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Indebted nations can learn from Zambia’s breakthrough debt deal
2023-10-02
Many developing countries are teetering on the cusp of default and may soon find themselves in debt-restructuring negotiations of their own....
Hon. Stanley K. Kakubo, M.P, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation addressing the General Debate of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York
2023-09-27
WATCH THE VIDEO STATEMENT BY MR. STANLEY K. KAKUBO, M.P, MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION OF...
2023 Zambia International Trade Fair
2023-07-04
The Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry exhibited at the 57th Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) that took place in Ndola from 28th June to...
Zambian Nationals Evacuated from Sudan Arrive in Lusaka
2023-05-23
Eleven Zambian nationals based in Sudan have today arrived in Lusaka, following their evacuation out of that country through Ethiopia. Eight...
President Hichilema Hosts United States Vice President Harris
2023-05-23
President Hakainde Hichilema received Ms. Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America at State House in Lusaka on 31st March, 2023....
The Ministry of Infrastructure Accelerating Job Creation for Economic Growth
2023-05-23
The Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development has participated in the celebrations to mark the 2023 International Labour Day. This...
President Hichilema Secures US$8.3 Billion in FDI Pledges, Signals Economic Success for Zambia
2023-05-23
President Hakainde Hichilema announced at a press briefing held at State House that the Zambian government has successfully secured Foreign Direct...
Her Excellency, Ambassador Eunice Luambia presenting credentials to the Executive Secretary of CTBTO, Dr. Robert Floyd.
2022-09-30
Her Excellency, Ambassador Eunice M.Tembo Luambia presented her credentials to the Executive Secretary of CTBTO, Dr. Robert Floyd.Vienna, 30...
Her Excellency, Ambassador Eunice Luambia presented credentials to IAEA Director General, Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi
2022-09-29
Her Excellency, Ambassador Eunice Luambia presented credentials to IAEA Director General, Mr. Rafael Mariano GrossiVeinna, 29 September 2022....
Her Her Excellency, Ambassador Eunice Luambia presenting credentials to Mr. Yuko Yasunaga, Managing Director and Officer in Charge of UNIDO
2022-09-28
Her Her Excellency, Ambassador Eunice Luambia presenting credentials to Mr. Yuko Yasunaga, Managing Director and Officer in Charge of UNIDOVienna, 28...
Her Excellency, Ambassador Eunice M.Tembo Luambia presented her credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV), Ghada Waly.
2022-09-27
Her Excellency, Ambassador Eunice M.Tembo Luambia presented her credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV),...
Her Excellency Ambassador Eunice M. T. Luambia, presented her credentials to the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
2022-05-15
Her Excellency Ambassador Eunice M. T. Luambia, Zambia's Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Zambia to the...
Zambia declares 21 days of mourning for Kaunda
2021-06-22
The Zambian government has declared 21 days of national mourning, with flags flying at half-mast following the death of former president Kenneth...
Zambia’s founding father President Kenneth Kaunda dies aged 97
2021-06-22
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and liberation hero, has died at a military hospital in the capital, Lusaka, where he was being...
Women achievers have done Zambia proud-President Lungu
2021-03-10
President Edgar Lungu has paid glowing tribute to Zambian women for the various achievements they have attained at national and personal...
Finance Minsister issues SI to actualise Government incentives to Businesses
2020-04-30
Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu has issued seven Statutory Instruments that actualise the many invectives that Government has provided to...
Government to buy 1 million metric tonnes of Maize this year for Strategic Reserves-President Lungu
2020-04-30
President Edgar Lungu yesterday inspected the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) storage sheds in Lusaka’s industrial area. During the inspection, the...
Zambia to Scale up Testing to Over 2,000 COVID-19 Tests Per Day-Health Minister
2020-04-30
The government has scaled up laboratory capacity to enhance the testing for COVID-19 in the country. The improved investment in the laboratory...
Ecobank Zambia contributes ZMW500,000 to Ministry of Health to fight COVID-19
2020-04-30
Ecobank Zambia has contributed ZMW500,000 to the Ministry of Health towards the fight against COVID-19. It has also removed fees on transfers to MTN...
Zambian Government is looking forward to receiving serious investors-President Lungu
2019-08-21
President Edgar Lungu hjas said that the Zambian Government is looking forward to receiving serious investors into the country who will respect the...
Presidential solar project creates 6000 jobs
2019-08-21
The Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) says six thousand job opportunities have been created under the Presidential Solar Milling Plant Initiative...
Inonge Wina commissions a medical manufacturing firm
2019-08-21
Acting Republican President, Inonge Wina, yesterday commissioned Yash Life Sciences, the manufacturers of quality essential medicines in...
Ministry of Health donates medical supplies worth US$400,000 towards cyclone Idai victims
2019-04-09
Vice President Inonge Wina has received donations of assorted medical supplies worth 403,405 United States Dollars from the Ministry of Health...
President Lungu declares zero tolerance to shortage of essential drugs
2019-04-09
President Edgar Lungu has declared zero tolerance to shortage of essential drugs and medical supplies country wide.Speaking at the Commissioning of...
Mvunga Talks Up Zambian Economy on Forbes
2019-04-09
ow Zambia Is Defying the Odds In The Face Of Economic Pressure – A Q&A with Christopher MvungaAfrican economies are primed to be ranked...
Govt Positive About Diaspora Policy
2019-04-09
The government of Zambia is optimistic that the diaspora policy will contribute to the growth of the local economy through all sectors,...
Federation wants rice
2018-09-17
Mechanisation in rice production is cardinal in boosting yields in the wake of increased demand for the commodity, the Rice Federation of Zambia...
FRA low maize price offer driving inflation uptick!
2018-09-17
The increase in price for Mealie meal, Cassava meal, and purchase price of Vehicles and as well as Charcoal has been sited as the causer of the...
Zambia Airways to charge USD$300 return for LUN-JNB route
2018-09-17
The soon to be relaunched national carrier, Zambia Airways will target USD$300 for a return flight on Lusaka-Johannesburg route. This was disclosed...
The hon speaker delivers a historical speech to the russian parliament upper house
2018-04-26
The Hon Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia, Justice Dr.Patrick Matibini, SC, FCIARB, MP, delivered a speech to the Plenary Session of the...
John Deere and Opportunity International Announce Competition for Digital Solutions to Farming
2018-04-26
To commemorate a century of innovation in tractors, Opportunity International partner John Deere is hosting the John Deere ICT4D Application...
138th IPU CONVENES IN GENEVA
2018-04-03
The Rt Hon Justice Patrick Matibini, SC, FCIArb, MP, Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia has led a delegation to the 138th Inter-Parliamentary...
Sterling and Wilson to Build Zambia’s Largest Solar Plant
2018-02-09
Indian solar engineering, procurement and construction contractor Sterling and Wilson has been selected by French renewables developer Neoen to build...
Zambia to raise copper output
2018-02-09
Zambia expects to increase its annual copper output to 1.5million tons, boosted mainly by improved electricity supply, Mines Minister Christopher...
NDC will not be intimidated or Surrender, says Mwenya Musenge
2017-12-15
Former Copperbelt Province Minister and newly formed National Democratic Congress(NDC) secretary general Mwenya Musenge has said that his party will...
African airlines to make US$100 million loss in 2018-IATA
2017-12-15
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has projected that Africa’s airlines are expected to continue making a combined loss of...
Mumbi Phiri tells opposition political parties not to frustrate the PF Government
2017-12-15
Patriotic Front Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri has called on the opposition political parties not to frustrate the PF Government as it delivers...
Government is prioritising the quality and competitive mobile services in Zambia
2017-12-15
Minister of Transport and Communication Permanent Secretary Misheck Lungu says government is prioritising the quality and competitive mobile services...
Solidarity prayers held for Lusaka City Market victims
2017-07-12
BY STEVEN ZANDE FIRST Lady Esther Lungu and Religions Affairs Minister Godfiridah Sumali were yesterday among scores of people from a...
First Lady to get Starkey foundation humanitarian award
2017-07-11
By JAMES KUNDAFoundation has nominated First Lady Esther Lungu to receive a humanitarian honoree award in the United States (US) this week.Starkey is...
Economic progress impresses CSPR
2017-07-05
KELVIN MBEWE, Lusaka THE Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) is impressed with Zambia’s economic performance in the last six...
AU approves Zambia democracy
2017-07-05
DORIS KASOTE, Addis Ababa THE African Union (AU) election observer mission has declared last year’s general elections in Zambia as free and...
Zambia economy grows by 3%
2017-07-03
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Trade Fair, Ndola ZAMBIA recorded an economic growth of three percent in the first quarter of 2017 with the agriculture, forestry...
Lungu to meet Catholic bishops
2017-07-03
JACK ZIMBA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu will this month meet with the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) to discuss national matters....
Lungu cautions chiefs over land sales
2017-05-30
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu has appealed to chiefs to stop displacing their subjects by selling vast chunks of land to foreign investors....
Economic growth on course – Mutati
2017-05-02
MINISTER of Finance Felix Mutati says Government is this year on course to attaining its macroeconomic objectives of achieving real Gross Domestic...
Invest more in solar mini-grid power plants – Musika
2017-05-02
MUSIKA Development Initiative says more investment is needed in solar mini-grid power plants because of the potential to boost agriculture in...
200,000 jobs annually coming
2017-05-02
PRESIDENT Lungu says Government intends to create a minimum of 200,000 jobs annually with serious commitment to promotion of decent work.And the...
President Lungu wishes KK a happy 93rd birthday
2017-04-28
President Edgar Lungu President has sent his heartfelt birthday message to First Republican President Dr. David Kenneth Kaunda on his 93rd birthday...
Zambia will reap from foreign relations
2017-03-14
STEVEN MVULA, Parliament & HONE SIAME, KitwePARLIAMENT heard yesterday that Zambia is promoting lasting peace between warring nations such as...
Palm oil production starts
2017-03-14
ZAMPALM Plantation, a Zambeef subsidiary in Muchinga Province, has started commercial production of crude palm oil. This has excited local...
Price reduction solution found
2017-03-14
ZAMBIANS should expect to buy cheaper mealie-meal by Thursday this week following a tremendous increase in the number of milling companies to receive...
Veep counsels Kambwili, Chanda
2017-03-14
Vice-President Inonge Wina has counselled PF Roan Member of Parliament (MP) Chishimba Kambwili and Copperbelt PF youth chairperson Nathan Chanda to...
Exclude poor from bank charges
2017-03-07
FINANCE Minister Felix Mutati has implored commercial banks to implement mechanisms that will exempt poor rural communities from paying bank charges...
Zambia, Zimbabwe relaunch joint visa
2017-03-07
ZAMBIA and Zimbabwe have re-launched the Kavango Zambezi Trans-frontier Conservation Area (KAZA) UNIVISA at the opening of ITB Tourism fair in the...
Young women are the future of Zambia
2017-03-07
Vulnerable young women in Lusaka’s Garden compound have been given the chance to broaden their horizons and explore a world beyond their...
MFEZS attract $2.5bn investment
2017-03-07
ZAMBIA’S three major economic zones have attracted US$2.5 billion investment commitments since inception.The country has Chambishi on the...