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President Hakainde Hichilema has announced the country’s intentions to build a pipeline to transport oil products from the port of Beira, Mozambique. Supporting the vision, Mozambican transport minister Mateus Magala said a boom in mineral resources in Zambia means that Mozambique should plan to increase the volume of cargo that …

Private equity firm Affirma Capital, development finance institution Norfund, and Norwegian pension fund Kommunal Landspensjonskasse (KLP) have invested $145 million in Zambian independent power producer and transmission company Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC). The aim is to build on CEC’s success by strengthening its leadership in the African decarbonisation programme, building …

By: Kweku Frempong, Head of Sales for Aggreko Africa In South Africa, the mining sector uses around one-third of the local power supply,  Asia represents most of the world’s industrial sector growth with energy consumption increases of around 1.7% a year. In the Middle East, mining is forming part of the …

Zambia’s government recently ordered mining company Mwembeshi Resources Ltd to immediately halt all activities on the $494 million copper project it is developing in the Lower Zambezi National Park. Collins Nzovu, the minister of green economy and environment, said the company had violated a number of environmental conditions pertaining to …

The charitable arm of Kagem, Gemfields Foundation has handed over a newly constructed block with three classrooms and a fully equipped solar powered computer lab to Lufwanyama’s Kapila Primary School to enhance the quality of education in the area. Completed at a cost of approximately ZMW 6.9 million (USD 316,000), …