Friday, January 17, 2025

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Government to Continue Importing Electricity, Speed Up Power Projects

Government will continue importing electricity and speed up the completion of electricity power generation projects that were planned to be established countrywide. Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the government...

Should Zambia Really Return to Socialism?

By Chanda Chisala Many Zambian intellectuals seem to be lost about the direction Zambia should be taking in economic policy, especially after our disillusion with...

Former Foreign Affairs Minister and Ex-Treasury Secretary to Open Defence in February

Former Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji and former Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba are scheduled to open their defence on February 12, 2025,...

Sunday Chanda Condemns Fake News, Calls for Responsible Political Engagement

Sunday Chanda Condemns Fake News, Calls for Responsible Political Engagement Kanchibiya MP Hon. Sunday Chanda has called for an end to baseless propaganda that he...

Government Dismisses Claims of Blacklisting from UN Human Rights Council

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the United Nations have both dismissed media reports suggesting that Zambia has been blacklisted from the United Nations...

Fred Mmembe Urges Government To Revisit Mining Concessions ,Tax Waivers

Socialist Party (SP) President Dr. Fred M’membe has called on President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND government to revisit mining concessions and tax...

UK NGO Grants $10 Million for Early Childhood Development in Zambia

A United Kingdom-based nongovernmental organization has given Zambia a 10-million U.S. dollars grant for an early childhood development program in Lusaka and Chongwe District. Speaking...

Mumbi Phiri Charged with Aggravated Robbery in Kawambwa

Police in Kawambwa District have formally charged Mumbi Phiri, a prominent political figure, with aggravated robbery. Mrs. Phiri is currently in custody in Kawambwa,...

WFP,JICA to empower 40,00 rice producers

The World Food Programme (WFP) has signed a collaborative agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to empower 40,000 rice-producing smallholder farmers. The agreement...

President Hichilema Champions Alternative Dispute Resolution in Zambia’s Judiciary

President Hakainde Hichilema has called for the integration of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) into Zambia’s judicial system to expedite the resolution of cases and...

President Hichilema Highlights Regional Impact of Mozambique Insecurity

President Hichilema Highlights Regional Impact of Mozambique Insecurity President Hakainde Hichilema says the ongoing insecurity in Mozambique, resulting from the political impasse, is having far-reaching...