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Govt to explore copper, cobalt block in Zambia, expand Africa focus

February 28, 2025 5:28 am

These countries are rich in copper, cobalt, graphite, and nickel—key minerals used in electric vehicle (EV) batteries, clean energy technologies, and advanced electronics.

Zambian court rules former leader Lungu can't run for president again in 2026

December 10, 2024 11:32 pm

Lungu announced a political comeback last year and aimed to challenge current President Hakainde Hichilema in the next general election.

Zambia to reopen closed border with Democratic Republic of Congo

August 13, 2024 3:16 am

Mulenga made the announcement after a Congolese ban on imported soft drinks and beer led to demonstrations by Congolese transporters in the border town of Kasumbalesa.

China's loans pushing world's poorest countries to brink of collapse

May 18, 2023 10:42 pm

China argues it has offered relief in the form of extended loan maturities and emergency loans, and as the biggest contributor to a program to temporarily suspend interest payments during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Mumbai: Zambian woman held at airport with 3.5 kg of heroin

September 24, 2021 8:23 pm

During the course of the investigation, officials learnt that the woman is a housewife in Zambia and not part of a drug cartel.

Zambian opposition leader Hichilema wins 2021 presidential election

August 16, 2021 8:26 am

The massive win meant Hichilema does not have to contest any second round run-offs after meeting the constitutional 50.1% threshold for an outright winner.

Freedom fighter

June 19, 2021 8:32 am

Kenneth Kaunda was among the last leaders of an age when anti-colonialism forged enduring solidarities

Kenneth Kaunda, patriarch of African independence, is dead at 97

June 18, 2021 1:24 pm

Kenneth Kaunda dominated the politics of his southern African country for a generation, beginning in the mid-1960s. He was an impassioned orator; a former schoolteacher who quoted Lincoln and Gandhi; and a physically striking man.

Zambia's first president Kenneth Kaunda dies at age 97

June 18, 2021 12:20 am

Kaunda’s death was announced Thursday evening by Zambian President Edgar Lungu on his Facebook page. Zambia will have 21 days of national mourning, declared Lungu.

How Zambia is reversing land degradation through gender mainstreaming

February 16, 2021 10:43 pm

As per the ministry, women in Zambia undertake the majority of agricultural work in addition to domestic or reproductive work and have limited control over their labour. Women also provide at least 61 per cent of the labour force to agriculture, it said.