Local Zambia updates, community incidents, police news, court stories, and city developments.
Local Zambia updates, community incidents, police news, court stories, and city developments.
Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon as ceasefire tensions escalate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz have confirmed that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) demolished a Hezbollah underground tunnel near the village of Majdal Zoun in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon. According to Israeli officials, the tunnel extended more […]
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema on Sunday thanked thousands of supporters who turned out for the United Party for National Development’s 2026 General Election campaign launch outside Heroes Stadium. “it was deeply moving and profoundly humbling to stand before thousands of patriotic citizens united by a shared vision of hope, love, peace and solidarity for our beloved […]
Tonse Alliance and National Reconciliation Party for […]
Vice President Mutale Nalumango says government has successfully stabilised Zambia’s economy and is now focused on accelerating growth to ensure citizens begin to experience the benefits of the reforms undertaken over the past four years and 10 months. Speaking during the “Let the People Talk” programme on Radio Phoenix in Lusaka, Mrs Nalumango said the […]
Police in Senga Hill District of Northern Province have launched a manhunt for a suspect in connection with the alleged murder of a 52- year -old man in Matunga Village in Senior Chief Nsokolo’s chiefdom. Northern Province Police Commanding Officer, Simunji Mulonda, confirmed the development in a statement released to ZANIS in Kasama. Mr Mulonda […]
By BARNABAS ZULU CIVIL society organisations and governance experts have intensified calls for transparency over proposed health and critical minerals agreements between Zambia and the United States, arguing that citizens deserve to know the contents of deals that could affect national sovereignty, healthcare and resource management. The debate follows Zambia’s decision to suspend negotiations […]
UPND MAZABUKA CENTRAL CANDIDATE ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED United Party for National Development, UPND, Mazabuka Central parliamentary candidate Vincent Lilanda has allegedly been attacked by a security guard from a named security firm that provides security to his residence, in what the UPND has described as a politically motivated incident. An official from UPND Zambia tells Byta […]
IS THE 2006 ELECTION REPEATING ITSELF? Zambia’s 2006 election wasn’t just another contest between parties. It was a preview of the next fifteen years. On paper it looked simple. President Levy Mwanawasa of the MMD wanted a second term. Michael Sata of the Patriotic Front was trying to turn urban anger into power. Hakainde Hichilema, […]
The Zambian Government has officially confirmed that it will not pursue any further legal action following the ruling by the South African Supreme Court of Appeal concerning the burial of former President Dr Edgar Chagwa Lungu. In a press statement issued by Attorney General Mulilo D. Kabesha, the Government said it respects the court’s decision […]
President Hakainde Hichilema has reaffirmed government’s commitment to achieving universal access to clean water and safe sanitation, saying massive investments in water infrastructure are being undertaken to improve the lives of citizens across the country. Vice President Dr Mutale Nalumango during the 2026 Africa Public Service Day commemorations in Lusaka, President Hichilema said Government has […]
