Zesco Aims for 11,630MW by 2030, A Year Ahead of Target

Minister Felix Mutati has tasked Zambian firm Hobbiton Investments with forming the Ministerial Technology Advisory Panel, while Patumba crossed K500 million in savings from ordinary Zambians.

Defence Minister Ambrose Lufuma says the military will crush illegal gold mining across Zambia on President Hichilema's orders, warning that militias and foreign sponsors threaten the nation.

Five-year-old Lusaka-born abstract painter Nana-J has held four solo exhibitions and won awards since first picking up a brush at age two.

Canada has reopened its High Commission in Lusaka after more than 15 years, signing an economic MoU with Zambia as Canadian firms hold over 12.9 billion dollars in Zambian mining assets.

Experts warn the 2027 budget's new taxes on sugar, plastics and mobile money will be passed straight to Zambian consumers, threatening jobs and local industry.

Political analyst Dr Lawrence Mwelwa says Zambians must stop worshipping leaders and demand answers on the 10 million tonnes maize target before applauding it.

MP Kennedy Phiri pledges to fight in Parliament for Zambian sports, demanding funding that reaches every province and athletes with disabilities.

Industry Minister Noel Nkoma says the 2027 National Budget will be judged by results, not pronouncements, as Zambia targets 5 percent growth under the Grow Zambia Agenda.

Lima MP Kelvin Kunda has urged Zambians to get screened for cancer early, warning that late detection is behind nearly 9,800 cancer deaths in Zambia every year.

Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa says e-government and decentralization are powering the Grow Zambia agenda, with online services and local decision-making already delivering results.

President Hichilema told Mandevu residents to hold their leaders accountable as he pledged K80 million in CDF money for water, skills training and development.

Zambia's Minerals Regulation Commission demands stronger oversight and transparency as it drafts its 2027-2031 Strategic Plan and pursues three million tonnes of copper.

The High Court in Solwezi has ordered that the sedition case against opposition leader Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu be transferred to the Subordinate Court in Lusaka.

Zambia's Grow Zambia Agenda needs spatial planning across provinces, districts and wards, not just funding, according to Times of Zambia.

The Lusaka High Court in Solwezi will on Thursday, 5 November, rule on whether the sedition case of Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu is tried in Solwezi or moved to Lusaka.

Zambians answered a 93-page EU election report with 400 comments in three languages, debating a single word, winning, while real issues like fuel and FRA payments went unaddressed.

Cabinet has approved the 2027 National Budget, due in Parliament on Friday, November 6, 2026, alongside a UAE trade deal and a new Trade Remedies Bill to protect Zambian industry.

A 10-year-old boy drowned in Solwezi River near Kafwaya Bridge on November 1, 2026, and a 34-year-old man died in a Kasempa stream, police in Northwestern Province confirmed.

Copper is flowing out of the Copperbelt at record pace, and the question for every Zambian is simple: who will keep the money? Kamoa-Kakula produced 76,401 tonnes in Q3 2026, up 19%, and Zambia must claim its share of the value.

Former Botswana President Ian Khama is facing a nationwide backlash after calling President Hakainde Hichilema “Africa's newest dictator”, with Zambian leaders demanding an unreserved apology.

State House says excise relief, a new petroleum ministry and a 1.1 billion dollar Ndola refinery will cut Zambia's dependence on imported fuel and protect consumers.

Grade 12 graduands at Meheba Boarding Secondary School in Kalumbila District were urged to build their own futures through skills, entrepreneurship and discipline.

Senior Chief Nalubamba has told Government to back traditional seeds and crop diversification, warning that maize dependence risks hunger as El Niño looms.

The Tonse Pamodzi Alliance wants the ECZ to cancel the Mandevu by-election after three candidates quit, accusing the UPND of intimidation and inducements.

Government pledges to back traditional seeds, crop diversification and women farmers who carry over 60 percent of Zambia's farm labour.

Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has ordered Ministers to master and defend the 2027 National Budget as a collective Cabinet position, warning that those who break financial regulations will face arrest.

Nakonde District Agriculture Coordinator David Subakanya has urged farmers to adopt irrigation using local water sources, saying one rain-fed season is not enough to lift household incomes.

Eastern Province PS Paul Thole warned civil servants in Chipata that the Grow Zambia Agenda's success depends on their work, as stakeholders raised El Niño and road safety alarms.

Zambia slipped to 17th in the 2026/27 RMB Where to Invest in Africa report, and the warning is clear: copper gives us the chance, but resilience decides whether we keep it.