CHINA has announced a zero-tariff policy on imports from 53 African countries with diplomatic ties to Beijing, a development that has excited debate on whether Zambia can benefit from this opening. Economist Dr Trevor Hambayi argues that Zambia must own at least 60 per cent of it

KAPUTA UPND MP Elvis Nkandu says Brian Mundubile can only defeat President Hakainde Hichilema by a landslide in the August polls in his dreams. Nkandu further says Mundubile is not popular enough to be compared to President Hichilema, adding that he could even be more popular tha

ECONOMIST Dr Trevor Hambayi says the country must own at least 60 percent of the mines and find a direct link to China in order to benefit from that country’s zero-rate tariff. And economist Bright Chizonde has called for the suspension of exports of raw materials if Zambia is to

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says the recovery team has found it difficult to rescue the five miners trapped at Matala Gold Mine in Mumbwa because the tunnels are not conventional and do not follow a mine plan. Meanwhile, Kabuswe says copper production fro

KANSANSHI Mining PLC has disclosed that it spent about US$21 million on local procurement during the first quarter of 2026, reflecting its continued commitment to strengthening local supplier participation and supporting economic growth in North-Western Province. Kansanshi Mine s

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has described Botswana’s late third president, Dr Festus Gontebanye Mogae, as a man of integrity who will be remembered for his “good works”. Meanwhile, Botswana High Commission Chargé d’Affaires Oabona Dibeela says late former president Mogae was reg

FRED M’membe’s Socialist Party (SP) and Chanda Katotobwe’s PeP yesterday successfully presented 100 presidential supporters before the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for the pre-processing exercise in Lusaka. However, only four out of the five political parties that were sc

A fire in the early hours of Thursday destroyed three makeshift restaurants and an electronics shop at New Soweto Market, police said. Police spokesperson Godfrey Chilabi said officers at Lusaka Central Police Station and New Soweto Police Post received a report from market secur

THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has reduced the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 25 basis points to 13.25 percent from 13.5 percent in February. BoZ adds that the annual inflation rate is projected at 6.8 percent in 2026 and 6.1 percent in 2027. The Central Bank also says Gross Internation

TONSE Alliance president Brian Mundubile and PF Pamodzi president Makebi Zulu yesterday united ahead of the August polls with the intention of standing under one ticket. PF senior member Jean Kapata says she is so happy that Zulu and Mundubile have united, adding that if she was