POLICE in Lusaka have arrested 25 Lusaka Business and Technical College students for protesting against a prolonged power outage at their institution. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says the students conducted their protest at Kabwata Zesco... […]

THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has extended the 2024 crop marketing season by 30 days. This means that the crop marketing season which opened on May 1 and was initially expected to close on October... […]

ZESCO has announced an increase in daily electricity supply from three to five hours in view of the emergency tariff adjustment that has now taken effect. In a statement, Friday, the corporation stated that while... […]

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has increased the price of diesel from K28.90 per litre to K30.11, while maintaining the costs of petrol, kerosene and jet A-I at K32.70, K26.95 and K29.57, respectively. ERB Board... […]

HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu says no damage was caused on former president Edgar Lungu’s motorcade by suspected UPND cadres on Sunday, 20th October, 2024, in Chingola District. Recently, the Patriotic Front... […]

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it intends to award a three-year contract to Ren-Form CC Printing Group of South Africa for the printing and delivery of election materials for by-elections and the 2026... […]

THE Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has refuted reports that government has approved large-scale exploration licences in the Lower Zambezi National Park, explaining that the licence is for the Chiawa Game Management Area. On Monday,... […]

ECONOMIST Highvie Hamududu says the indication by government that it is considering a debt-for-nature swap is a good opportunity for Zambia to benefit from carbon trading. Recently, government disclosed that the country was considering a... […]

MINING Expert Sixtus Mulenga says there is need to go full throttle and exploit the coal resource for power generation, especially now that the country is facing a critical energy crisis. Dr Mulenga has also... […]

TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has expressed concern over government’s decision to approve large-scale exploration licences in the Lower Zambezi National Park. TI-Z recounts that last year, government cancelled the proposed large-scale mining project that was... […]