Egypt designs, develops smart, green city
FUMBE CHANDA Egypt IN THE searing heart of the desert, far from the Nile’s banks and Cairo’s chaotic sprawl, Egypt has accomplished what many once thought improbable: it has designed…
‘Anointed milk’ kills woman
CATHERINE BWALYA Choma A 52-YEAR-OLD prophetess of Pemba has landed herself in trouble after a woman she administered ‘anointed milk’ on to heal her ailment developed acute diarrhoea and died…
Why LuSE is among world’s best performers
JACK ZIMBA, TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka LUSAKA Securities Exchange (LuSE) has emerged as one of the world’s top-performing stock markets in 2025, with its main index soaring 56 percent between January…
Develop AI policies, WIN urges media houses
CHISHIMBA BWALYA Lusaka AS THE use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to gain prominence in Zambian newsrooms, WAN-IFRA Women in News has urged media institutions to develop clear policies to…
Tah takes helm of AfDB
DOREEN NAWA Lusaka AFRICAN Development Bank Group (AfDB) yesterday ushered in Sidi Ould Tah as its ninth president, succeeding Nigeria’s Akinwumi Adesina, whose decade-long tenure transformed the institution into a…
HH urges new envoys to prioritise investment
MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday received letters of credence from eight ambassadors and one high commissioner accredited to Zambia, with the call for them to drive investment and…
Opposition should avoid personality-based politics
OPPOSITION political leaders play a crucial and dynamic role in any functioning democracy. They are not just critics of the political party in government, they are essential architects of accountability,…
Zimbabwe shine, Zambia 2nd in Region 5 Fishing tourney
CHISHIMBA BWALYA Kafue National Park ZAMBIA’s hopes of winning the Region Five Fishing Tournament title for the second time were dashed over the weekend after losing to Zimbabwe, who extended…
Kafue National Park waters spared from acid spill
CHISHIMBA BWALYA Kafue National Park GREATER Kafue Landscape Limited (GKLL) says it has not recorded any negative effects of the February acid spillage on marine life within the waters…
‘Stop resource plunder’
Trust Africa says illicit flows depriving African countries revenue KOMBO KACHEMBA Accra, Ghana MULTINATIONAL corporations have for decades siphoned Africa’s mineral wealth while evading taxes, with Zambia among the worst…