Economy
Vedanta secures $250 million to pay KCM creditors following high court decision
Vedanta has secured US$250 million in funding to pay KCM creditors, as per a High Court decision rendered on June 28, 2024. This ...
Economy
Energy Minister, Mutati reiterates govt’s commitment to exempt strategic institutions from load shedding
Minister of Energy, Peter Kapala, has announced that despite the significant power shortage in the country, hospitals, clinics and water utilities have been ...
Power and Politics
Again, ex-President Lungu alleges attack on democratic norms, condemns sack of nine lawmakers
Former President Edgar Lungu has vowed that the Patriotic Front (PF) will vigorously contest the expulsions of the nine Members of Parliament through ...
Economy
Konkola Copper Mines seeks court intervention to reclaim assets transferred to subsidiaries
Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM), currently under provisional liquidation, has taken legal action in the Lusaka High Court to reclaim properties and environmental ...
Power and Politics
‘PF eating up itself,’ Vice President, Nalumango, distances govt from the woes of main opposition party
Vice President, Mutale Nalumango, has stated that the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) did not want by-elections in the country because ...
Economy
Tobacco control alliance urges govts to resist moves by tobacco firm, BAT, to introduce ‘Kiddie Packs’ in Africa
The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) has petitioned African governments, including Zambia, to prevent British American Tobacco (BAT) from selling small packs of ...
Editor's Pick
Justice O’ Metre: Recap of cases involving politically-exposed persons, others; June, 2024
Welcome to Justice O’ Metre, an independent tracker on high profile cases affecting mostly politically-exposed persons within the Zambian judicial system, the rule ...
Lifestyle
Rema’s ‘calm down’ shatters records with over 2 billion Spotify streams, setting new benchmarks for Afrobeats
Rema is one of the Nigerian artistes leading the global exportation of Afrobeats through his music, which has won multiple awards and earned ...
Power and Politics
‘Constitutional Fallacy,’ Chisanga faults sack of nine lawmakers, insists Hichilema responsible for crisis in PF
Patriotic Front (PF) Legal Chairperson, George Chisanga, has claimed that the decision by Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo is a ‘constitutional fallacy’ lacking legal ...
Metro
Rights Commission alarmed by rising cases of deaths of suspects in Zambia police custody
The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has expressed grave concern over the persistent violation of the right to life of suspects by the Zambia ...
