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Agriculture
Govt targets $1bn annual beef exports, 11 million cattle
President Hakainde Hichilema says the Government, in partnership with the private sector, will unlock the vast potential of the livestock subsector. He said the target is to earn one billion U.S. dollars annually from beef exports and more than double the national cattle population to…
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Sport
Kandananji Leaves Bay FC
Copper Queens Striker RACHEAL KUNDANANJI has joined National Women’s Soccer League -NWSL-...
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Health
Health Minister Tours UTH with Call for Improved Care and Service
Health Minister, ROMA CHILENGI has directed the University Teaching Hospitals -UTH- Management...
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Business
Zambia urges World Bank to fast-track green investments along Lobito Corridor
Zambia has urged the World Bank Group to accelerate green investments along the Lobito Corridor and strengthen climate preparedness as the country braces for an anticipated El Niño event. Minister of Green Economy and Environment, Gilbert Siame, said on Friday that the corridor presented a…
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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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Crime & Courts
Lusaka taxi driver in trouble over K5,000 bribe for release of 56 exotic birds
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and charged a 25-year-old Lusaka taxi driver for allegedly offering a K5,000 bribe to wildlife officers to secure the release of 56 exotic birds valued at up to K210,000. The suspect has been identified as Bobby Chinyama of Balastone…
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Crime & Courts
Police arrest 68-year-old man over alleged sexual abuse in Kitwe
Police in Kitwe have arrested a 68-year-old man for allegedly sexually abusing an 18-year-old woman with a mental disability in Chipata Compound. Copperbelt Province Police Commanding Officer, Rae Hamoonga, said the incident reportedly occurred on October 7, 2026, according to an account given by the…
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Zambia
Sulphur Truck Driver Burnt to Death in Nakonde
A transporter of sulphur en route to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been burnt...
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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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Zambia
Gondwe calls for fair access to Zambia’s electricity transmission networks
The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) must ensure fair and equal access to Zambia’s electricity transmission networks as the country implements its open access framework, Africa GreenCo Managing Director, Wezi Gondwe has said. Gondwe said the success of the framework would depend on effective market regulation…
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Business
New African credit agency seeks to deepen continent’s capital markets
The launch of the Africa Credit Rating Agency (AfCRA) could help deepen African capital markets and improve access to financing by providing investors with independent assessments of the creditworthiness of governments, companies and institutions, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) said on Thursday. Credit ratings play…
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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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Business
Zambia probes country’s possible link to seizure of 446 elephant tusks in Thailand
The government says the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW) is working with Thai authorities to establish the origin and circumstances surrounding the reported seizure of 446 elephant tusks concealed in timber logs. Ministry of Tourism Permanent Secretary, Evans Muhanga, said the tusks were…
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Opinion
HH opens Parley today
President Hakainde Hichilema is expected to outline how the Grow Zambia Agenda will translate into jobs, investment and improved household incomes as he opens the First Session of the Fourteenth National Assembly.
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Zambia
Zambia calls for regional oil pipeline integration to boost energy security
Zambia has called for stronger regional oil pipeline integration and harmonised open-access frameworks to reduce fuel transportation costs, strengthen energy security and promote cross-border trade across Africa. Ministry of Energy Acting Permanent Secretary for Energy, Professor Ephraim Munshifwa, said reliance on road transportation, congested ports…
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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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Politics
UPND official threatens legal action against Kitwe priest over alleged online attacks
United Party for National Development (UPND) official, Frank Bwalya, says he plans to sue and report Kitwe-based priest, Father Henry Tyola, to the police for alleged defamation and cyberbullying. Tyola, an assistant priest at St Joseph Catholic Church in Bulangililo, is alleged to have made…
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Zambia
Sulphur Truck Driver Burnt to Death in Nakonde
A transporter of sulphur en route to the Democratic Republic of Congo has been burnt to death after being trapped in the cabin of his truck following a road traffic accident in Nakonde. Gilbert Chikonkolo Bwalya, 44, of Garden Compound in Lusaka, died after the…
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Zambia
US, Zambia Sign $2.49 Billion Health Mou, Data Sharing Agreement
The United States Of America and Zambia have signed a five-year, 2.49 billion United States...
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Zambia
Zambia, US sign $1.5bn health deal
Zambia and the United States have signed a $1.5 billion health deal that will support the recruitment of 40,000 health workers over five years, including 15,000 frontline staff and 25,000 community health workers.
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Health
US, Zambia Sign $2.49 Billion Health Mou, Data Sharing Agreement
The United States Of America and Zambia have signed a five-year, 2.49 billion United States dollar Health Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding and a Data Sharing Agreement aimed at strengthening Zambia’s health system and improving health data management. The 2026-2030 Health MOU will see the United…
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Politics
Shocking Questions as Vice President Constantino Chiwenga was Not Seen at Wicknell Chivayo’s Funeral While President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Vice President Kembo Mohadi, Senior Government Officials, Business Leaders and Thousands of Mourners Paid Their Last Respects
Absence of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has sparked intense debate on social media, with many Zimbabweans linking it to
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Zambia
Africa GreenCo to drive renewable energy growth through ZamWatt platform
Africa GreenCo says it is positioning itself as a key player in accelerating renewable energy deployment in Zambia and the wider region through its dual role as an off-taker and operational agent under the ZamWatt platform. Discussing Africa GreenCo’s role in the ZamWatt initiative during…
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Crime & Courts
Kitwe Police Probe Unnatural Death
Police in Kitwe are investigating the sudden and unnatural death of a 24-year-old woman whose...
