Local Zambia updates, community incidents, police news, court stories, and city developments.
Local Zambia updates, community incidents, police news, court stories, and city developments.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has officially handed over 15,000 tablets to the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTAT). UNFPA Country Representative Seth Broekman, handed over 15,024 tablets and solar power banks to the agency in Lusaka today. Mr Broekman said the devices…
The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced 54-year-old Henry Shula Kasolo to seven years imprisonment with hard labour for trafficking in high-grade cannabis. Kasolo was arrested in June 2025 in Lusaka District of Lusaka Province after being found trafficking in 117 packs of…
Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Technical Committee Vice Chairperson, Richard Banda says the rehabilitation of Ndola-Mufulira road is progressing well. Dr Banda said the project is among key infrastructure developments being implemented through the PPP framework to improve…
The National Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD) has alerted the public on suspected anthrax cases and environmental pollution reported in three districts of Muchinga Province. The affected districts are Mpika, Lavushimanda and Shiwang’andu, where approximately 40 animals…
The Chisamba Magistrates’ Court has set September 16, 2026, as judgment day for a 25 year‑old man accused of stealing assorted property valued at 33,000 kwacha from his employer. Moonga Mwendalabi, a caretaker of Chipande Village in Chief Liteta’s area, pleaded not guilty to…
A 33‑year‑old woman of Choma’s Zambia Compound has been found dead in her marital home. According to police, the deceased, identified as Rosemary Mudenda, was found lying in a pool of blood with a knife near her head, believed to have been used in the incident. Southern…
Police in Sinda District have nabbed a 19- year-old male of Chimbete Village in Chieftainess Nyanje for allegedly defiling a 2-year-old girl child. Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson Mweemba has named the suspect as Richard Banda who was apprehended with the…
A 24‑year‑old miner of Vubwi District in Eastern Province has died after he was trapped in a tunnel that collapsed on him. The accident, which occurred at Kamudothi Mine, involved seven other miners who escaped unhurt. Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson…
Maggie Sapatu, a 52‑year‑old woman of Mwinilunga District in Northwestern Province who braved the odds by walking from Mwinilunga to Lusaka to meet President Hakainde Hichilema after his victory in the August 13 general elections that secured him a second term in office, has…
The Nchelenge Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 50-year-old man to 60 months imprisonment with hard labour for unlawful possession of a crocodile carcass. John Mukuka of Kapema Village in Nchelenge District pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a protected trophy, contrary…
