Economy
Zambia projects 4.9 million MT maize harvest, overall staple surplus for 2026/27 season
Total production for the 2025/2026 season is estimated at 4.94 million metric tonnes of maize, 71,938 mt of paddy rice, and 81,822 MT ...
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Defence ministry conducts regional exercise in Lusaka to test response to biological threats
The Ministry of Defence has officially opened a regional field situation exercise in Lusaka designed to test preparedness for biological threats at border ...
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DPP moves to seize $85,000, K395,000 linked to illegal copper trading by Teta Metal Zambia
The Director of Public Prosecutions has applied for the forfeiture of more than US$85,000, over K395,000 in cash, 3,665 suspected copper ingots and ...
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Former Chavuma lawmaker, Lumayi, others arrested for carrying firearms at nomination centres
Police in North Western Province have arrested former Chavuma Constituency lawmaker, Victor Lumayi, and other suspects for going armed in public at nomination ...
Economy
Zambia pushes for investment, economic partnerships at AfDB meetings
Zambia has stepped up efforts to attract investment and strengthen economic partnerships as Secretary to the Treasury, Felix Nkulukusa, leads a high-level delegation ...
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Group calls for proactive action as Ebola outbreak persists in DRC
Medical for Quality Healthcare in Zambia (MQHZ) has expressed concern over the continued Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), warning ...
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UPND hit by wave of withdrawals ahead of polls, five miners rescued after 12 days underground as TikToker ‘Why Me’ convicted. 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 assured the nation that ...
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‘Zambia is rising again,’ President Hichilema says as nomination papers filed ahead of August polls
President Hakainde Hichilema has announced that he and Vice President Mutale Nalumango had successfully filed nomination papers for re-election on August 13. Hichilema ...
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Police arrest five over alleged assault on former MP, Nkombo, in Mazabuka
Police in Mazabuka District have arrested five men in connection with the assault on former Mazabuka Central Member of Parliament, Garry Nkombo, and ...
Economy
Improved Kwacha, rise in copper prices boost investor confidence as US-Iran peace talks progress
Global copper prices and other industrial metals continued to rally amid improving investor sentiment over possible progress in talks between the United States ...
