Latest Zambia news and breaking headlines covering national affairs, local developments, business, public services, and major stories.
Latest Zambia news and breaking headlines covering national affairs, local developments, business, public services, and major stories.
THE Nkana Constituency parliamentary election petition has heard new allegations of intimidation and irregularities during the August 13 general election. Alexander Chiteme of NRPUP was declared winner with 19,344 votes. He returns to Parliament after losing the seat in 2021 to Binwell Mpundu. He defeated UPND’s Francis Mukuka who polled 9,359 votes. Independent candidates Elice
Let me begin with what is not in dispute. Chief Mukuni is an old and honoured institution. The Leya people have lived along that stretch of the Zambezi for centuries, they were there before Livingstone was a town, before the railway, before the bridge, and before there was a Zambia to argue about. Nothing I […]
A Grade 6 pupil in Chipata has been taken to a place of safety after reportedly entering into a marriage following challenges in accessing books and other school requirements. The 18-year-old pupil, identified as Monica Mwanza of Mtendere Section in the Luona area, is reported to have accepted a marriage proposal from 22-year-old John Mwale, […]
Betrayal and Redemption: A story of job loss and supernatural intervention If there is one thought that every employed person dreads, it is the bitter truth that at some point in life, they may lose their job before hitting retirement age. In today’s world, job security is never guaranteed—many people find themselves out of employment […]
The United States has announced new visa restrictions targeting certain South African government officials, lawmakers and politicians accused by Washington of being responsible for or involved in policies it considers race-based discrimination. The restrictions are not a blanket visa ban on all South Africans. They are aimed at specific individuals identified by the U.S. government, […]
Africa TV has continued its broadcast of The Bond Season 6 with Episode 05, taking viewers into the world of special lemons and walnuts. Titled “Special Lemons and Walnuts,” the latest episode explores two distinctive agricultural products while offering viewers a closer look at farming, innovation and the people behind their production. From the cultivation […]
LUSAKA IS SOLI LAND. NDOLA IS LAMBA LAND. LIVINGSTONE IS LITUNGA’S Yesterday, I asked who in this country has the lawful power to make a paramount chief, and I gave the answer the law gives. Nobody. Not the president, not a minister, and Parliament is forbidden from handing that power to anyone. Today, I want […]
Lilanda gets Nkombo’s old ministry: coincidence or a message? President Hakainde Hichilema’s latest Cabinet appointments have produced an intriguing political detail in Southern Province. Vincent Lilanda, the newly elected Member of Parliament for Mazabuka Central, has been appointed Minister of Local Government and Rural Development — the same portfolio previously held by Gary Nkombo, the […]
Before he became a Lieutenant General and Zambia’s first indigenous Commander of the Zambia Air Force, Peter Dingiswayo Zuze was a young Zambian who took to the skies at a time when the country’s independence was still young and the region was caught in a liberation struggle. For Zuze, flying was not simply a career. […]
PUBLIC STATEMENT ON THE DETENTION AND MEDICAL CONDITION OF HON. FAITH MUNTHALI The Citizens First (CF) Party is deeply concerned about the deteriorating health condition of Hon. Faith Munthali, who was arrested and charged yesterday in Mafinga District and subsequently detained at the police station in Isoka. According to information received by the Party, Hon. […]
