Zambia’s economy to post 4.3 % growth in 2017
Zambia’s economy will grow by 4.3 percent this year from around 3.2 percent last year supported by better agricultural output, improved electricity generation and higher […]
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Fertilizer industry: Zambia seeks to attract Moroccan investors
Zambia, which remains a net importer of fertilizers, has called on Moroccan operators to invest in the fertilizer industry, to help curb the high cost […]
Lesotho: New PM to be sworn in despite shooting of wife
Lesotho newly elected Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will be inaugurated on Friday despite the fatal shooting of his wife on Wednesday by an unknown gunman. […]
Zambia: Opposition MPs suspended for ‘disobedience’ to President
The speaker of the Zambian parliament, Patrick Matibini, on Tuesday suspended all the lawmakers of the United Party for National Development (UPND) for a 30-day […]
Zambia: Sugar production increases by 47%
Zambia Sugar, a unit of Associated British Foods, on Thursday said its refined sugar production has increased by 47% to 65,000 tons in the year […]
Zambia: Hundreds pray for jailed opposition leader
Members of the Zambian United Party for National Development (UPND) have been gathering across the Southern-African nation to pray for opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, who […]
Zambian opposition leader could face death penalty
Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been charged with treason on Tuesday for allegedly trying to overthrow President Edgar Lungu. The leader of the United […]
Zambia: police teargased opposition leader’s house in a midnight raid
The house of Hakainde Hichilema, the Zambian opposition leader whose party lost the August general election to Edgar Lungu, was attacked by security forces early […]
Zambia: 8 killed in stampede over food aid
At least eight people were killed and 28 others injured in a stampede in Zambia on Monday, police said. The incident occurred in the capital […]
Ghana celebrates 60 years of independence
Previously known as the Gold Coast, Ghana was the first Sub-Saharan African country to become independent on the back of Ghana’s first President and his […]