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CSO Debt Alliance Expresses Concerns Over Delay in Zambia’s Debt Restructuring Process and its Implications on IMF Extended Credit Facility Program

The continued protraction of Zambia's debt treatment process could have significant implications on the country's International Monetary Fund (IMF) extended credit facility program, warned the CSO Debt Alliance in a press statement released on March 9th, 2023. Zambia has been...

ACC arrests Auditor General Dick Sichembe

The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested and charged Auditor General Dick Sichembe for corrupt practices involving over K1million. Dr. Sichembe, 52, of plot number A23 Miracle Lane Roma, Lusaka has been charged with one count of obtaining Goods by...

Government to transform agriculture sector

Minister of Agriculture, Mtolo Phiri, has reiterated government’s continued commitment to transform the country’s agriculture potential into becoming the food basket of the region. Mr Phiri said cited the current export of maize by Zambia to other countries as one...

US Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Zambia this month

United States Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Zambia in late March. This is part of an African tour that will take her to Ghana and Tanzania scheduled for 25 March to 3 April. She will become the 18th...

Corruption allegations surround ownership of Sacko Mine in Zambia, leading to arrests and calls for urgent investigation.

The recent events surrounding the Sacko Mine in Mkushi District have sparked concerns of high-level corruption in Zambia. Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba, the former Zambian High Commissioner to South Africa, has called on the Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the matter. In...

Lunga to benefit from Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite receiver

Smart Zambia Institute National Coordinator Percy Chinyama says Smart Zambia has put up the Starlink Satellite Receiver in Lunga District. Speaking when he called on Luapula Province Permanent Secretary Mighty Mumba at his office, Mr. Chinyama, disclosed that Lunga district...

The Sistah Sistah Foundation founders arrested for giving false information to public officers

Police in Lusaka, Zambia have charged and arrested four women for allegedly organizing an unlawful assembly and giving false information to public officers. The arrests were made in connection with a march against sexual gender-based violence organized by the...

New Heritage Party expresses concern over LGBTQ march with police escort in Zambia

On March 4th, a group of LGBTQ individuals in Zambia marched with police escort, which prompted a response from the New Heritage Party. In a press statement issued on March 6th, the party expressed concern and dismay at the...

CBU Academician objects to the manner in which the Lusaka-Ndola Road will be financed

Copperbelt University (CBU) academician Mwiya Songolo has opposed the manner in which the financing of the planned upgrading of the Lusaka-Ndola Road into a dual carriageway will be done. Chinese group Macro Oceans Investment Consortium has been awarded the tender...

Stakeholders Call for Arrest of Gay Protest Organizers in Zambia, While Some See It as Indication of Government’s Tolerance of LGBTQ Community

Stakeholders in Zambia have called for the arrest of the organizers of the first-ever gay parade held in Lusaka last Saturday. The protest, convened by Sistah Sistah Foundation Zambia, aimed to advocate for the rights of the LGBTQ community. Former...
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ZANACO bank records revenue growth of K3.94 bn, declares K421m dividend

By BENEDICT TEMBO ZANACO Bank Plc has declared a dividend of K421 million to shareholders after recording total revenue growth...
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