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A decade of lifesaving care in Zambia
PATH
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Thanks to the tireless efforts of Chisapa and other CBDs, self-injection is also easing pressure on Luapula’s health system. As more women adopt this method, clinics are less congested, allowing health workers to focus on new clients and urgent...
SHOULD ILLEGAL MINING BE ALLOWED SIMPLY BECAUSE ZAMBIANS NEED TO EAT?
Zambian Observer
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July 8, 2025
SHOULD ILLEGAL MINING BE ALLOWED SIMPLY BECAUSE ZAMBIANS NEED TO EAT? From the Media Director’s desk: Land in Zambia is regulated by the constitution and over 23 Acts of parliament . The Lands Acts in part ll section (1) provides ,”Notwithstanding...
FREE EDUCATION POLICY BRIGHTENS FUTURE OF ZAMBIAN CHILDREN – LEVY NGOMA
Zambian Observer
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July 8, 2025
FREE EDUCATION POLICY BRIGHTENS FUTURE OF ZAMBIAN CHILDREN – LEVY NGOMA Muchinga Province, Zambia – Special Assistant to the President for Political Affairs, Mr. Levy Ngoma, has praised President Hakainde Hichilema’s Free Education Policy,...
ECONOMIST CAUTIONS CITIZENS AGAINST EXPECTING QUICK RELIEF FROM HIGH COST OF LIVING DESPITE ECONOMIC GROWTH
Zambian Observer
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July 3, 2025
ECONOMIST CAUTIONS CITIZENS AGAINST EXPECTING QUICK RELIEF FROM HIGH COST OF LIVING DESPITE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIST Esther Banda says citizens should not anticipate immediate relief from the prevailing high cost of living despite Zambia’s...
ZAMBIA TO HOST INAUGURAL BORROWERS’ FORUM TO EMPOWER DEVELOPING NATIONS ON DEBT MANAGEMENT
Zambian Observer
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July 3, 2025
ZAMBIA TO HOST INAUGURAL BORROWERS’ FORUM TO EMPOWER DEVELOPING NATIONS ON DEBT MANAGEMENT Seville, Spain, 03.07.2025 The Government of the Republic of Zambia has offered to host the inaugural Borrowers’ Forum, a commitment agreed in the outcome...
Zambia Faces Backlash After Police Fatally Shoot 8 During Criminal Investigation
Face of Malawi
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July 3, 2025
506 words • approx. 3 min read A recent Zambian police operation in Kitwe has drawn serious public concern and international scrutiny after officers fatally shot eight suspected criminals on June 24, 2025. The men were allegedly involved in a...
ZAMBIA EMERGES AS A STANDOUT PERFORMER IN UN INVESTMENT REPORT 2025
Zambian Observer
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July 3, 2025
ZAMBIA EMERGES AS A STANDOUT PERFORMER IN UN INVESTMENT REPORT 2025 …FDI inflows into Zambia surged from just $0.1 billion in 2023 to $1.2 billion in 2024… By Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya Zambia has made an unexpected leap forward on the global...
Why is Elon Musk starting the America Party? What social science tells us about why billionaires run for office
The London School of Economics and Political Science
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July 7, 2025
Following a well-publicized split with President Trump, tech billionaire Elon Musk has announced that he is launching a new political party. Nikhil Kalyanpur writes that there is nothing new about businesspeople going into politics: elected office...
Black Queens start WAFCON 2024 campaign against South Africa
Modern Ghana
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Ghana’s senior women’s national football team, the Black Queens, will kick start their Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2024 campaign today, July 7, at exactly 3:30 pm GMT against defending champions South Africa at the Honneur Stadium in...
Nigeria’s push to cash in on lithium rush gets off to rocky start
Premium Times
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July 8, 2025
Abdulsalam Musa squats as he chips away at lithium-rich rocks with a chisel and hammer in a mining pit in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna. The work is dangerous and backbreaking and the 19-year-old is covered in sweat, but he will earn...
Nigeria’s push to cash in on lithium rush gets off to a rocky start
Climate Home News
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July 8, 2025
Abdulsalam Musa squats as he chips away at lithium-rich rocks with a chisel and hammer in a mining pit in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna. The work is dangerous and backbreaking and the 19-year-old is covered in sweat, but he will earn...
First Quantum Minerals Empowers Zambian SMEs at 2025 Trade Fair
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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July 7, 2025
First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has reaffirmed its commitment to Zambia’s economic transformation by sponsoring 27 local Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to participate in the 2025 Zambia International Trade Fair in Ndola. This initiative...
Who are Zambia’s Present-day Heroes?- Sishuwa Sishuwa
Zambian Observer
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July 7, 2025
Who are Zambia’s Present-day Heroes? By Sishuwa Sishuwa Today is Heroes Day in Zambia. I take advantage of this Day to pay tribute to individuals and institutions that – especially since the 2021 election – continue to make a difference in areas...
All the political and legal NONSENSE aside – President Lungu must now be laid to rest with full respect to President HH
Nehanda Radio
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July 7, 2025
The AFRICAN and DRAMA at a funeral seem to be difficult things to separate. When the legend Robert Mugabe died, the drama could have made a blockbuster Bollywood movie. Now 6 years later, Southern Africa is being served another overly politicised...
Providing nonjudgmental, empathetic sexual and reproductive health services in Zambia
Daily News Tanzania
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July 7, 2025
ZAMBIA: TO improve access to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) services, including family planning and safe abortions, Zambia is training health workers in values clarification and attitude transformation (VCAT). Adolescents and...
Kikonge Massacre and the Price of Economic Collapse- Dr Lawrence Mwelwa
Zambian Observer
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July 7, 2025
EDITOR’S CHOICE: Kikonge Massacre and the Price of Economic Collapse By Dr Lawrence Mwelwa There’s blood in the soil of Mufumbwe—and the government can’t scrub it off. Whether it’s two lives or fourteen, the dead don’t lie. What happened in...
First Capital Banks’ 30 years of Belief: From One Branch to Six Countries
Botswana Guardian Sun
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July 7, 2025
First Capital Bank (FCB), a regional financial institution operating across five Southern African countries, is marking 30 years since it commenced operations in June 1995. The bank began with a single branch in Blantyre, Malawi, and has since...
Zambia’s mining sector undergoes significant overhaul with implementation of new laws
African Mining Market
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July 1, 2025
▶ Bwalya Chilufya-Musonda, Partner - Bowmans Zambia ▶ Joshua Mwamulima, Partner - Bowmans Zambia ▶ Mwansa Nachula, Associate - Bowmans Zambia ▶ Twaambo Mukuni, Associate - Bowmans Zambia On 3 June 2025, the Zambian Minister of Mines and Minerals...
Finalists Announced for the ISC3 Innovation Challenge 2025 on “Sustainable Chemistry & Climate Change”
chemeurope.com
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July 7, 2025
The finalists of the €25,000 6th ISC3 Innovation Challenge – dedicated to innovations in sustainable chemistry and climate change – have been selected! After a rigorous evaluation process, an internationaljury of 36 experts from diverse and...
Zambia: Solar plant project starts to feed energy into the grid
ESI Africa
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July 2, 2025
A major solar plant in Zambia has started to yield results – the first phase has started dispatching energy to the grid, which should increase as the project expands. The Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (Zesco) announced recently...