Traditionally, Zambia’s mining sector and the economy has been dominated by copper mining with poor downstream processing activities. Current copper exports are around 820,000 tonnes (www.mining.com 2025) and is expected to reach 3 million tonnes […]

SHIWANG’ANDU PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo says President Hakainde Hichilema must first fulfill his earlier promises before committing to improve the country’s economy in the next three years. Recently during a meeting with Banks... […]

FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says the Tonse Alliance would have won the just ended Lumezi parliamentary by-election if the Patriotic Front was not mourning the death of former president Edgar Lungu. UPND won... […]

ECONOMIST Noah Kabwita says he does not anticipate the inflation rate to drop to a single digit this year. Recently, the Zambia Statistics Agency (Zamstats) announced that the country’s annual inflation for June 2025 had... […]

SOCIALIST Party leader Dr Fred M’membe has wondered whether President Hakainde Hichilema is working when the cost of living in the country is high, stating that he should work during holidays. Meanwhile, former PF deputy... […]

FORMER Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president Linda Kasonde says while government has been pushed to defer constitutional amendment Bill 7, it’s not yet over. And Constitutional Lawyer John Sangwa says the issue of delimitation... […]

THE National Olympic Committee of Zambia (NOCZ), in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through Olympic Solidarity, has reiterated its strong commitment to building the capacity of sports professionals across the country through structured... […]

ARMY Commander Lieutenant General Geoffrey Choongo Zyeele says the Zambia Army will rehabilitate the disused and delapidated Bon Accord Hotel in Livingstone into a three or four star facility. Speaking at the handover ceremony of... […]

GOVERNMENT says it aims to craft a Constitution that truly reflects the aspirations, values of citizens and hopes the deferment of Bill 7 shifts the national conversation to focus on the substance of the proposed... […]

FINANCE Minister Dr Situmebo Musokotwane says the supplementary budget of K33.6 billion has been necessitated by the huge debt left by the Patriotic Front government. On Thursday, Dr Musokotwane presented a supplementary budget of K33.6... […]