stories of the week
In case you missed them. Here are the top 10 stories of the week. 1 President Hakainde Hichilema has expressed concern over the ...
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Zambian govt tells South African court Lungu’s will silent on burial, insists State funeral must proceed
Attorney-General, Mulilo Kabesha, has told the South African High Court , Gauteng Division in Pretoria that the wishes allegedly made by the family ...
Economy
Afreximbank downgraded again, as Moody’s joins Fitch to raise flags on non-performing loans
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has been downgraded by Moody’s from Baa1 to Baa2, its second cut in four weeks. The move, analysts ...
