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The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested and charged a former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education and a former Head of Procurement and Supply over alleged breaches of public procurement procedures linked to a contract that committed the Zambian Government to a loan obligation of more than US$401 million. The ACC announced the arrests […]

The Department of Fisheries and Livestock in Lavushimanda District of Muchinga Province says it has not recorded any cases of anthrax in livestock. Lavushimanda District Livestock and Fisheries Coordinator Abia Siwiti said the district has been conducting annual mass livestock vaccination campaigns to prevent outbreaks of diseases, following anthrax cases recorded in Muchinga Province in […]

KABOMPO District Commissioner Hubert Chinyanga has called on stakeholders in the district to adequately prepare for the El Nino conditions expected during the 2026/2027 farming season. Mr Chinyanga was speaking in his opening remarks during a District Disaster Risk Management preparedness planning meeting held in Kabompo on Thursday. He noted that there was a need […]

DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH VISITS LUSAKA JEWELLERS AND ARTISTS’ STUDIO The Duchess of Edinburgh spent the second day of her Zambian tour in Lusaka on Tuesday, visiting a family jewellery business and a studio working with survivors of gender-based violence. At Jewel of Africa, founded in 1992, the Duchess shaped and polished a quartz gemstone herself […]

NIGERIA HELPED END APARTHEID, SAYS FORMER PRESIDENT OBASANJO Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says South Africa would not have ended apartheid when it did without Nigeria’s support for the anti-apartheid struggle. Reflecting on Nigeria’s role in supporting liberation movements across Southern Africa, Obasanjo said Nigeria acted out of a belief in racial equality rather than […]

US targets South Africans with new visa ban WASHINGTON — The United States has announced visa restrictions targeting South African officials and others accused by Washington of enacting or enabling race-based discrimination, inciting violence or pursuing land confiscation without compensation against Afrikaners and other minorities. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the measures under […]

PRESIDENT HICHILEMA HOSTS DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH AT COMMUNITY HOUSE President Hakainde Hichilema and the First Lady received Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh at Community House on Tuesday afternoon. In a statement following the meeting, the President said he and the First Lady had been delighted to welcome the Duchess, and described the relationship […]

FIRST LADY MUTINTA HICHILEMA RECEIVES DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH By Oliver Chisenga First Lady Mutinta Hichilema has received Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh during a courtesy call this afternoon. Mrs Hichilema described the meeting as a warm and engaging exchange, marked by thoughtful discussions around community service and efforts to improve the lives of […]

By Kellys Kaunda Having been a close friend to Emmanuel for more than three decades, I have come to the conclusion that while sometimes he gets it wrong (who doesn’t?) often times, he has very good judgment. He can be strong-headed and too forward thus eliciting strong opposition. He is not afraid of going against […]

THE 20KM CHURCH WAR! Bread of Life International Church has distanced itself from a new church reportedly established by former senior church leader Bishop Shadreck Chisulo in Lilayi, declaring that the new assembly has no ties to the denomination. Bishop Chisulo is a former long-serving pastor of Bread of Life Church in Chilanga and previously served as the Presiding Bishop for Lusaka Province. He resigned from Bread of Life last year following disagreements with the church leadership. His…