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Zambia secures $100 million solar power deal, lawmaker withdraws petition to nullify constitutional court appointments. See our top 10 stories of the week
In case you missed them, here are our top 10 stories of the week 1. Zambia has officially signed a US$100 million agreement ...
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Mfuwe MP, Mabonga, jailed eight months for sedition, as police seize free speech placards
Patriotic Front (PF) Member of Parliament for Mfuwe, Maureen Mabonga, has been sentenced to eight months’ simple imprisonment and fined K1,600 after being ...
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DPP seeks appeal against 2021 acquittal of former Health Minister, Chilufya, in Honeybee drug scandal
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Gilbert Phiri, has applied to the Economic and Financial Crimes Division of the High Court for leave ...
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Presidency blames bureaucracy for delays in Hichilema’s reforms agenda, takes swipe at perceived enemies of political advisors
State House has criticised entrenched bureaucracy, administrative lethargy, and resistance among some public officials, warning that such attitudes are threatening President Hakainde Hichilema’s ...
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Zambia secures $100 million solar power deal for construction of one of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest standalone energy projects
Zambia has officially signed a US$100 million agreement for one of the largest standalone solar energy projects in Sub-Saharan Africa, outside South Africa—marking ...
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Airports authority defends dismissal of staff over alleged security breach by ex-president Lungu, wife
Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) says it considered it a serious security breach when former President Edgar Lungu and former First Lady Esther ...
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UPND govt turning CDF, Cash-for-Work programmes into bazaar for party members, FDD alleges
The Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has accused the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) of turning the Constituency Development Fund ...
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Ex-minister, Malanji, linked to millions in cash deposits after Chancery deal, court hears
The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has heard that former Foreign Affairs Minister, Joseph Malanji, made a series of high-value cash deposits shortly after the ...
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Zambian Kwacha strengthens for seventh consecutive session on strong foreign exchange inflows
The Zambian Kwacha extended its bullish momentum for a seventh consecutive session on Friday, buoyed by sustained foreign currency inflows amid a softening ...
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Policy centre urges speedy conclusion of Zambia’s debt talks, warns delays inimical to economic recovery
The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has raised concern over the slow pace of Zambia’s debt restructuring process, warning that prolonged ...
