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Business
Landlords Urged to Declare Rental Income to ZRA
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has urged landlords to declare their rental income and comply with tax obligations. ZRA Commissioner General Dingani Banda says rental income remains highly under-declared, with a previous 2018 assessment showing that only five percent of rented properties were registered for…
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Health
Mafinga South MP Fails to Attend Court, Remains Hospitalised
Newly elected Mafinga South Member of Parliament, Faith Munthali, has failed to attend court as she remains admitted to the intensive care unit ICU to Isoka District Hospital. According to her spokesperson, Daliso Tembo, Ms. Munthali is still under observation at the hospital after falling…
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Agriculture
No Anthrax Detected in Livestock This Year
Government has assured consumers that there is no need to stop eating...
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Business
FQM Founder Shareholder KWALELA LAMASWALA Dies
One of the founder shareholders of First Quantum Minerals and Chairperson of...
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Zambia
One Zambia, One Nation Must Live On
Edina Kamanga says the legacy of a united Zambia must live on, calling on citizens...
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Business
Muchinga official warns FRA against favouring foreign maize suppliers
Muchinga Province Permanent Secretary, Tuesday Bwalya, has warned Food Reserve Agency (FRA) depot clerks against prioritising foreign nationals in maize purchases, saying the practice undermines local small-scale farmers. Bwalya expressed concern over reports that some FRA depot clerks in Isoka and Nakonde had been buying…
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Education
Over 18,000 fail to secure a pass in one subject as Zambia confirms 85.63% success in 2026 GCE exams
A total of 112,640 candidates passed Zambia’s 2026 General Certificate of Education (GCE) examinations, representing 85.63% of those who sat the exams, Education Minister Gilbert Siame said on Thursday. Siame said 140,938 candidates had entered for the examinations, comprising 43,488 males and 97,450 females. Speaking…
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Business
Policy centre calls for environmental safeguards in Grow Zambia plan
Zambia’s Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has called for binding environmental safeguards under the government’s Grow Zambia Agenda, saying mining-led growth could create long-term public liabilities if environmental risks were not properly managed. CTPD Lead Researcher for Land, Environment and Climate Change, Solomon…
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Africa & World
Ninth woman’s body found in South Africa as Ekurhuleni killings investigated
South African police have discovered the body of a ninth woman in Ekurhuleni, east of Johannesburg, as investigators probe a series of women’s deaths reported across the area since July. The latest victim was found partially naked and wrapped in a sheet in Dawn Park…
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Business
Zambia’s Kwacha weakens as dollar demand outpaces supply
Zambia’s Kwacha extended its losses against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as increased demand for foreign currency outweighed relatively modest supply on the market. According to Absa Bank Zambia’s daily market commentary, the USD/ZMW pair opened at K19.5500/19.9018 before the Kwacha shed 2.5 ngwee to…
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Technology
Vandalism hampers Wi-Fi expansion at Evelyn Hone College
Students at Evelyn Hone College continue to
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Technology
Airtel Zambia backs youth digital skills with 50 tech scholarships
Airtel Zambia has launched a five-year technology
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Technology
Zed mobile’s fall puts poor telecom services under spotlight
Zed Mobile’s license cancellation has put the
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Business
Barotse Royal Establishment welcomes 10MWac Solar Project
10-megawatt Mwandi joint venture to feed clean
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Sport
Are fans disinterested in buying the ZPL shirts or are there gaps in marketing?
Club shirts are more than just clothes
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Sport
Why does Zambia struggle to export top young footballers ?
According to FIFA transfer records for the
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Politics
This photo captures Kenneth Kaunda, the founding father and first President of Zambia, smiling in his Lusaka home on June 2 1998 just one day after being released from state custody.
Kaunda was held under state custody because the government accused him of being involved in a failed military coup attempt. Following a botched coup
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Business
Zanaco’s after tax profit drops 1% to K868m
TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka ZANACO has posted a profit after tax of K868 million for the period ended June 30, 2026, slightly down by one percent compared to the previous financial year. The marginal dip in profit has been attributed to a 20 percent increase in…
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Crime & Courts
Mazabuka boy loses hand in grenade accident
CATHERINE BWALYA Choma AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy has lost his right hand after a hand grenade he allegedly picked and pulled the pin exploded in his hands in Mazabuka District. The incident happened on Monday in Simwaba village in Chief Mwanachingwala’s area. Southern Province police commanding…
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Business
CEC’s share price continues on a downward trend despite approving dividends
The Copperbelt Energy Cooperation Plc (CEC)’s share
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Business
Demand in DotCom Zambia’s shares drive an increase in share price—broker
DotCom Zambia, the only small and medium
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Business
Govt wants gold deposits traced
PRISCILLA MWILA Lusaka AS PART of efforts to curb illegal gold mining, Government is in the process of engaging an institution to help develop a clear traceability system that will enable it to establish which areas of the country have gold deposits. Ministry of Mines…
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Business
Govt must negotiate higher stakes in upcoming mines – Expert
The prices of critical minerals on the
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Sport
The Ministry of Sports fails to find a local contractor for the K2.6m Heroes stadium roof repair
The rehabilitation of the National Heroes Stadium
