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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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Zambia
Zambia, US finalise $3.6 billion health deal after public outcry over contentious clauses
Zambia has finalised negotiations with the United States government on a new five-year health agreement, paving the way for the mobilisation of US$3.6 billion for the health sector, Health Minister Professor Roma Chilengi announced in Lusaka on Tuesday. Chilengi said the agreement, which had undergone…
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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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Business
Katondo Street in focus as LCC insists on order in Lusaka’s Central Business District
The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has launched Phase Two of Operation Clear Path, targeting illegal street vending, unauthorised bus operations and other unlawful activities in the Central Business District (CBD). The operation is aimed at restoring order, cleanliness and public safety in the city following…
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Politics
Court of Appeal Judge, Makungu, resigns
President Hakainde Hichilema has accepted the resignation of Justice Catherine Kunda Makungu as a Judge of the Court of Appeal, State House has announced. State House Chief Communications Specialist, Clayson Hamasaka, said Justice Makungu tendered her resignation on October 1, 2026. Read More: DPP demands…
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Zambia
DPP demands full disclosure of $1.5 billion health agreement with U.S.
Antonio Mwanza of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has called on Government to publish the full US$1.5 billion five-year health agreement with the United States before signing it. Mwanza said Government had indicated that it had resolved contentious provisions in the proposed agreement, including a requirement…
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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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Business
KCM copper production rises 21% as Zambia’s national output holds steady
Konkola Copper Mines recorded a 21% increase in copper production in the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year, according to Zambia’s Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development, one of the strongest gains among the country’s major producers. The figure was…
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Politics
Hichilema fires Deputy Inspector General of Police, Munganga, with immediate effect
President Hakainde Hichilema has terminated, with immediate effect, the appointment of Charity Munganga as Deputy Inspector General of Police in Charge of Administration at the Zambia Police Service, the presidency has announced. The decision has been made pursuant to Article 270 of the Constitution of…
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Agriculture
Bauleni Legacy Academy receives over 2,400 exercise books from Harvest Foundation
The Harvest Group Foundation, led by The Very Reverend Adaoha Ugo-Ngadi, who is also Group Managing Director of Harvest Group of Companies Limited, has donated over 2,400 exercise books to Bauleni Legacy Academy to empower its students. The donation was made during the commemoration of…
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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
DEC arrests 10 with 10.8 kg of cannabis at reggae music festival in Lusaka
Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested 12 people in separate intelligence-led operations in Lusaka Province and seized cannabis and cannabis-laced cakes, the agency said. Ten people were arrested during an operation at the Summer Reggae and Afro Music Festival in Chongwe District, where officers…
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Politics
‘Wait for your time,’ UPND warns party members positioning themselves ahead of 2031 polls
United Party for National Development (UPND) Media Director, Mark Simuuwe, has warned party members against forming what he described as “2031 cartels” and issuing statements on social media that undermined the party and government. Simuuwe said it had come to the attention of the party’s…
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Zambia
Lusaka council’s ‘operation clear path’ only forcing poverty out of sight, not solving it —M’membe
Socialist Party (SP) leader, Fred M’membe, has described Lusaka City Council (LCC)’s “Operation Clear Path,” without providing economic alternative, as a human cost of government’s repeated institutional failure. Lusaka Mayor elect, Chitambala Mwewa, is currently leading a crackdown on street vending in the city after…
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Crime & Courts
ACC arrests senior journalist, welfare officer over alleged K5.6m corrupt practices
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and jointly charged an Executive Officer in the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services and a Senior News Editor at the Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) for possession and concealment of properties worth over K5.6 million reasonably…
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Sport
Nicolas Pépé withdraws from Ivory Coast AFCON Squad
Villarreal CF winger Nicolas Pépé has withdrawn from the Ivory Coast national team squad due to personal reasons. The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) confirmed on Saturday that the 31-year-old left camp midway through preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers, Super Sport…
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Business
Digital learning gets boost as Ecobank Zambia hands over fully-equipped ICT lab to Bauleni Legacy Academy
Ecobank Zambia has handed over a renovated and equipped Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) laboratory to Family Legacy Mission Zambia as part of a K1.5 million three-year partnership aimed at strengthening digital learning opportunities for young people. The facility at Bauleni Legacy Academy has been…
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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…
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Health
Zambia healthcare group demands full disclosure of ZAMMSA audit findings
A Zambian healthcare advocacy group has called on the government to publicly disclose the findings of a forensic audit into the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA), saying greater transparency was needed as authorities undertake a major restructuring of the agency. Medical for Quality…
