Copper
Copper prices, output and the mines that carry the Zambian economy.
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Business
Three illegal miners die in Chingola KCM dumpsite collapse
Three illegal miners have died after loose soil collapsed at the Ore Body (OB)-19 Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) dumpsite along the Chingola-Solwezi Road in Chingola District, police said. Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer, Rae Hamoonga, said the incident occurred on September 23, 2026, at about 18:20…
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Business
KCM Faces Action over Kafue River & Chingola Water Pollution
Government has issued a Restoration Order to Konkola Copper Mines -KCM- following...
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Business
ZCCM-IH approves $498 million KCM tailings plant
ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc (ZCCM-IH) has approved a US$498 million tailings leach plant at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM)’s Nchanga operations, a project expected to become Africa’s largest facility of its kind and produce about 70,000 tonnes of copper cathode annually at full capacity. The plant…
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Business
Govt orders KCM to restore environment after pollution of Mushishima Stream, Kafue River
Government has confirmed a pollution incident affecting the Kafue River and its tributaries in Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, involving Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) on September 28, 2026. Minister of Green Economy and Environment, Dr Gilbert Siame, said the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) received notification…
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Business
Towards three million tonnes: KCM’s role in Zambia’s growth agenda
Zambia has set an ambitious copper target. At Konkola Copper Mines, the shift from stabilising an operation to expanding one is already under way. President Hakainde Hichilema opened his second term with a number that will shape the next five years of Zambia’s mining industry…
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Crime & Courts
Police Probe Missing 1,330 Boxes of Fish
Police on the Copperbelt have launched investigations into the disappearance of one thousand three hundred...
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Business
KCM Pipe Leak Pollutes Mushishima Stream and Kafue River
A pipe leak at Konkola Copper Mines-KCM has polluted the Mushishima Stream and Kafue River...
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Business
KCM SME Day: Local Suppliers Eye Greater Role in Mining Supply Chain
Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM) has brought local businesses closer to the mining...
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Crime & Courts
A 29-Year-Old Arrested over Forged FISP Receipts as Police Recover K226,800 Fertilizer in Mpongwe
A 29-year-old Bayer SeedCo merchandiser has been arrested in Mpongwe District, Copperbelt province after police uncovered forged Farmer Input Support Program-FISP- receipts and recovered 216 bags of fertilizer worth K226,800. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Rae Hamoonga identified the suspect as Chilando Kahokola of Turbine Area, Mpongwe…
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Business
CEC upbeat of maintaining high share price
THE Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc says it expects its share price on the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) to remain high in view of continued efforts
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Crime & Courts
A 29-Year-Old Arrested over Forged FISP Receipts as Police Recover K226,800 Fertilizer in Mpongwe
A 29-year-old Bayer SeedCo merchandiser has been arrested in Mpongwe District, Copperbelt province after police...
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Business
Matambo cautions contractor over delayed Kitwe township roads
COPPERBELT Province Minister Elisha Matambo has expressed concern over the slow progress in the construction of 16.2 kilometres of township roads in Kitwe District, warning
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Politics
Stop lying against humble, innocent cops, Yuyi tells off politicians
COPPERBELT Province police commanding officer, Mwala Yuyi has called on politicians to stop dragging law enforcement officers into political disputes and to always tell the
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Sport
We are not backing down, we are going to WAfCON – Kundananji
THE Copper Queens have upped their fighting spirit ahead of their decisive Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAfCON) qualifier against Namibia today, and star forward
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Entertainment
Y Celeb, Slap Dee steal Charity Shield halftime show, Zesco lifts 6th trophy
THE Samuel Zoom Ndlovu Charity Shield clash between ZESCO United and Power Dynamos yesterday briefly turned into a Copperbelt celebrity showdown when rappers Y Celeb
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Sport
Häuptle expresses pride in WAfCON qualification but believes team can do more
ZAMBIA women’s national football team coach Nora Häuptle has expressed pride in the Copper Queens’ performance, but says there’s still room for growth and improvement
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Health
Ministers lace up as over 1,000 runners hit the trail for ZAFFICO Marathon
OVER 1,200 runners including three ministers are expected to take to the friendly and peaceful streets of Ndola on the Copperbelt this morning as they
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Sport
Daisy Simenda: new Women Fide Master, CB Queen
Zambia's 'Copperbelt Chess Queen' Daisy Simenda has been awarded the Women Fide Master title, cementing her place as the country's second-highest-rated female player and inspiring a new generation of girls to take up the game.
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Politics
President Hichilema Shares…
Thank you mwebakwasu ba kwi Lamba, ku Mpongwe district on the Copperbelt province for coming in thousands today. Together, let’s protect the gains we have achieved in the education, health, infrastructure and many other sectors. This journey we started together must continue. And yes, we…
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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…
