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Q&A with Sr. Joyce Miyanda, upgrading maternal health care in Zambia
Global Sisters Report
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For Helen Zulu, maternal health care is not just a service at Monze Mission Hospital — it is an effort to save lives. Zulu, 39, spoke to Global Sisters Report about a stressful ordeal she went through in 2018 at Monze Mission Hospital, 185 km (115...
We’re exporting electricity to grow the economy, not to punish citizens- HH
Zambian Observer
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June 30, 2025
Zambia’s Energy Paradox: As Exports Rise, Zambians Endure 19 Hours of Load Shedding President Hakainde Hichilema has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to electricity exports as a key driver of economic recovery, even as Zambians across...
HICHILEMA HAS TURNED ZAMBIA INTO A LAUGHING STOCK OVER LUNGU’S BURIAL- Fred M’membe
Zambian Observer
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July 1, 2025
HICHILEMA HAS TURNED ZAMBIA INTO A LAUGHING STOCK OVER LUNGU’S BURIAL We have noted with great concern the attempts by Mr Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND to mobilize individuals and their praise singers in an effort to shift blame for the ongoing...
CARITAS ZAMBIA CONCERNED ABOUT WEAK AND DIVIDED OPPOSITION
Zambian Observer
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July 1, 2025
CARITAS ZAMBIA CONCERNED ABOUT WEAK AND DIVIDED OPPOSITION Caritas Zambia has expressed concern over the state of the political opposition in the country, describing it as weak, divided, and often embroiled in internal disputes. Caritas Zambia...
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA LEADS ZAMBIA’S ENERGY REVOLUTION!
Zambian Observer
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July 1, 2025
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA LEADS ZAMBIA’S ENERGY REVOLUTION! By Timmy, Wagon Media In a historic milestone for Zambia, President Hakainde Hichilema has unveiled the country’s largest solar plant, the 100MW Chisamba Solar Plant, marking a significant step...
Turkmenistan, Zambia Explore New Avenues For Political And Economic Co-Op
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, July 1. The Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan and Zambia, Rashid Meredov and Mulambo Haimbe, respectively, held a telephone conversation focused on expanding cooperation between the countries,...
Zambia’s ex-president Lungu to be buried in South Africa after funeral row
The Zimbabwe Mail
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June 21, 2025
Edgar Lungu JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The family of Zambia’s late president, Edgar Lungu, announced on Friday that he will be buried in South Africa after a row with the Zambian government over its plans for a state funeral. Lungu’s family on...
Access Bank experiences suspected external threat to infrastructure
Mwebantu
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July 1, 2025
In a historic moment for Zambia’s energy sector, President Hakainde Hichilema yesterday inaugurated the 100 megawatt Chisamba Solar Power Plant, the country’s largest grid-connected solar facility to date. Developed by PowerChina and financed...
Let’s shake financial criminals, Zambians want results, not stories – DEC boss
News Diggers
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July 1, 2025
DRUG Enforcement Commission (DEC) Director General Nason Banda has advised law enforcement officers to outsmart white-collar criminals who, he says, are intellectuals. He adds that the people of Zambia no longer want stories, but results. Speaking...
The Foreign Ministers of Turkmenistan and Zambia discuss preparations for the UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
News Central Asia
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July 1, 2025
On 30 June 2025, a telephone conversation took place 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. During the...
Entire world will laugh at us if Lungu isn’t buried in Zambia – HH
News Diggers
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July 1, 2025
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the whole world will laugh at the country if the remains of the sixth president Edgar Lungu are not buried in Zambia. Speaking during a meeting with traditional leaders in Chisamba District, Central Province,...
President Hichilema Commissions Zambia’s Largest Solar Plant, Paving the Way for Energy Sovereignty
Lusaka Times
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July 1, 2025
President Hichilema commissions Chisamba solar plant In a landmark achievement for Zambia’s energy sector, President Hakainde Hichilema yesterday officially commissioned the 100MW Chisamba Solar Power Plant in Central Province — the largest solar...
Indian geologists head to Zambia to explore cobalt, copper under landmark 9,000km² deal
Business Insider Africa
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July 1, 2025
This move is part of India’s accelerating efforts to secure key raw materials essential to its clean energy transition and electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing ambitions. The Indian geologists are focused on locating cobalt—a critical component in...
VC in mining innovation has grown more than 10X since 2020
Disrupt Africa
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July 1, 2025
Venture capital investment in mining and critical metals has surged more than tenfold since 2020, highlighting a growing recognition of the sector’s role in the clean energy transition. Yet a new report from Cleantech Group warns that this influx...
APPRECIATION OF THE KWACHA MAY BE SHORT LIVED- ECONOMIST CHISANGA
Zambian Observer
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June 30, 2025
APPRECIATION OF THE KWACHA MAY BE SHORT LIVED- ECONOMIST CHISANGA By: Sun FM TV Reporter Economist Kelvin Chisanga has advised Zambian businesses and individuals to exercise caution in response to the recent appreciation of the kwacha, warning...
We are making progress on debt restructuring concerns with Afreximbank – Deputy Finance Minister
Joy FM
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June 30, 2025
The Deputy Minister of Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has indiacted that Ghana is making some progress on debt restructuring concerns raised by the African Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank). “We are talking and that’s the assurance that I can...
Association between hepatitis B co-infection and elevated liver stiffness among HIV-infected adults in Lusaka, Zambia
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
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June 30, 2025
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) and global partners conducted a study to assess the prevalence and correlates of liver disease among adults with HIV at the start of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Lusaka. To do this,...
WE’VE BISHOPS, PASTORS, ARTISTES IN FREEMASONRY…. Asks journalist to research on the meaning of white gloves, aprons – MASONIST
Zambian Observer
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June 30, 2025
WE’VE BISHOPS, PASTORS, ARTISTES IN FREEMASONRY – MASONIST … Asks journalist to research on the meaning of white gloves, aprons The Freemasons gathering in Zambia have revealed that there are bishops, pastors, journalists, media owners and others...
Inflation not likely to drop to single digit this year – Economist
News Diggers
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June 30, 2025
ECONOMIST Noah Kabwita says he does not anticipate the inflation rate to drop to a single digit this year. Recently, the Zambia Statistics Agency (Zamstats) announced that the country’s annual inflation for June 2025 had reduced to 14.1 percent...
Africa’s development banks being undermined: Continent will pay the price
Down to Earth
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Ghana and Zambia’s official creditors are pressing them to default on loans to two African multilateral financial institutions: the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the Trade and Development Bank (TDB). These creditors, in effect, are...