Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema’s recent state visit to Japan, from February 3rd to 7th, 2025, has strengthened bilateral ties and secured key investment opportunities for Zambia. The trip, made at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, focused on trade, infrastructure, and renewable energy partnerships.
Family statement by the children of the Sixth President of the Republic of Zambia
THE past year and a half have proven to be hard times for our family. Our lives have revolved around family and constantly being invited to the Law Enforcement Agencies. We have endeavored to lead a quiet life after our father left office in August 2021.
The Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) is a statutory body under the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) that was established to foster broad-based economic empowerment in Zambia. The CEEC offers a variety of funding options for Zambian citizens and businesses, including:
As copper prices hover around $8,500 per tonne, Zambia should galvanise mining companies into boosting production for the red metal and leverage on the attractive prices that are likely to continue on the growth trajectory.
Here are the top universities in Zambia, based on their performance in the 2023 QS World University Rankings:
The requirements for opening a company in Zambia are as follows:
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National Spokesperson
Economic Front
We begin with a line taken from an interview conducted by Cleopatra. The backdrop is an interview of a gentleman named Kizito which featured on Zed Corner in 2015. In this interview Kizito makes known his gay sexual orientation. Commenting on the matter, one of the respondents says ‘homosexuality is abnormal…we do not even need to talk about it’. It would be fair to say that this is a position shared not by one, but by many Zambians. One just needs to look at commentaries whenever issues of homosexuality come up.
Empowering local farmers has been a longtime debate and fight in the farming sector, with one of the biggest out cries being local supply against foreign imports.
Zambia National Farmers union (ZNFU) president, Jervis Zimba, through a press release had announced that on the 26th of April, onion and potato value chain stakeholders that included traders, processors and producers during a protracted meeting at the ZNFU secretariat agreed that there shall be no more imports of onions or frozen onion related products as the country had more than enough stock.
Vedanta Resources Ltd has finally agreed to suspend legal action to reclaim KCM. This agreement comes pending talks to settle the dispute.KCM was placed under provisional liquidation after the previous government alleged that the company was evading tax obligations and giving false information regarding its expansion projects.
The case has been in the courts for a while preventing any possible investment opportunities from interested parties as well as stalling of any progressive undertakings to revive the state of the mines.
The Zambian Development Agency (ZDA), in collaboration with the Finnish government funded Accelerated Growth for Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Zambia (AGS Programme), ABSA Bank Zambia PLC and the Federation des Enterprises du Congo (FEC) will on October 20, 2021, take 52 export ready Zambian businesses and exporters on a Trade Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), to help secure market access for their products.
I remember the first thing I bought when I received my first professional pay cheque in Belgium – it was a shiny black Golf GTI (Big deal in those days!).
I spent every cent I earned every month. The last of my worries was my tomorrow.
In fact during the three and a half years I spent in Belgium, I did not save a cent and I did not study anything. I thought the school of life, was enough.
The self proclaimed Bull Dozer & Kabushi PF Member of Parliament, Bowman Lusambo this session was chased from Parliament by Speaker of the National Assembly, Nelly Mutti.
This embarrassing event occurred after a point of order was raised by Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister, Jack Mwiimbu on whether Mr. Lusambo was in order to walkout in ‘anger’ following guidance from the speaker for him to sit down as he was trying to debate.
Provisional Liquidator for Konkola Copper Mines -KCM- MILINGO LUNGU was earlier arrested and charged with money laundering and obtaining money by false pretence but later released on bail as disclosed by Drug Enforcement Commission -DEC- Public Relations Officer MATHIAS KAMANGA during a press briefing in Lusaka today.
Africa and Zambia in particular needs fresh minds! It is for this reason that President Hichilema has received positive feedback after he appointed one of Zambia's innovative minds, Jito Kayumba. Jito Kayumba is a well known figure in Zambia's business fraternity.
Hon. Chushi Kasanda has received major backlash from Zambians after her first official press briefing this afternoon. Most Zambians have taken to social media to criticise her due to the fact that her first national press briefing prioritised addressing people like Raphael Nakachinda who are merely offering "checks & balances". Ms Kasanda's press briefing could have been better utilised if she had tackled major queries by the majority of Zambians. Instead, she used this grand opportunity to go back and forth with PF's Raphael Nakachinda. Adding salt to the injury, Mrs.
President Hakainde Hichilema has warned newly appointed cabinet and provincial ministers to desist from issuing verbal instructions to Permanent secretaries and their subordinates with a view to gain preferential treatment.
Speaking at the induction workshop of ministers at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka today, President Hichilema said that the constitution provides that a decision or instruction of the President shall be in writing under the President's signature.
President Hakainde Hichilema has finally named his first full cabinet of 24 ministers. This development comes with the getting rid of the Ministry of Gender and the Ministry of Religious Affairs, which were introduced under the previous PF government.
Highly notable appointments are Hakainde Hichilema's former defence lawyer and Monze Central MP Jack Mwiimbu as Minister of Home Affairs and former Minister of Finance Felix Mutati as Minister of Science and Technology.
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The Lusaka July 2021 Fashion Show Themed, “Heaven on earth.”
The 2021 edition of the Lusaka July hosted on the 4th of September 2021 by the PR media was held at Polo house located in Lusaka, Zambia. It is an annual event that blends fashion with equestrian sport of Polo and it displays high fashion style and pictures of celebrities from all over the country and international.
Former first lady Maureen Mwanawasa is reportedly on the verge of being declared bankrupt after she reportedly failed to settle a loan she obtained from Finance Bank of Zambia.
FINANCE Bank Zambia Limited has requested the Lusaka High Court to issue a bankruptcy notice against Maureen Mwanawasa for fbeing unable to settle over K6 million debt which emanates from a loan facility she got back in 2013.
Former Finance Minister Dr. Bwalya Ng’andu at a PF press briefing said the statement that the United Party for National Development (UPND) government has inherited an empty treasury is not factual.
The Former Finance Minister has advised and challenged current Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokokwane to show the actual figures the new government found in government reserves.
Chibamba Kanyama wrote....
My young brother Sean Tembo, the PEP leader, is on record stating that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will scrap the Social Cash Transfer(SCT) in the event Zambia acquires the Extended Credit Facility (programme).
Chibamba Kanyama wrote.....
Speaking on Radio Phoenix ‘Let the People Talk’, PEP President Sean Tembo encouraged the new Government to resist taking on an IMF Programme, emphasizing the benefits of the commercial (Eurobond) Market as a much more flexible source of funding to Government. He said several things that were not realistic such as Zambia’s financial position, saying there was no debt problem.
Buying property in Zambia is not as complicated as people think if proper procedure is followed and all potential loopholes avoided. Are you looking for land, farms for sale, houses for sale or any other investment property in Zambia? This simple guide highlights a few steps that will guide and help ensure a smooth transaction as you are buying property in Zambia regardless of the location of either purchaser or vendor (selling party);
President Hakainde Hichilema assured the investor community that all creditors will be paid via Twitter after Zambia's dollar bonds slightly experienced a sell off when word went round that Zambia’s debt burden is bigger than previously thought. President Hichilema disclosed the fact that the UPND Alliance had inherited an "empty treasury" from the Patriotic Front (PF) government which is why a serious series of intensive audit will be carried in order to know how deep the hole is.
We just concluded the Approbation of our Country's First Female Speaker, Nelly Mutti and two Deputy Speakers.
Madam Speaker Nelly Mutti will be assisted by Attractor Chisangano, the First Deputy Speaker and Mr Moses Moyo, the Second Deputy Speaker.
The trio have a mammoth task ahead. The Executive as an arm of government guarantees the Legislature its independence in executing its duties. Our emphasis is that our country should never make laws against the people but for the people and the people must decide what becomes law through their elected representatives.
