Zambia News News Zambia » Government: Government demands integrity in 2026 FISP implementation
Government has called on all stakeholders in the agricultural sector to uphold integrity, professionalism and collaboration to ensure the ...
News Zambia » Government: Zambia: Managing geopolitics amid a Chinese-linked toxic mining disaster
China has played a key role in strengthening Zambia’s mining industry, supporting the country’s push to produce 3 million tonnes of copper by 2033 to capitalise on the growing global demand for ...
News Zambia » Government: Free Education In Zambia
Kaunda’s Education Act of 1966 — and Its Undoing in the 1980s. Zambia’s first real attempt at free education came almost immediately after independence ...
News Zambia » Government: Zambian government’s cancellation of RightsCon 2026 was a blow to digital rights and democracy
IFEX was among the signatories calling on the European Union and its Member States to make clear to Zambia that the decision was deeply alarming and risked casting a shadow over EU-Zambia relations.
News Zambia » Government: Zambia signs contracts for 312MW constituency solar programme
The Zambian government has signed five contractor groups to build 312MW of solar capacity, with a 2MW solar plant in each constituency.
News Zambia » Government: Zambia signs contracts for 2 MW of solar in 156 constituencies
Zambia has selected five contractors that will deploy 2 MW of solar in 156 of the country's constituencies under a national electrification initiative.
News Zambia » Government: Zambia's former vice president Guy Scott dies at 82, government announces state funeral
Zambia's former Vice President Guy Scott has died at 82 after a short illness. The country's President Hakainde Hichilema has announced a State Funeral.
News Zambia » Government: Can Zambia’s Historic Debt Swap Drive Economic Growth?
Zambia's Innovative Debt Relief. Zambia launched the world's first debt-for-energy swap last month, offering to buy back $1.36 billion of its outstanding 2053 private bonds using ...
News Zambia » Government: A Court Orders Zambian Government to Return Ex-President's Body to a Funeral Home in Bizarre Dispute
A Court Orders Zambian Government to Return Ex-President's Body to a Funeral Home in Bizarre Dispute JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A long-running dispute over the remains of Zambia's former President Edgar ...
News Zambia » Government: Exclusive: Zambian government has no plans to seize First Quantum - sources
LUSAKA/LONDON/TORONTO (Reuters) - Zambia has no plans to seize the assets of Quantum Minerals Ltd and the copper producer intends to stay in the country despite the government's move to wrest control ...
News Zambia » Government: A court orders Zambian government to return ex-president’s body to a funeral home in bizarre dispute
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A long-running dispute over the remains of Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu took another turn late on Wednesday, when the Zambian government took custody of his body only for ...
News Zambia » Government: A court orders Zambian government to return ex-president's body to a funeral home in bizarre dispute
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A long-running dispute over the remains of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu took another turn late on Wednesday, when the Zambian government took custody of his body only for ...