The Minister of Energy stated that a six-hour daily power cut would be enforced starting 15 December due to the energy crisis following the reduction of the water level in the Kariba dam

The Great Leaf tobacco processing plant in Kabwe District is now 75% complete; the $40 million facility responds to Zambia’s efforts to localize value addition and boost job creation while reducing dependence on foreign tobacco manufacturing

Police in Isoka District have raised alarm over the circulation of counterfeit K500 notes: speaking during a live radio programme on ISO FM the police urged the public to be extra cautious in cash transactions; an investigation has been launched

Zambia has acquired a 26% equity stake in Angola’s Benguela oil refinery, under construction in Lobito, thus transitioning from fuel-importer to strategic co-owner and making a shift toward energy independence and economic self-determination

Agricultural settlements are gradually becoming hubs for self-reliance and local integration for disadvantaged, in the wake of Zambia’s efforts to expand opportunities for refugees and following the pledges made at the Global Refugee Forum in 2023