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Zambia calls for $11.6bn energy investment by 2030
ESI Africa
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August 28, 2025
Zambia’s Director of Energy, Mafayo Ziba, has urged investors to back the country’s ambitious plans to expand power generation and accelerate clean energy adoption, as demand is projected to surge sharply by 2030. Delivering the keynote speech at...
Zambia: The Kitwe disaster, a call for AI and clean data in mining safety
Zawya
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A new Bloomberg report on the Kitwe dam disaster in Zambia suggests that its impact is 30 times worse than first estimated, meaning that the equivalent of 400 Olympic-sized swimming pools of toxic waste was released into the environment. Alastair...
Extra facilities needed as cashew production rises
Daily News Tanzania
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August 28, 2025
DODOMA: AS Tanzania targets 700,000 tonnes of cashew production in the 2025/2026 season, Minister for Agriculture Hussein Bashe has directed the Cashew Board of Tanzania (CBT) and the Registrar of Cooperatives to explore using revenues from the...
Africa’s hybrid energy edge
African Mining Market
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August 28, 2025
The cost of electricity in sub-Saharan Africa is 3,188% of income per capita making it the highest globally and nearly 3.5 times the cost of the next highest region, South Asia. While precise continent-wide gross domestic product (GDP) loss...
We need more literature on agriculture
Zimbabwe Independent
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Whilst his utterances were met with outrage and mockery, the former VP could have given a hint on what is wrong with our economy, particularly in agriculture. Kudakwashe Gwabanayi SOMETIME in 2020, former vice-president Kembo Mohadi said Zanu PF...
Africa Must Overhaul Energy Financing to Bridge US$500bn Gap
News Ghana
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August 28, 2025
Africa needs radical changes to how it finances energy projects if it wants to achieve universal power access and meet climate goals, according to a leading resource governance expert. Suneeta Kaimal, who heads the Natural Resource Governance...
Zambia targets $11.6b in investments towards energy sector – Chikote
News Diggers
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August 28, 2025
ENERGY Minister Makozo Chikote says government is seeking $11.6 billion in investments by 2030, in order to expand electricity generation and meet the country’s growing energy demand. And Chikote said $9.5 billion is expected to be mobilised from...
Putting a shine on Zambia’s copper sector
BusinessLIVE
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State-sponsored support boosts major mining operations 28 August 2025 - 05:00 by Enos Denhere Zambia’s copper sector is showing strong signs of recovery, driven by government interventions and improved mine performance. According to the ministry...
China Eyes Key Sectors as Investment Interest in Zambia Grows
Lusaka Times
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August 28, 2025
President Hakainde Hichilema has revealed that Zambia is attracting fresh investment interest from Chinese business executives following his state visit to China last year. Speaking after receiving a courtesy call from the executives at State...
North-Western Province Highest Performing Province In Zambia
Lusaka Times
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August 28, 2025
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has ranked North-Western Province as the highest-performing province in Zambia, underscoring its central role in driving the country’s renewed economic ambitions. UNDP Resident Representative, Dr....
A Compact Kept: Zambia's Commitment To Reproductive Health
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Chomba, a 29-year-old mother of four, has accessed family planning services for the first time since marrying a decade ago. Until recently, the nearest health facility was a two-hour walk from her...
African health leaders commit to boosting local medicine production
MyJoyOnline
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August 27, 2025
African ministers of health and global partners at the 75th session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Africa have pledged to speed up local manufacturing of medicines and medical products to make the continent more...
South African President Ramaphosa to officially open Zimbabwe Agriculture Show 2025
New Zimbabwe
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August 27, 2025
By Staff Reporter PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa is expected to officiate at the 115th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS) on Friday, August 29, 2025. Ramaphosa is a key ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Addressing the...
Zimbabwe, Zambia hold high-level meeting to curb smuggling
Bulawayo 24 News
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August 27, 2025
Rising cases of drug trafficking and the influx of cheap and counterfeit goods have prompted Zimbabwe and Zambia to convene a high-level security meeting aimed at strengthening border co-operation. The Zimbabwe-Zambia Interprovincial Security...
Vertiv to Sponsor C&I Energy & Storage Summit Zambia 2025
Engineering News
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Vertiv, a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, announced its participation as a bronze sponsor of the C&I Energy & Storage Summit Zambia 2025, a gathering of industry leaders, policy makers, innovators, and customers focused on...
Govt should apply same force used on Zambians when dealing with foreigners mining illegally – MUZ
News Diggers
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August 27, 2025
MINEWORKERS Union of Zambia president Joseph Chewe says government should apply the same force it uses on Zambians when dealing with foreigners found operating illegally in artisanal mines. On Sunday, President Hakainde Hichilema warned that he...
Zambia Launches Solar Health Initiative to Power 250 Facilities
Open Zambia
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Zambia has launched a new Solar Electrification and DRIVE Initiative Project, backed by an initial investment of US$5 million, to bring clean and reliable energy to 250 health facilities across 95 districts in all ten provinces. The project is...
Africa's solar panel imports surge by 60% as clean energy adoption accelerates
IOL
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As the world continues to lean into clean energy, Africa is making significant strides with a 60 % surge in solar panel imports over the past year. According to a new analysis of China’s export data by energy think tank Ember, the growth spans...
Smuggling jolts Zim, Zambia police into action
NewsDay Zimbabwe
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RISING cases of smuggling of drugs, cheap and counterfeit goods have forced Zimbabwe and Zambia to call a high-level security meeting of top officials from both countries to address the scourge. RISING cases of smuggling of drugs, cheap and...
North-Western, Zambia’s renewed economic ambition- Dr Wakiaga
Lusaka Times
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August 27, 2025
United Nations Development Programs (UNDP) resident representative, James Wakiaga has described North-Western Province as the engine of Zambia’s renewed economic ambition. Dr Wakiaga says the recent commissioning of the S3 Expansion Project at...