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HAMUKALE CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO ENFORCE PRICE REDUCTIONS IN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
HAMUKALE CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO ENFORCE PRICE REDUCTIONS IN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR By: Sun FM TV Reporter Former Minister of Agriculture Dr. Edify Hamukale has called on government to enforce price reductions within the agricultural sector, mirroring...
HH CALLS FOR UNITY IN DELIVERING ZAMBIA’ HARVEST AS ECONOMY SHOWS STRONG GROWTH
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
HH CALLS FOR UNITY IN DELIVERING ZAMBIA’ HARVEST AS ECONOMY SHOWS STRONG GROWTH BY: TIMMY Lusaka, Zambia – President Hakainde Hichilema has called on Zambians to remain united and focused as the country records some of its strongest economic...
HH HIGHLIGHTS FOUR YEARS OF REFORM AND GROWTH: “TOGETHER, LET US DELIVER ZAMBIA’S HARVEST”
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
HH HIGHLIGHTS FOUR YEARS OF REFORM AND GROWTH: “TOGETHER, LET US DELIVER ZAMBIA’S HARVEST” Lusaka, Zambia — President Hakainde Hichilema has marked his fourth year in office with a call for unity and perseverance, highlighting key achievements...
HH AT FOUR YEARS: DELIVERING ZAMBIA’S HARVEST
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
HH AT FOUR YEARS: DELIVERING ZAMBIA’S HARVEST. By Timmy Four years ago, Zambians made a bold choice at the ballot box: to move away from chaos and embrace peace, stability, and a new vision for the future. Today, under the leadership of President...
DOCUMENTING ZAMBIA’S TRANSFORMATION UNDER PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
DOCUMENTING ZAMBIA’S TRANSFORMATION UNDER PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA By Timmy Four years ago, Zambians made a bold choice at the ballot box—to reject chaos, corruption, and economic collapse, and to embrace peace, stability, and a vision for...
It’s time for serious leadership, Dolika Banda announces her presidential bid
Zambian Eye
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August 18, 2025
117 Views ..To Unveil Her Team, Keeps Country Guessing Dolika Banda Dolika Banda has announced her 2026 presidential bid saying its now time for serious leadership. And Ms Banda has kept the country guessing under which party she will run but says...
Kenya edge pass Zambia to seal top spot at CHAN 2024
Ghanaian Times
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August 19, 2025
Foriegn August 19, 2025 1 minute read Kenya confirmed their dominance in Group A of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 after a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Zambia at a packed Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani...
FM Sa’ar Makes Official Visit to Reopen Israeli Embassy in Zambia
Media Line
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August 19, 2025
Israel is reopening its embassy in Zambia this week, marking a return to a country where it once maintained a mission during the 1960s and 1970s. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar departed Tuesday for a diplomatic trip to Africa that will include the...
How Kenya’s Qhala helps governments, corporates digitise operations
Disrupt Africa
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August 19, 2025
Kenyan startup Qhala works with governments, corporates, and NGOs to help them digitise and modernise operations using data-driven strategies and technologies like AI, cloud, and blockchain. Founded in early 2020 by Dr Shikoh Gitau, a computer...
Is ZCS run by politicians or civil servants?
News Diggers
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August 19, 2025
THE Zambia Correctional Service has failed to answer the public’s questions on the strange pardoning of Winston Kabinda, a convicted sex offender who in 2018 defiled a four-year-old girl, was sentenced to 30 years, but only served less than two...
Its madness to say Zambia has become poorer under UPND – Govt
News Diggers
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August 19, 2025
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says it’s madness for someone to say Zambia has become poorer under the UPND government when the economy is projected to grow by six percent this year. On Monday, Citizens First leader Harry Kalaba...
CHAN 2024: Raila Odinga promises Harambee Stars players KSh 500k each after defeating Zambia
TUKO
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August 17, 2025
ODM leader Raila Odinga attended the Harambee Stars vs Zambia African Nations Championship (CHAN) match at Kasarani Stadium After the match ended, Raila, alongside President William Ruto, went to the dressing room to congratulate the players A...
Zambian president’s feud with late rival continues over funeral plans
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
A furious row is raging over whether the Zambian president, Hakainde Hichilema, will preside over the funeral of his predecessor, Edgar Lungu, as the former president’s family wage a legal battle in South Africa to try to prevent his body from...
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA DATES NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE
Zambian Observer
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August 18, 2025
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA DATES NORTH WESTERN PROVINCE President Hakainde Hichilema is tomorrow expected in Northwestern Province for a one day working visit to officiate at the opening of Kansanshi Mine’s S3, a 1. 2 Billion United States dollar...
Zambian Bishop Urges Pan-African Renewal Through Youth and Education
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
Reverend Trevor Mwamba, Anglican Bishop and president of Zambia’s liberation party UNIP, has challenged Africa to reinvent Pan-Africanism for a skeptical young generation. Speaking on Ghana’s Asaase Breakfast Show, Mwamba warned that traditional...
Zambian Bishop-Politician Calls for New Era of Principle-Driven African Politics
News Ghana
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August 18, 2025
Reverend Musonda Selwyn Trevor Mwamba, Anglican Bishop and leader of Zambia’s oldest political party, UNIP, has urged Africa to return to the visionary politics that fueled independence movements. Speaking on Ghana’s Asaase Breakfast Show on...
ZAMBIA’S GROWTH STORY GAINS SPEED AS 8NDP REFORMS BEAR FRUIT – FINANCE MINISTER
Zambian Observer
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August 18, 2025
ZAMBIA’S GROWTH STORY GAINS SPEED AS 8NDP REFORMS BEAR FRUIT – FINANCE MINISTER LUSAKA, 17 August 2025 – Minister of Finance and National Planning, Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, has announced that Zambia’s economy is firmly on a path of recovery and...
Legal Purgatory: The Painful Limbo of President Lungu’s Burial- Rev Walter Mwambazi
Zambian Observer
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August 18, 2025
Legal Purgatory: The Painful Limbo of President Lungu’s Burial A reflection 爵 by Rev Walter Mwambazi The latest development in the burial saga of Zambia’s sixth Republican President, Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, is not just a legal technicality...
Political crossroads: Lungu’s burial limbo raises tensions ahead of 2026 Elections
The Maravi Post
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August 18, 2025
The burial of Zambia’s sixth Republican President, Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, remains unresolved, leaving the nation in a state of uncertainty and legal limbo. The Pretoria High Court has indefinitely postponed the case, pending a Constitutional...
Zambia’s Constituency Development Fund: A Promise Undermined by Policy Flaws
News Diggers
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August 18, 2025
Since its inception in 1995, Zambia’s Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has been the flagship of decentralised, inclusive growth- a promise to put real power into the hands of local communities. It was designed with a noble goal: to empower...