Food Agents of Zambia wasn’t permitted to supply 690 tonnes of fertilizer, arresting officer tells court
AN arresting officer has told the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court that the Ministry of Agriculture did not sign a contract, allowing Food Agents of Zambia to supply 690 tonnes of fertilizer. Steve Chongo, 48, also told the court that at no time did the Ministry of Justice issue nor did the Attorney General sign a contract…...
IMF programme has restored Zambia’s macroeconomic stability – CSPR
THE Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) says the staff-level agreement reached between the IMF and government on the sixth and final review confirms meaningful progress in restoring macroeconomic stability. Last week the IMF announced that it had reached a staff-level agreement on the sixth and final review under the 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF)…...
Taifa Group targets $500m investment in Zambia
TAIFA Group, one of the private investments in East Africa says it plans to invest over $500 million in Zambia with regards to gas distribution, power generation and contract mining. In a statement, Group Chairman Rostam Aziz said Zambia had become a major focus country for Taifa Group due to industrial ties, proximity and opportunities…....
Steering Committee directs Tanzania to allocate market space for Zambians
THE Joint Steering Committee (JSC) of the Simplified Trade Regime (STR) has tasked the Tanzania National Chambers of Commerce to allocate market space for Zambian businesses on the Tanzanian side. The directive was made following the successful conclusion of the 2nd Bilateral Meeting on the Simplified Trade Regime (STR). The meeting, held from December 17…...
Namwala Council failed to complete installation of solar street lights due limited funds – AG report
THE 2024 Auditor General’s Report on Local Authorities has revealed that Namwala Town Council failed to complete the installation of solar street lights despite engaging in a contract with Saro Agro worth over K3 million. The contract, which was at a sum of K3,788,824 meant Saro Agro was to supply, deliver and install 104 Solar…...
Court acquits Katuta
THE Lusaka Magistrates Court has acquitted Chienge Independent member of parliament Given Katuta in a matter where she was accused of threatening violence against Times of Zambia photojournalist Henry Chunza. The case related to an incident where Katuta was alleged to have spat on Chunza shortly after she was suspended and ordered to leave the…...
We’ve verified over 59,137 qualifications -ZAQA
THE Zambia Qualifications Authority (ZAQA) says it has verified over 59,137 qualifications as at 20 December, 2025. The Authority says out of the 59,137 qualifications verified, 53,655 were local and 5,482 were foreign qualifications. Speaking at the end of year media breakfast, Monday, ZAQA Director General Mercy Ngoma said during the same period, 1,999 qualifications…...
It’ll be a betrayal to Tasila if opposition allow UPND to win Chawama- Mwamba
EMMANUEL Mwamba says it will be a betrayal to Tasila Lungu if the opposition let a UPND candidate win the Chawama parliamentary seat. And Mwamba says until the opposition come together and craft a vote protection strategy, the 2026 general election is as ‘good as stolen by the UPND’. In an interview, Monday, Mwamba said…...
Opposition will cry again in 2026- Nkandu
UPND Deputy Spokesperson Elvis Nkandu says if his party was petty while in opposition, it wouldn’t have been able to unseat the PF. Nkandu adds that the opposition’s assertion that the UPND can only win next year’s election if they manipulate results was a sign of psychological defeat. He was responding to Socialist Party leader…...
K771.3m out of K5.1bn CDF unspent in 2024 reveals Auditor General
THE Auditor General’s Report on the Audit of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for the financial year ended December 31, 2024 has revealed that K771,387,282 out of the K5,115,558,793 available resources was unspent in the period under review. The Report also indicated that K1,505,360 of empowerment grants was misappropriated after 63 beneficiaries spent the funds…...