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Vice President, Mutale Nalumango, has urged Zambians to turn out in large numbers and exercise their democratic right to vote, saying every citizen has a stake in determining the country’s future. Ms Nalumango notes that voting is the legitimate way citizens can express…

Why the time to invest, list and grow is now Nicholas Kabaso A Market Coming of Age FOR many years, Zambia’s capital market has been viewed as a complementary component of the financial system. Today, I believe we have reached an important inflection point, one at which the…

CATHERINE BWALYA Choma FORMER Southern Province Minister Edify Hamulale has welcomed Food Reserve Agency (FRA)’s K347 per 50 kilogramme floor price for maize for the 2026 marketing season. Dr Hamukale said in a statement yesterday that K347 per 50kg bag is welcome because it…

ZCCM Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) is in discussions with the Ministry of Mines on plans to establish gold trading markets in areas where gold mining is being formalised. ZCCM-IH Board Chairperson Phesto Musonda says the initiative is aimed at supporting the formalisation of…

Company linked to Mark Simuuwe owed ZNS milling plant over K77 million, letters show A company associated with businessman Mark Simuuwe owed the Zambia National Service’s Chongwe Milling Plant more than K77 million for mealie meal bought on credit, correspondence between the…

By Ambassadors Emmanuel Mwamba As Zambia counts down to the August 13 general election, a familiar contest is playing out, not over policies or crowds, but over what citizens are allowed to believe before they have seen the evidence for themselves. An investigative report by…

The printing of ballot papers for Zambia’s 2026 General Election has reached 86 percent, with preparations for their shipment to the country underway. Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing General Manager Lakshmanan Ganapathy disclosed the progress during a tour of the company’s…

Government has handed over a hammer mill and 10 treadle pumps to vulnerable farming communities worth K118.86 million Kwacha in Limulunga District of Western Province. Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, Permanent Secretary Beatrice Chilomo explained the aim of…

Audio article Listen to this story Share Send this story PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has assured the people of Mpulungu District that government is opening up the area for trade, investment, and tourism. After a meeting with residents, President Hichilema said Mpulungu will be…

By Mark Bwembya There is a popular election-season claim that people cannot eat GDP, inflation figures or foreign-exchange reserves. It resonates because many households are still under pressure. A parent facing high food prices or a young person searching for work will not be…