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By ANDREW KAMANGA* Electricity remains key to Zambia’s economic development as it is an essential input to various economic sectors such as mining, agriculture, commercial, manufacturing, social services and households. The key players in the Zambian electricity supply industry include: ZESCO, the national public utility which is vertically integrated and …

The Zambian government is using the global stage of Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 to signal that its mining reform agenda is moving from policy to execution, with President Hakainde Hichilema confirmed as keynote speaker for the Opening Ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa from 9–12 February 2026. As …

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has concluded a two-day state visit to Zambia, reaffirming cooperation between the two nations under the General Framework Agreement of Cooperation signed in 2023. Herzog was received on 10 November at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport by President Hakainde Hichilema before the two leaders proceeded to State …

The government has announced the development of draft local content regulations aimed at transforming the mining sector by empowering the nation throughout the mining value chain. The Minister of Mines and Mineral Development, Paul Kabuswe said the forward-thinking move is designed to ensure that Zambian contractors and suppliers have greater …

According to media reports in Zambia, opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia won a landslide victory in the country’s presidential election, a development that bodes well for a possible bailout with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). At a press conference in the capital, Lusaka, Electoral Commission of Zambia Chairman Esau …

The Zambia Chamber of Mines has urged Zambia to treat mineral royalty payments as a deductible expense to avoid double taxation and attract investment. Since 2019, mineral royalty payments have not been treated as a deductible expense when calculating corporate income tax and that provision was kept unchanged in the …

First Quantum Minerals (FQM) handed over 2,000 facemasks donated by employees from the mining giant’s subsidiary, Kalumbila Minerals Limited, to the Ministry of Health for use at Lusaka’s main hospitals. The hospitals in Lusaka set to benefit from the donation are Chilenje, Levy Mwanawasa and the University Teaching Hospital. “FQM …

The Mine Unions and various stakeholders in likes of miners, former miners, residents of Chingola and Chililabombwe took to the streets a solidarity demonstration as a show of support for government’s intervention in the Konkola Copper Mines issue. Joseph Chewe, the Mineworkers Union of Zambia president, charged that Vedanta Resources …

The Zambian government has appealed to the private sector to contemplate on building an emerald processing plant locally. Speaking at the recent Grizzly Mining’s emerald auction in Lusaka, Ministry of Mines Permanent Secretary Paul Chanda stated that a locally built processing plant would be of national benefit. Chanda added that …

First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has allayed reports by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that appear to be ‘calculated to destabilise the trust built up with local people’. The company said the poorly researched reports fuel unrest, distort the views of the majority of local people, and give a disproportionate profile to a …