Economy
Use data for decision-making, not shelf storage – UNFPA tells Zambian government
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged the Zambian government to actively use critical data reports rather than letting them gather dust ...
Economy
Debt restructuring a failure, excuse to borrow more, opposition Patroitic Front alleges
The Patriotic Front (PF) has alleged that government’s debt restructuring efforts had failed, accusing the United Party for National Development (UPND) of only ...
Economy
Zambia’s Maimbo to contend with South Africa’s Swazi, Senegal’s Amadou, two others as AfDB presidency race nears
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has reportedly cleared five candidates to contest its upcoming presidential election, including Zambia’s Samuel Munzele Maimbo The other ...
International
UK to pause bilateral aid to Rwanda over Congo conflict
Britain on Tuesday said it would pause some bilateral aid to Rwanda and impose other diplomatic sanctions on Kigali over its role in ...
International
Medical charity suspends operations in famine-hit Sudanese camp amid heavy fighting
Medical charity, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has reportedly suspended operations in Sudan’s North Darfur due to intense fighting, it announced on Monday. MSF ...
ZM Index
Kwacha weakens as dollar demand rises
The Zambian Kwacha weakened on Friday as corporate demand for the United States (US) dollar outpaced supply, according to market reports. Commercial banks ...
Economy
ERB estimates average daily consumption of petrol in Zambia at 1.6 million litres, dismisses fear of fuel crisis
The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has assured consumers that Zambia had sufficient fuel stocks and urged the public not to engage in panic ...
Economy
Small-cale miners urge govt to abolish, not suspend, 15% export duty on stones
The Federation of Small-Scale Mining Associations of Zambia (FSSMAZ) has called on the government to abolish the 15 percent export duty on precious ...
Sports
Copper Queens defeat Malawi’s Scorchers 2-0 in friendly clash
Zambia’s Copper Queens asserted their dominance with a 2-0 victory over Malawi’s Scorchers in the first of two FIFA international friendlies at REIZ ...
International
Mali’s army says it’s investigating soldiers accused of killing 24 civilians
Mali-Mali’s army has reportedly launched an investigation into the killing of civilians allegedly by soldiers and Russian mercenaries earlier last week in a ...
