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Zambia Signs $450 Million Deal For New 450MW Power Plant The Zambia Development Agency has signed an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with Ndola Vioqua Energy for a $450 million, 450MW thermal power plant in Ndola. The project will be…

Zambia Signs $519 Million Deal To Add 500MW Of Solar Power Zesco Limited has signed a $519 million, 25-year power purchase agreement with Hungary-based EnerSynk Group for a 500MW solar project in the Copperbelt. The project will be built in…

US Approves $414 Million Uranium Investment In Niger The United States has approved up to $414 million in financing for a major uranium project in Niger. The funding will support Canadian mining company Global Atomic’s Dasa project, which the company…

DRC Creates Task Force To Speed Up $3 Billion US Minerals Deal The Democratic Republic of Congo has created a special task force to speed up its strategic minerals partnership with the United States. The agreement is aimed at attracting…

Zambia Set To Join JPMorgan’s $330 Billion Global Bond Index Zambia is set to be included in JPMorgan’s new GBI-EM Edge index, which will track nearly $330 billion worth of local-currency government bonds from 26 frontier-market countries. The index is…

Italy Plans to Ban Burqas and Niqabs in Schools Italy plans to ban burqas and niqabs in schools under new measures announced by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, requiring students to have their faces uncovered while at school. The proposals also…

K16.7 Million Social Cash Transfer Money Goes Missing Three Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, Zambia officials have been arrested over the alleged theft of K16.794 million meant for the Social Cash Transfer Programme in Itezhi-Tezhi District. The Anti-Corruption…

Ministry of Labour Introduces Gifts Policy to Curb Corruption Risks The Ministry of Labour and Social Security Zambia has introduced a Gifts and Benefits Policy aimed at strengthening integrity, transparency and accountability among its employees. The policy provides guidelines on…

EU Moves to Ban Social Media for Under-13s and Restrict Access for Older Children The European Commission has proposed new rules that would prevent children under 13 from accessing social media. Children aged 13 to 14 would need supervised accounts,…

European Parliament Adopts Resolution On Post-Electoral Repression In Zambia And Kafwaya Killing The European Parliament has adopted a resolution titled “Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya.” The resolution addresses concerns over the treatment of opposition figures…

Lusaka Mayor-Elect Chitambala Mwewa Wants All 395 Council Police Put to Work Lusaka Mayor-Elect Chitambala Mwewa says the city’s 395 council police officers are being underutilized and wants all of them paraded at Civic Centre next week to verify the…

Theresa Phondo Announces New “Kingdom Energy” EP Malawian gospel artist Theresa Phondo has announced her upcoming EP, “Kingdom Energy,” set for release on September 22, 2026. The project features seven main tracks, including “Bwera” featuring Beracah and the title track…

Mag 44, Solomon Plate and Mutale Kapaso Unite Communities in South Africa Through Praise Experience Mag44, Solomon Plate and Mutale Kapaso are in South Africa for the free Praise Experience Joburg concert, using gospel music to bring people from different…

“A man's own heart can deceive him.” – Apostle Joshua Selman We often assume that because something feels right, it must be right. But our hearts can be influenced by emotions, desires, fears, and personal interests. What we sincerely believe…

The Actor Who Plays 'Apostle John' in The Chosen Said Playing John Changed How He Hears Jesus George Xanthis, who plays the Apostle John in The Chosen, says portraying the disciple has changed the way he understands Jesus’ teachings. “On…

White Missionary Warns Others About African Pastors After 7 Months in Africa White missionary Rory Bracken, who operates the Testify World Ministries page, says he has returned home after spending seven months in Africa. He has now issued a blunt…

Robert Kiyosaki Says He Was Broke at 37, Sleeping in a Car Robert Kiyosaki says he was 37, broke, without a job or savings and sleeping in a car when he finally understood the lesson his “Rich Dad” had been…

Zambia And DRC Plan To Make EV Battery Materials From Their Copper And Cobalt Zambia is planning to work with the Democratic Republic of Congo to combine their copper and cobalt resources to produce materials used in electric vehicle batteries.…

45 Zambian Filmmakers Get Hands-On Editing Training From U.S. Embassy Forty-five filmmakers, actors, screenwriters and producers received hands-on film and video editing training at the American Center for Leadership in Lusaka. Facilitated by award-winning editor Huruma Sungula, the workshop covered…

Trump Taps Billy Graham’s Granddaughter for Global Religious Freedom Role U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Cissie Graham Lynch, granddaughter of the late evangelist Billy Graham, to serve as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. Lynch, the daughter of evangelist…

Private Companies Can Now Enter Zambia’s Electricity Market Zambia is introducing an open-access electricity market that will allow private power producers and eligible large electricity users to participate more directly in the power market. The system will allow qualifying large…

Theresa Phondo Releases “Kingdom Energy” EP Theresa Phondo has officially released her new EP, “Kingdom Energy,” bringing together seven main tracks and two bonus tracks. The project features Chairman Pompi and Mag44 on the title track, “Kingdom Energy,” alongside collaborations…

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CNN and Other News Media Sue Trump After He Banned Them From the White House CNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued the Trump administration after their journalists were barred from the White House and their press access revoked. The…

Zambia Takes Commonwealth Leadership Role in New York Foreign Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe represented Zambia at the 74th Extraordinary Meeting of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG74) in New York, where Zambia participated as Vice Chair of the group. The…

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