A 51-YEAR-OLD man of Bush Baby area in Solwezi district has stabbed his 35-year-old wife with a screwdriver in the head on suspicion that she had stolen his K50. North-Western Province Police Commanding Officer, Dennis... […]

KITWE District Administrative Officer Mwamba Mulenga has urged inmates to actively seek HIV/AIDS treatment services to avoid dying from preventable complications. Mulenga notes that as HIV/AIDS cases are higher in correctional facilities, there is need... […]

THE Kasama Magistrates’ Court has sentenced PF Member of the Central Committee Chishimba Kambwili to five months imprisonment with hard labour for the offence of expressing hatred or ridicule for persons because of tribe and... […]

POLICE in Katete have arrested a 29-year-old woman for allegedly murdering her two children. Malisela Banda is said to have killed her two sons aged four and eight. Eastern Province Police Commissioner Limpo Liwyalii, confirmed... […]

Lundazi and Chama districts in the Eastern Province of Zambia will for the first time since independence be connected to the ZESCO electricity grid at the end of December 2023, effectively ushering in a new […]

In this week’s article, I explore the consequences of the government collecting mineral taxes in US dollars rather than the local currency, the kwacha. I explore potential considerations and solutions to mitigate losses incurred due […]

The Zambian Kwacha has experienced persistent reductions in its value relative to major convertibles such as the USD. As at 7th November 2023, the local unit traded at K22.25 per dollar, lows that were last […]

In this piece, we highlight the crucial role of Zambia’s mining sector in driving domestic resource mobilisation as the country aims to curtail its reliance on external financing. Zambia’s mining sector continues to play a […]

Pump prices for petroleum products have been on an upward trend in recent times, a rise which has been increasingly pronounced in the last two months, where the prices of Petrol and Diesel have risen […]

Zambia recently took a significant step toward managing its debt crisis by signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with its bilateral creditors to restructure $6.3 billion of its loans. This agreement, which includes a three-year […]