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Business
Mapping of mineral resources advances
Country geophysical survey now at 93.6 % NKOMBO KACHEMBA Lusaka ZAMBIA is making significant progress in mapping its mineral resources, with the countrywide high resolution geophysical survey now 93.6 percent complete. Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development Acting Permanent Secretary Anthony Chilengi said the survey…
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Zambia
LCC preps for floods mitigation
FANNY KALONDA Lusaka LUSAKA City Council (LCC) has secured K40 million through the National Disaster Risk Management Division (NDRMD) to strengthen the city’s resilience to flooding and expand drainage infrastructure in vulnerable areas. Lusaka Mayor Chitambala Mwewa said the funds, received by the Ministry of…
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Zambia
Stakeholders elated by Situmbeko retain
PHILIP CHISALU, MARY LEMBA, MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka STAKEHOLDERS have welcomed the reappointment of Situmbeko Musokotwane as Minister of Finance and National Planning, saying his return will provide policy continuity, fiscal stability and sustained commitment to structural economic reforms. Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) executive…
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Politics
Work smart – HH
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has called for unity, discipline and “smart” hard work among Zambians, saying these values will be essential to building a better future and ensuring that the benefits of economic growth reach citizens across the country. And Finance and National…
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Politics
Let’s unite and grow Zambia
WHEN President Hakainde Hichilema says, “together, with unity, discipline and hard smart work, let us Grow Zambia and build a better future for every citizen,” he is setting out a clear direction for the country. It is a call for Zambians to unite, remain disciplined…
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Business
Zesco $519m solar deal
500MW Copperbelt project to boost power supply MAZOMBWE BANDA, PHILIP CHISALU Lusaka ZESCO Limited and Hungary based climate infrastructure platform Enersynk Group have signed a US$519 million power purchase agreement (PPA) for a 500-megawatt solar photovoltaic project in Copperbelt Province, in a major investment expected…
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Crime & Courts
Blogger Chishimba gets 9 months
GRACE CHAILE Lusaka LUSAKA Principal Resident Magistrate Idah Phiri has cautioned Zambians against making unsubstantiated claims that could bring the office of the President into disrepute or cause embarrassment. Ms Phiri said this when she sentenced blogger Joseph Chishimba to nine months’ imprisonment with hard…
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Politics
Nominated 5 back HH growth vision
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka FIVE nominated members of Parliament (MPs) have pledged to use their legislative authority to complement President Hakainde Hichilema’s Grow Zambia Agenda, a blueprint for the country’s socio-economic development. The law-makers, who include re-appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co operation Mulambo…
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Zambia
Change mind-set as we Grow Zambia
THERE is a difficult conversation Zambia needs to have about public service, and it is one that should not be reduced to the familiar complaint about salaries, staffing levels or conditions of service. At the heart of the problem is something more fundamental: our attitude…
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Politics
HH swears in first 4
Sets ground rules for Cabinet ministers MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday swore in the first four members of his Cabinet, with a caution that he will not entertain non performing public officers who violate the ‘rules of engagement’. The head of State is…
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Crime & Courts
Solwezi Council HR gets K100,000 false accounting charge
AMOS KAWISHA Solwezi SOLWEZI Municipal Council chief human resource officer Golden Matimba has been arrested and charged with alleged false accounting involving over K100,000 meant for the council’s 2023 Labour Day celebrations. In a statement issued by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) head of corporate communications Joseph…
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Business
MoM happy with local content uptake
Says compliance by mining firms at 90% MELODY MUPETA Kitwe THE Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development says the uptake of local content regulations by companies in the mining industry has been encouraging, with about 90 percent compliance recorded so far. In an interview, Ministry…
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Crime & Courts
Chipata businessman acquitted of defilement
MAYENGO NYIRENDA Chipata A 37-YEAR-OLD Chipata businessman from Chipata Motel Township, who was accused of defiling his 13-year-old dependant, has been acquitted of both counts due to defects in the victim’s under-five clinic card. Chomba Chimfwembe allegedly sexually abused his dependant while his wife was…
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Politics
UPND will not entertain any disrespect for HH
Says political differences not licence to demean President MARY LEMBA, FANNY KALONDA Lusaka UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) Lusaka Province chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta says the governing party will no longer entertain people fond of disrespecting President Hakainde Hichilema as political differences should not be…
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Education
CBU to go herbal
GIDEON NYENDWA Ndola THE Copperbelt University (CBU) is in the process of introducing an integrated traditional medicine degree programme to combine conventional medical training with scientifically-validated traditional medicine. CBU School of Medicine dean David Mulenga said the university has requested for support from the National…
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Crime & Courts
Crime has no hiding place
ZAMBIA is a country built on laws, and those laws are meant to protect every citizen. But too often, some people choose to ignore them, believing they can get away with crime. Whether it is corruption, theft, violence, or the misuse of cyberspace, the truth…
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Crime & Courts
Law has no borders
Zambians committing offences abroad will eventually face prosecution, warns DPP CHOMBA MUSIKA, MARY LEMBA Lusaka DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Gilbert Phiri says Zambians who commit offences from abroad are not immune from prosecution, warning that their day of reckoning will come. And some stakeholders…
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Business
Zambia Sugar sweetens growth agenda
CATHERINE BWALYA Choma ZAMBIA Sugar Plc has committed to making a significant contribution towards the national target of producing one million tonnes of sugar under the Grow Zambia Agenda. Company corporate affairs director Eugene Chungu said the sugar target will also enable the company to…
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Politics
More congratulate Hichilema
MARY LEMBA Lusaka MORE world leaders and prominent Zambians have congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema on his reelection, describing the outcome of the August 13 general election as a demonstration of Zambia’s democratic maturity, political stability and commitment to peace. Angolan President João Lourenço has congratulated…
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Politics
No tolerance for anarchy – HH
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has warned that he will not tolerate individuals seeking to promote anarchy, political violence or division through the use of militias. Mr Hichilema said no one will be allowed to divide Zambia and warned that those found promoting anarchy…
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Zambia
Peaceful democratic engagement crucial
ZAMBIA is at an important moment in its democratic journey, and the need for peaceful, responsible and mature political engagement has never been greater. Elections inevitably generate strong emotions. Victories bring celebration while defeats can bring disappointment, anger and uncertainty. But political competition must never…
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Business
ECA Calls on SADC to turn mineral, agricultural wealth into industrial prosperity
MARGARET CHISANGA Lusaka THE United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states to accelerate the transformation of the region’s vast mineral and agricultural wealth into industrial production and regional value chains. Addressing Heads of State…
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Africa & World
Front-line aid workers and health workers honoured on World Humanitarian day
MARGARET CHISANGA Lusaka FRONT-LINE aid workers and health workers, who often risk their lives while trying to safeguard women and their babies in the world’s most dangerous settings, have been honoured for their work. In a statement to mark World Humanitarian day, United Nations Population…
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Health
Southern Africa: Holding a fragile line on gender equality
MARGARET CHISANGA Lusaka WITH five years to go before the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals expire, the expanded Southern Africa Gender and Development Index (SGDI) has given the region an overall score of 58%, ranging from 74 percent in South Africa to 48 percent in Angola…
