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TONSE Alliance threatens retaliation using ‘any means necessary’ if supporters are visited with violence
The TONSE Alliance has directed its members and supporters to defend themselves against political violence from the ruling United Party for National Development ...
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Socialist party decries shrinking democratic space, reports 29 political threats in 2024
The Socialist Party (SP) has alleged a sharp increase in political intimidation and suppression in 2024, citing 29 incidents of threats and manipulation, ...
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Haunt for Lungu’s daughter, Tasila, intensifies, as Zambia’s inflation rate hits 16.7%. See our top 10 stories of the week
In case you missed them, here are our top 10 stories of the week. 1. The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has placed former ...
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Just In! Zambia confirms second Mpox case, battles cholera outbreak (video)
Zambia has reported its second confirmed case of Mpox (formerly Monkeypox) in Kitwe, Copperbelt Province, health officials announced on Friday. Acting Health Minister, ...
Economy
Inflation closes 2024 at 16.7%, food prices remain key driver, exports drive K1.1 billion trade surplus
Zambia’s annual inflation rate closed 2024 at 16.7 percent, up from 16.5 percent recorded in November, signaling sustained pressure on household budgets as ...
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NGOs demand action on governance, rate President Hichilema’s interventions as not far-reaching
Transparency International-Zambia (TI-Z) has called on the government to urgently implement the Public Audit Act of 2016 and the State Audit Commission Act ...
Economy
Zambia’s debt portfolio hits over $14 billion, says Finance Minister, Musokotwane
Finance and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane, has revealed that Zambia’s current debt portfolio has hit over US$14 billion. Speaking during the “Let ...
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DEC declares ex-president Lungu’s daughter, Tasila, wanted over money laundering allegations
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has placed former president Edgar Lungu’s daughter, Tasila Lungu on the wanted list in connection with money laundering ...
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Church monitoring group carpets electoral commission, all political parties for shoddy polls in Kawambwa by-elections
The Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) has raised serious concerns about electoral malpractices during the recent Kawambwa Constituency by-election, in which the ruling ...
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Group reports electoral malpractices in Kawambwa by-elections, says poll marred by violence, intimidation, harassment, other irregularities
The Advocates for Democratic Governance Foundation (ADEG) has condemned the alleged electoral malpractices reported during the Kawambwa parliamentary by-elections held on December 20, ...
