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Zambia is set to track satellites and cosmic events with its new space tech
Business Insider Africa
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June 25, 2025
The latest episode in this series features the installation of the Transient Array Radio Telescope (TART) at Copperbelt University in Kitwe, Zambia. As reported by SpaceinAfrica, this cutting-edge 24-element device is intended for real-time,...
Summit aligning with Zambia national energy goals
ESI Africa
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July 3, 2025
The C&I Energy+Storage Summit Zambia 2025 has been official endorsed by the country’s Ministry of Energy. The Summit has received a formal letter of support [see below] from the government affirming its alignment with Zambia’s national energy...
UNCTAD rates Zambia as one of Africa’s leading reform-driven economies
News Diggers
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July 3, 2025
THE World Investment Report, which analyses macroeconomic trends and policy reforms worldwide has placed Zambia among countries that are “implementing significant structural reforms with the backing of multilateral development partners.” The...
Why Is Zambia Borrowing? asks Binwell Mpundu
Daily Nation
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July 3, 2025
NATION REPORTER NKANA Member of Parliament Binwell Mpundu has questioned the rationale behind the government’s decision to borrow K14.8 billion to finance a supplementary budget, despite Zambia’s wealth of natural resources. “It is unacceptable...
Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu’s burial plans spark legal dispute
The Maravi Post
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June 25, 2025
JOHANNESBURG-(MaraviPost)-A legal battle has emerged over the burial plans of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, with his family seeking to lay him to rest in South Africa. However, the Zambian government, led by President Hakainde Hichilema,...
World Bank Projects Strong Economic Growth for Zambia
Open Zambia
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Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwana says Zambia has recorded positive economic growth annually over the past three years, adding that the outlook remains favourable. Dr Musokotwana was speaking in Lusaka yesterday during...
USAID Withdrawal Marks New Era for Zambian Agriculture
Lusaka Times
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July 3, 2025
The departure of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) from Zambia marks a turning point for the country’s agricultural development, prompting calls for innovation and resilience from stakeholders. Dr. Oliver Bulaya, a...
Debt’s climate link: Why climate finance to developing countries must not be loans
Down to Earth
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To understand the overlap of debt and climate vulnerability, we examined the countries most at risk from climate impacts and most burdened by debt. Over half of the low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) with high climate vulnerability are either...
Zambian Government files lawsuit to stop former president's burial in SA, case sparks debate online
Briefly
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June 25, 2025
The Zambian government has filed a lawsuit to prevent the former president's body from being buried in South Africa Edgar Lungu died in Pretoria and left instructions behind that Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema should not be near his body A...
President Hichilema Hosts High-Level Engagement with World Bank and Mining Sector Leaders
Lusaka Times
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July 3, 2025
President Hakainde Hichilema led a high-level engagement with a visiting delegation from the World Bank, the Zambia Chamber of Mines, and other key players in the mining industry to explore pathways for strengthening Zambia’s economic foundations...
Zambia blocks private burial of Ex-President Lungu in South Africa amid political feud
Telengana Today
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June 25, 2025
Late President Edgar Lungu’s family defies state funeral plans, sparking legal battle and diplomatic tension between Zambia and South Africa Published Date - 25 June 2025, 02:46 PM Johannesburg: The Zambian government filed court papers on Tuesday...
From Durban to Lusaka: Minnie Dlamini's stylish sojourn celebrating African culture
IOL
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Even with her travels as a celebrated presenter and radio host, South Africa’s very own diamond, Minnie Dlamini, remains deeply connected to her roots and the vibrant continent she proudly calls home. Dlamini shared her latest escapade in Lusaka,...
“Tell facts as they are”: Catholic Archbishop in Zambia Calls for Responsible, Ethical Journalism ahead of 2026 Polls
ACI Africa
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July 3, 2025
“If you are a Catholic, and that is what you are doing, I am very disappointed in you. Because that is not what you are supposed to do,” he stated, and added, “Yes, you are doing your job, but you are doing it wrongly. Report properly, report...
Vilda, pay disputes and incredible talent – Wafcon 2024 about to start a year late
The Guardian
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July 3, 2025
The historic task of one host staging Africa’s two major competitions this year, the women’s and men’s Africa Cup of Nations – Wafcon and Afcon – within six months of each other could really have been given to only one country: Morocco. It has...
Standard Bank Enables China Market Access
Business Ghana
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A 48-member African business delegation leveraged the China–Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) 2025 to deepen trade ties with China, as the announcement of zero-tariff access for African products coincided with the high-impact expo. African...
Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) Secures €250M For Lobito Corridor As Rail Projects Drive African Mining Boom
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Africa's railway sector is undergoing a renaissance, with strategic transport corridors rapidly expanding to unlock the continent's mineral wealth and strengthen global trade ties. In June, the...
Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan and Zambia discussed cooperation within the UN by phone
Turkmenportal
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Yesterday, during a telephone conversation between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Zambia Mulambo Haimbe, issues of bilateral...
Shuka secures £2m to complete Kabwe acquisition in Zambia
Mining Review
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July 2, 2025
Shuka Minerals has secured a £2 million funding facility to finalise the acquisition of Zambia’s Kabwe Zinc Mine and commence initial exploration work at the site. The updated agreement includes £1.5 million in fresh capital from Gathoni Muchai...
POLITICAL ANALYST WARNS AGAINST DIVISIVE AND TRIBAL POLITICS AMID EDGAR LUNGU’S PASSING
Zambian Observer
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June 24, 2025
POLITICAL ANALYST WARNS AGAINST DIVISIVE AND TRIBAL POLITICS AMID EDGAR LUNGU’S PASSING By Michael Kaluba Political Analyst Francis Chipili has called on Zambians to unite in rejecting divisive and tribal politics, warning that the death of former...
UPND SECRETARY GENERAL HEADS TO CHINA FOR HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL VISIT AT CPC INVITATION
Zambian Observer
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July 2, 2025
PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UPND SECRETARY GENERAL HEADS TO CHINA FOR HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL VISIT AT CPC INVITATION Lusaka, Zambia – 2nd July, 2025 United Party for National Development (UPND), Secretary General Batuke Imenda, is leading...