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Did China actually lift export curbs on rare earth minerals to India? Beijing foreign ministry spokesperson responds to media reports
The Week
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Following a meeting between External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in New Delhi, reports citing authoritative sources claimed that China has agreed to lift restrictions on export of rare earth minerals and...
FQM’s historic $1.25 billion investment secures future of Kansanshi Mine, propelling Zambia’s economic ambition
Mwebantu
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August 19, 2025
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has officially commissioned the S3 Expansion Project at First Quantum Minerals’ subsidiary, Kansanshi Mining PLC, marking a pivotal moment for Zambia’s mining sector and its broader economic recovery, anchored by a...
How More Followers Can Strengthen Your Social Media Strategy
Zambian Eye
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August 19, 2025
83 Views Followers have a big role in making your online plan work well. It does not matter if you are a content creator, a business, or running your own brand. When you have more followers, your digital space looks strong and honest. A bigger...
FDD BEST ALTERNATIVE GOVERNMENT FOR ZAMBIA
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE. 19.08.25. LUSAKA. FDD BEST ALTERNATIVE GOVERNMENT FOR ZAMBIA . The Forum for Democracy and Development is the best alternative government for the Zambian people, come 2026. With the on going UPND mingalato, aimed at distabilising...
Zambia’s WITCH Looks Ahead on ‘Sogolo’
World Music Central
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August 19, 2025
WITCH – Sogolo (Partisan Records, 2025) WITCH, the pioneering Zamrock band from Zambia’s Copperbelt, continues its 21st-century resurgence with Sogolo, an exciting, groove-driven follow-up to 2021’s Zango. Originally formed in the 1970s and led by...
Zambia: Child Miners Risk Death in Zambia’s Copper Pits
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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August 19, 2025
Police rescued 38 children from Sensele Mine in July Drawn by the promise of quick money, young men, many still in their teens, risk their lives as illegal miners in Zambia’s dangerous copper mines. Politically connected people profit from this,...
Missing Zambian Medical Student Found Dead in Decomposed State – Suicide Suspected
Face of Malawi
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August 19, 2025
Published on August 19, 2025 at 11:09 AM by Evance Kapito 148 words • approx. 1 min read The semi-decomposed remains of Abel Nsapato, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Zambia’s Ridgeway Campus, have been discovered near Sun City...
ZAMBIAN MEDIA CEO SPEAKS OUT ON POLITICAL INTERFERENCE, THREATS, AND DEMONS OF POLITICS
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
ZAMBIAN MEDIA CEO SPEAKS OUT ON POLITICAL INTERFERENCE, THREATS, AND DEMONS OF POLITICS Kennedy K. Mambwe, CEO of KBN TV, has given a candid account of the challenges faced by private media and businesses in Zambia, alleging pervasive political...
ZAMBIA, QATAR SEAL MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR DEALS
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
ZAMBIA, QATAR SEAL MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR DEALS By Wagon Media Team President Hakainde Hichilema has today announced the signing of multi-billion-dollar Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) between Zambia and the State of Qatar, covering key sectors...
UN Climate Adaptation Expo in Zambia concludes with urgent call for more finance to save lives & ...
Business Ghana
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The largest annual climate adaptation event has concluded in Lusaka, Zambia, with an urgent call for scaled up investment to save lives, lift living standards and boost economic growth. NAP Expo 2025 focused on strengthening countries’ capacity to...
The Media Line: FM Sa’ar Makes Official Visit to Reopen Israeli Embassy in Zambia
SRN News
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August 19, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix FM Sa’ar Makes Official Visit to Reopen Israeli Embassy in Zambia By The Media Line Staff Israel is reopening its embassy in Zambia this week, marking a return to a country where it once maintained a mission during the 1960s...
Binwell Appears in Court Over Social Media Post
Lusaka Times
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August 19, 2025
Binwell Appears in Court Over Social Media Post Independent Nkana Member of Parliament Binwell Mpundu yesterday appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court, charged with seditious practices over a Facebook post made in December 2024. The...
Child miners risk death in Zambia’s copper pits
South Africa Today
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August 19, 2025
Drawn by the promise of quick money, young men, many still in their teens, risk their lives as illegal miners in Zambia’s dangerous copper mines. Politically connected people profit from this, while state institutions grow weaker. This illicit...
Foreign Minister departs for Zambia to inaugurate new embassy
The Times of Israel
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August 19, 2025
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar departed for a diplomatic visit to Zambia on Tuesday to inaugurate Israel’s embassy in the southern African nation, some eight months after plans to install a new permanent diplomatic mission were first announced. In...
International Jazz Collective launches cross-cultural residency in Zimbabwe and Zambia
The Standard
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International Jazz Collective launches cross-cultural residency in Zimbabwe and Zambia HARARE, Aug.19,2025 (NewsDay Live)- A groundbreaking cultural initiative, "Frank Salis Experience - The Zambezi Sessions," is set to bring together five...
FACE TO FACE WITH THE DEMONS OF POLITICS – A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF SILENT POLITICAL BATTLES IN ZAMBIAN BUSINESSES
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
FACE TO FACE WITH THE DEMONS OF POLITICS – A FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF SILENT POLITICAL BATTLES IN ZAMBIAN BUSINESSES Warning ⚠️ Long Article By Kennedy K. Mambwe – HOW POLITICAL TOXICITY IS KILLING OUR DEVELOPMENT For the past six years, I have been...
HH CALLS FOR UNITY IN DELIVERING ZAMBIA’ HARVEST AS ECONOMY SHOWS STRONG GROWTH
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
HH CALLS FOR UNITY IN DELIVERING ZAMBIA’ HARVEST AS ECONOMY SHOWS STRONG GROWTH BY: TIMMY Lusaka, Zambia – President Hakainde Hichilema has called on Zambians to remain united and focused as the country records some of its strongest economic...
HH HIGHLIGHTS FOUR YEARS OF REFORM AND GROWTH: “TOGETHER, LET US DELIVER ZAMBIA’S HARVEST”
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
HH HIGHLIGHTS FOUR YEARS OF REFORM AND GROWTH: “TOGETHER, LET US DELIVER ZAMBIA’S HARVEST” Lusaka, Zambia — President Hakainde Hichilema has marked his fourth year in office with a call for unity and perseverance, highlighting key achievements...
HH AT FOUR YEARS: DELIVERING ZAMBIA’S HARVEST
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
HH AT FOUR YEARS: DELIVERING ZAMBIA’S HARVEST. By Timmy Four years ago, Zambians made a bold choice at the ballot box: to move away from chaos and embrace peace, stability, and a new vision for the future. Today, under the leadership of President...
DOCUMENTING ZAMBIA’S TRANSFORMATION UNDER PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA
Zambian Observer
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August 19, 2025
DOCUMENTING ZAMBIA’S TRANSFORMATION UNDER PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA By Timmy Four years ago, Zambians made a bold choice at the ballot box—to reject chaos, corruption, and economic collapse, and to embrace peace, stability, and a vision for...