The SMART Zambia Institute, the government body leading the digital transformation programme, has unveiled details of the Digital Zambia Acceleration Project and will soon announce specific calls for tenders for the different elements of the initiative

Mining operations at the Kagem emerald mine will be suspended from today 1 January 2025 due to the disrupted dynamics in the emerald market, which have been triggered by an oversupply of Zambian emeralds at discounted prices during the latter half of 2024

There has been an increase in the rate of access to electricity in urban areas, from 64% to 80%, according to the National Energy Access Baseline Survey's report on the country's households

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia says the nation should move on now that the eligibility case of former President Edgar Lungu has been settled with the Constitutional Court ruling Lungu ineligible to contest the 2026 elections

Zambian Barbra Banda, 24, was honoured as the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024, becoming the first Zambian and second African to win this award in 10 years