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People illegally mine for gold in this forest in north-western Zambia. Photos and videos supplied

Mining

Guns, gangs and gold: The battle for Zambia’s riches

Charles Mafa, James Beluchi and Caleb Likomeno 22 Oct 2025

The Lobito Corridor: Angola’s chance to lead in regional logistics

Logistics & Transport

The Lobito Corridor: Angola’s chance to lead in regional logistics

Alexandre Silveira 11 Jul 2025

Image credit: Tim van der Kuip on Unsplash

Environment & Natural Resources

Sustainable resource extraction is a non-negotiable

4 Jul 2025

Source: Reuters.

Financial Services

Africa Finance Corp to sign $320m deal with Italy to bolster Lobito funding

Duncan Miriri 6 Jun 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

African Mining Week: Role of infrastructure to unlock mining potential

25 Apr 2025

Bennetor (Ben) Magara is Exxaro Resources Limited’s (Exxaro) new chief executive officer, effective 1 April 2025 (Image supplied)

Markets & Investment

Mining veteran, Ben Magara appointed Exxaro CEO

13 Mar 2025

Aubrain Lyavuka attended FAO and UNIDO’s OYA programme that trains African youth for jobs in agriculture. He is now seeing great results and growing his fish farm in Ndola, Zambia. ©FAO/Filip Forti

Fishing

Aquaculture training sparks career change for Zambian farmer

12 Jul 2024

Image supplied. Last year's African Banker Award. the African Banker magazine’s African Banker Awards nominees have been announced for this year

Banking

3 women nominees for African Banker Awards Banker of the Year

7 May 2024

M&C Zambia completes compressor motor overhaul in rapid time

Materials & Equipment

M&C Zambia completes compressor motor overhaul in rapid time

18 Dec 2023

Image source: andreypopov –

Climate Change

#COP28: Zambia's first green bond to be issued by year-end by Copperbelt Energy Corp

Chris Mfula 6 Dec 2023

Barrick CEO wants to search for more copper in Zambia and Congo

Mining

Barrick CEO wants to search for more copper in Zambia and Congo

Chris Mfula 10 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Botswana's Khoemacau copper mine.

Mining

Work suspended at Botswana's Khoemacau copper mine after accident kills two

23 May 2022

Zambia 'very close' to picking investor for Mopani copper mine - president

Mining

Zambia 'very close' to picking investor for Mopani copper mine - president

Chiwoyu Sinyangwe 26 Apr 2022

Covid-19

Significant rise in vaccination rates in sub-Saharan Africa

21 Feb 2022

Africa and Europe's biggest business heavy hitters set to gather in Johannesburg for 'Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue'

Economy

Africa and Europe's biggest business heavy hitters set to gather in Johannesburg for 'Southern Africa Europe CEO Dialogue'

Issued by Optimize Agency 11 Nov 2021

Source: Supplied

Travel

United Airlines inks codeshare agreement with Airlink, expanding into Africa

29 Sep 2021

Chiboni Evans, CEO of the South African Electrotechnical Council

Energy

Energy still a key challenge to African industrialisation

19 Aug 2019

Konkola copper mine. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Mining

Zambia threatens to liquidate Vedanta's Konkola Copper Mines

22 May 2019

Health professionals must work effectively in a team. Shutterstock

Public Health

Collaboration and teamwork could improve South Africa's health system

17 Apr 2019

Primedia Outdoor launches Radio-to-Road synergy in Zambia

OOH

Primedia Outdoor launches Radio-to-Road synergy in Zambia

Issued by Primedia Out-of-Home 20 Aug 2018

New partnership for Vodafone Zambia and Shoprite

Mobile

New partnership for Vodafone Zambia and Shoprite

3 Mar 2017

Agriculture

Southern Africa battles armyworm invasion

Lameck Masina 23 Jan 2017

Zambia: State seals digital migration deal

TV

Zambia: State seals digital migration deal

Delphine Zulu 21 Sep 2015

Nedbank Stellenbosch University LaunchLab inaugurated as "a welcome initiative"

Education & Skills Development

Nedbank Stellenbosch University LaunchLab inaugurated as "a welcome initiative"

3 Jun 2015

Nyamuka Zambia Business Plan competition receives flood of entries

Promotions & Activations

Nyamuka Zambia Business Plan competition receives flood of entries

4 May 2015

Set Point Zambia returns to Copper Belt expo

Mining Resources

Set Point Zambia returns to Copper Belt expo

21 Apr 2015

Mobile NRC registration to start in April

Mobile

Mobile NRC registration to start in April

Catherine Nyirenda 19 Mar 2015

Summit to focus on building up Africa's power sector

Infrastructure & Utilities

Summit to focus on building up Africa's power sector

15 Dec 2014

Pick n Pay opens ninth Zambian store

Retailers

Pick n Pay opens ninth Zambian store

5 Dec 2014

Mining

Africa's burgeoning mines will need a heavy lift

5 Dec 2014

Imperial Logistics opens depot in Zambian Copperbelt Province

Logistics & Transport

Imperial Logistics opens depot in Zambian Copperbelt Province

30 Jun 2014

City of Cape Town named top municipality in African Utility Week Awards

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

City of Cape Town named top municipality in African Utility Week Awards

Issued by Spintelligent 15 May 2014

CBM-TEC offers exploration, production and processing sessions in Kitwe in April

Energy & Mining

CBM-TEC offers exploration, production and processing sessions in Kitwe in April

Issued by Spintelligent 1 Apr 2014

Grindrod moots 'much cheaper' trains

Manufacturing

Grindrod moots 'much cheaper' trains

Razina Munshi 28 Mar 2014

Zambia's mining industry in spotlight at CBM-TEC

Energy & Mining

Zambia's mining industry in spotlight at CBM-TEC

25 Feb 2014

Grindrod, Northwest Rail to develop copper railway in Zambia

Construction & Engineering

Grindrod, Northwest Rail to develop copper railway in Zambia

Mark Allix 5 Feb 2014

Zeder deepens roots in Zambia with US$27.5m acquisition

Agriculture

Zeder deepens roots in Zambia with US$27.5m acquisition

Marc Hasenfuss 19 Nov 2013

Copperbelt Trade Mission taking place next month

Events & Conferencing

Copperbelt Trade Mission taking place next month

13 Aug 2013

Zambian mining industry trade expo and conference to launch in April 2014

Mining Services

Zambian mining industry trade expo and conference to launch in April 2014

26 Jul 2013

Banking

FNB Zambia opens branch in Solwezi

14 Jun 2013

Retailers

Zambia hosts Pick n Pay's 95th foreign store

22 Mar 2013

Liquid Telecom lays Zimbabwe's fibre optic cables

Digital

Liquid Telecom lays Zimbabwe's fibre optic cables

Paul Moyo 18 Oct 2012

Mining

A $300m Toronto Stock Exchange IPO for Friedland's Ivanplats

14 Sep 2012

Media

Tighten ICT laws, ZICTA Urged

13 Sep 2012

Zambia offers real estate investment opportunities

Commercial Property

Zambia offers real estate investment opportunities

20 Aug 2012

Standard Bank still supports Zambian copperbelt

Retail

Standard Bank still supports Zambian copperbelt

4 Oct 2011

Nigeria removes impediment to investment

Retail

Nigeria removes impediment to investment

27 Jun 2011