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Zambia closes 2025 with annual inflation at 11.2 %, legal battle over Lungu’s final resting place escalates. See our top 10 stories of the week.
In case you missed some of the stories, here are the top 10 stories of the week. 1. Cabinet has approved the piloting ...
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Zambia: Govt set to experiment bulk importation of petroleum products to cut pump prices
Cabinet has approved the piloting of bulk importation of petrol in a move aimed at lowering average costs per unit, improving access to ...
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U.S. carries out strikes on Islamic State militants in Northwest Nigeria
The United States has carried out a military strike against Islamic State (IS) militants in northwest Nigeria at the request of the Nigerian ...
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Zambia Railways, Indeni Energy, Infratel, others flagged in Auditor General’s report for financial weaknesses
The Auditor General’s Report on the Accounts of Parastatal Bodies and Other Statutory Institutions for the financial year ended December 31, 2024, has ...
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Copper prices break $12,000 mark as supply risks, global tensions shape markets
Copper prices have surged past the US$12,000-per-tonne mark for the first time, underscoring growing strain in the global base metals market amid tightening ...
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Inflation rises to 11.2% in December, trade surplus hits K0.6 billion as Zambia closes 2025
Zambia closed 2025 with annual inflation rising to 11.2 percent, Acting Statistician General Sheila Mudenda has announced, citing increased price pressures from non-food ...
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Six months after Lungu’s death, burial dispute moves to Supreme Court in South Africa
The legal battle over the final resting place of Zambia’s Sixth President, Edgar Lungu, has escalated to South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal, ...
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Nearly 30% of pupils fail 2025 grade seven exams, boys lead the pack —Education minister reveals
At least 154,373 candidates, representing 28.64 percent, who sat for the 2025 Grade Seven examinations have failed and will therefore not proceed to ...
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Zambia: Auditor-General’s 2024 report reveals K130 million CDF-funded desks undelivered despite full payment
The latest Auditor General’s report on the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has revealed that more than 71,000 school desks valued at about K130 ...
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Zambia’s 2053 eurobond slides after IMF dampened expectations of gains that could trigger investor returns
Zambia’s eurobond maturing in 2053 reportedly fell sharply on Friday, ranking among the worst-performing emerging-market sovereign bonds, after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...
