The Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) is described by the agency itself as a “public relations wing of Government” under the Ministry of Information and Media, established in 2005 following the merger of the Zambia News Agency (ZANA), founded in 1969, and the Zambia Information Services (ZIS). Its stated mandate is to interpret government policies and provide information to the public to solicit support for national development programs, with journalists stationed across all districts of the country. Its editorial output is supplied to national outlets including the Times of Zambia, Zambia Daily Mail, and ZNBC. ZANIS signed a news exchange and cooperation agreement with Xinhua News Agency on August 25, 2023, renewing a relationship that dates to a 1984 memorandum of understanding originally concluded with ZIS. The agreement covers news exchange, journalist visits, and training.