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Business
Boarding house registration isn’t enough intensify monitoring – Expert
After the Lusaka City Council issued a
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Technology
Techbytes: She Code Africa, Apify launch women-focused hackathon (Techcabal)
African women in technology are set to get an opportunity to turn their coding and technical skills into income-generating products under the Apify × SCA BuildHer Hackathon 2026. The hybrid programme, launched by She Code Africa and Apify, will challenge participants to develop technology solutions…
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Business
Real Estate developers bemoan cost of multiple licenses
Real Estate Analyst Reuben Chongo has observed
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Business
Borehole overpricing: DAZ calls for early surveyor engagement
The Drillers Association of Zambia (DAZ) has
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Business
Expedite land act amendment before foreigners acquire majority land ownership in Zambia – ZLA
The Zambia Land Alliance has called for
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Agriculture
Airtel launches nationwide tree-planting initiative
Airtel Zambia has launched a nationwide tree-planting
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Technology
Africa Must Expand Digital Access HAIMBE
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister MULAMBO HAIMBE says Africa must invest...
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Technology
China Offers Technology Support for Zambias Growth
Chinese Ambassador to Zambia HAN JING says technology could accelerate the implementation...
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Business
Haimbe Calls for Collective Action on Pact for the Future at Unga81
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mulambo Haimbe has stressed that the Pact for the Future was built on shared commitments and that its delivery must be a joint responsibility. Speaking at a high-level event titled “Two Years After the Pact for the Future: Progress…
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Business
Kitwe City Council Seizes over 500 Unsafe Items in Routine Inspections
The Kitwe City Council’s Department of Public Health has seized 529 assorted items valued at K49,259 from 11 business premises across the Kitwe Central Business District and Chisokone Market. The routine inspections targeted wholesalers, restaurants, butcheries, and bus stations to ensure adherence to food safety…
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Crime & Courts
Fake C5 Officers Attack Lumezi Residents, Make off with K57,800 in Cash and Goods
Four masked men posing as C5 police officers attacked a home in Lumezi District, robbing a couple of property and cash worth K57,800 before dumping the homeowner ten kilometers away. Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson Mweemba confirmed the incident, which took place on Monday…
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Business
LCC Gives Street Vendors September 29 Deadline
The Lusaka City Council has directed all street vendors to vacate undesignated trading areas and return to their allocated spaces in markets by September 29, 2026. The Council says vendors who fail to comply with the directive risk losing their trading spaces, which will subsequently…
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Africa & World
Zambia Urges Action on UN Future Pact
Zambia has called for urgent action to translate the United Nations Pact for the Future into measurable national outcomes. Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mulambo Haimbe says implementation of the pact must be a collective responsibility, with countries moving beyond global commitments to address…
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Education
UNZA Unions Warn over Salary Delays
Workers blame delayed Government funding and student fee payments for salary delays, demand urgent action...
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Business
Media holds ace in selling Zambia to the world — Access Bank Zambia MD
The media has a critical role to play in positioning Zambia as a preferred investment and business destination by telling the country’s economic story to the world, Access Bank Zambia Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Iheanyi Nwogu has said. Nwogu said Zambia had…
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Business
Drivers cry foul over 25% commission Yango is getting
Yango drivers have cried foul over low
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Agriculture
FRA must disclose price of 540k MT maize export to Kenya to avoid suspicions – NASFA
National Association of Smallholder Farmers-NASFA has urged
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Crime & Courts
Immigration Removes 143 Illegal Immigrants and Deports Tanzanian Convict
The Department of Immigration removed 143 illegal immigrants from Zambia and deported a Tanzanian national during a mass operation on Tuesday, September 22, 2026. The group of 143 individuals consisted of 133 Burundians, 7 Rwandans, and 3 Tanzanians. While some had been convicted of immigration-related…
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Technology
Airtel Zambia Plants 500 Trees Across Provinces in Climate Action Drive
Airtel Zambia Managing Director Hussam Baday has called for collective action in protecting the environment, noting that safeguarding nature is a shared duty that requires participation from both the private sector and local communities. Speaking during the Airtel National Tree Planting initiative at Kaunda Square…
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Lifestyle
Why the rising number of blood pressure issues among young people?
More young people are being diagnosed with
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Business
Lusaka City Council Directs Street Vendors to Vacate Streets by September 29
The Lusaka City Council has issued a public notice directing all street vendors in Lusaka to stop trading in undesignated areas and return to their respective trading spaces in markets. Town Clerk Oliver Muuka stated that the directive is in accordance with the Markets and…
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Lifestyle
How processed foods feed chronic health conditions
For many Zambians, grabbing a soft drink,
