Economy
Vedanta reportedly seeking fundraising options, including selling stake in KCM
Vedanta Base Metals Chief Executive Officer, Chris Griffith, is reported to have been talking to a range of financing partners to raise money ...
International
African air traffic outperforms EU, America; grows 38.7% in 2023
African air carriers’ traffic are said to have grown by 38.7 percent in 2023, compared with the year before, ahead of Latin and ...
Metro
Kitwe council reportedly spends K1.3 million on street solar lights
Kitwe City Council Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel Lupikisha, says the local authority has spent over K1.3 million to install solar street lights in ...
Economy
Zambia hints at increasing mining stakes, as Mine Minister, Kabuswe, assures investors
Mines and Mineral Development Minister, Paul Kabuswe, says government is keen to negotiate larger holdings in new mining projects. Kabuswe told Reuters at ...
Power and Politics
New political alliance appoints Sikota, Kateka as chair, coordinator, seeks legal status
The newly announced opposition political alliance, comprising eight political parties, has appointed Lusaka lawyer, Sakwiba Sikota, and former banker, Chishala Kateka, as interim ...
Economy
‘Laughable!’ policy researcher, Musonda, mocks people celebrating Kobold’s Mingomba copper discovery
Policy researcher and fierce critic of the United Party for National Development’s (UPND) administration ‘s policy on mining, James Musonda, says the newly ...
Metro
Chingola man stabbed in the stomach over reported beer fight
An 18 year-old boy of Chingola has reportedly been stabbed in the stomach during a misunderstanding over beer . According to a video ...
Economy
Zambia’s central bank hikes statutory reserve ratio to thwart Kwacha fall, inflation
In a move seen as a desperate attempt to thwart the free-fall of Kwacha and rising inflation, the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has ...
Economy
Petroleum prices hit historic mark, as fuel rises to K34.19, diesel K32.15 per liter
Zambia’s fuel pump prices have surged to the highest since independence despite President Hakainde Hichilema’s rise to power on the promise of cheaper ...
Economy
Why local content mining law is a necessity—Permanent Secretary, Kabeta
Mines and Mineral Development Permanent Secretary, Hapenga Kabeta, has said the enactment of the mining procurement law which seeks to prioritise locals in ...
