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139 stories
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Crime & Courts
Zimbabwean traditional healer fined K100,000 for immigration offences in Zambia
A 47-year-old Zimbabwean national has been fined K100,000 after being convicted of illegally entering and staying in Zambia and conducting business without a valid immigration permit. The Department of Immigration said Alois Moyo was convicted by the Mkushi Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday following his arrest…
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Politics
Social Media Trends: Netizens react to President Hichilema carrying First Lady’s heels
A photograph of President Hakainde Hichilema carrying a pair of high-heeled shoes belonging to First Lady Mutinta Hichilema while the couple posed for a photograph has generated widespread discussion on social media, with thousands of Zambians praising the gesture as a symbol of love, humility…
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Lifestyle
Susan Dell’s White House appearance, mannerisms spark online comments
Susan Dell, the American philanthropist and wife of billionaire businessman, Michael Dell, has become the subject of widespread discussion on social media following her appearance at the White House alongside United States (US) President, Donald Trump. The couple visited the Oval Office on Wednesday to…
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Business
Zambia’s copper ambitions hinge on reliable power —Chilengi
Zambia’s target of producing three million tonnes of copper annually by 2031 will require significant investment in the energy sector, acting Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development Permanent Secretary, Anthony Chilengi, has said. Chilengi said the mining and energy sectors must develop hand-in-hand, as increased…
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Sport
Football star, Kundananji seals $700,000 move to Chicago Stars
Zambian football star, Rachael Kundananji, has left Bay FC to join fellow National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) side Chicago Stars in a deal reportedly worth US$700,000 (over K13.9 million). Kundananji joined Bay FC in February 2024 from Spanish club Madrid CFF in a record-breaking transfer…
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Africa & World
Moove exits Nigeria, gives customers N35 billion worth of vehicles
Moove, the mobility company founded in Lagos, is set to end its operations in Nigeria after six years, with plans to transfer vehicles valued at approximately N35 billion to eligible customers at no cost. The company said customers currently using the vehicles under its Drive…
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Business
Kwacha extends losing streak to seven consecutive trading sessions
The Zambian kwacha extended its losing streak to seven consecutive trading sessions on Wednesday as continued demand for United States dollars outweighed available foreign currency supply. According to Bloomberg data, the Kwacha weakened by 0.41% to close just below K20 per dollar, reflecting persistent hard…
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Business
ZRA migrates historical tax records, calls for review
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has urged taxpayers to review their TaxOnline account statements following the migration of historical tax records, warning that some account balances and transaction references may appear different. In a statement issued on Thursday, ZRA Corporate Communications Manager, Oliver Nzala, said…
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Business
Government tightens internal audit standards to boost accountability
Government has intensified efforts to strengthen internal audit systems across the Public Service, with about 350 internal auditors set to undergo standardised training and certification aimed at improving accountability and ensuring value for money in the use of public resources. Speaking during the opening of…
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Business
ZCCM-IH approves $498 million KCM tailings plant
ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH) has approved a US$498 million tailings leach plant at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM)’s Nchanga operations, a project expected to become Africa’s largest facility of its kind and produce about 70,000 tonnes of copper cathode annually at full capacity. The plant…
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Africa & World
Nigeria Air Force plane crash kills 25
The Nigerian Air Force has revised the death toll from Monday’s plane crash in Ondo State to 25, after initially reporting that 32 people had been aboard the aircraft. Air Force spokesman Air Commodore, Ehimen Ejodame, said Tuesday as reported by Africanews, that Flight NAF…
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Business
ZANACO targets K100 billion in Xpress agency transactions by year-end
ZANACO says it expects transactions through its Xpress agency banking network to exceed K100 billion by the end of 2026. The bank also expects the number of transactions processed through the network to exceed 26 million by year-end. Acting Chief Executive Officer, Kalengo Simukoko, said…
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Business
Copper extends gains on AI infrastructure demand
Copper prices rose for a third consecutive session, supported by expectations of strong demand from artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure despite broader concerns over the global economic outlook. Access Bank Group said copper rose as much as 0.4% on the London Metal Exchange, supported by gains…
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Africa & World
Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan seek peaceful solutions as Ethiopia blames quartet for country’s internal crisis
Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan have called for political and peaceful solutions to conflicts in the region amid renewed fighting in Ethiopia and the continuing war in Sudan. The four countries made the call in a joint declaration issued after a consultative summit in New…
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Business
Lobito corridor offers $28 billion Investment opportunities —World Bank
The Lobito Corridor has the potential to unlock over US$28 billion in private-sector investment opportunities, with mining, energy, agribusiness and logistics identified among the sectors offering the biggest opportunities, the World Bank has said. Speaking at the Lobito Corridor Coordination meeting in Lusaka on Monday…
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Business
Kwacha gains as copper prices recover
The Kwacha strengthened slightly against the United States dollar on Friday as increased foreign currency inflows from corporate conversions and central bank support improved supply on the market. Absa Bank Zambia said the dollar opened interbank trading at K19.625/K19.675 before the Kwacha gained 2.5 ngwee…
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Business
‘We have to do more with less,’ Zambian govt sounds the alarm on 2027 budget
Government will have to “do more with less” in the 2027 National Budget as rising personnel costs, increased Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations, maize marketing arrears and potential El Niño effects put pressure on public finances, Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa has said. Nkulukusa…
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Africa & World
17 Catholic pilgrims die in Kenya road crash
At least 17 people, most of them Catholic pilgrims, have died in a road accident on a highway leading to the Kenyan port city of Mombasa after a truck attempting to overtake another vehicle collided with a minivan. The crash occurred in Salama in the…
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Business
Small scale miners want ZEMA fees reviewed
The Federation of Small Scale Mining Associations of Zambia (FSSMAZ) has called for a review of environmental fees affecting small-scale gemstone miners following the dissolution of the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) Board. In a statement issued on Saturday, FSSMAZ president, Joseph Mwansa, said the…
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Africa & World
DRC ebola death toll tops 4,000
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, making it the deadliest epidemic recorded in the country, according to government figures. The Health Ministry said on Friday as reported by Aljazeera that the death toll had reached 4,018, while confirmed…
