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Lusaka - Zambia: Team Zambia boxer Albert Ngulube’s quest for a Commonwealth Games medal came to an end on Wednesday night after a spirited performance in the

Lusaka - Zambia: The sudden transfer of former Copperbelt Police Commissioner Yuyi Mwala to Lusaka has taken a dramatic turn after unverified reports

ZAMBIA expects 82% of resources supporting the 2026 National Budget to be mobilized domestically through tax and non-tax revenue, up from 55.2% in 2021, Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa has said. Nkulukusa said the increase reflects Zambia’s shift from reliance on borrowing and external financing toward stronger domestic resource mobilization. The projected rise of

Lusaka - Zambia: In a separate incident, UPND cadres disrupted an authorised campaign rally for independent Monze Central parliamentary candidate Elvis Mainza

Lusaka - Zambia: Mbikusita-Lewanika pointed to large crowds that turned out during a recent tour of North-Western Province by National Reconciliation Party

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema’s Political Advisor Levy Ngoma says Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu are “hallucinating” if they think they can win the August election, stating that it’s impossible. He adds that people are attending NRPUP rallies because they wanted to be entertained by the “malukula”, in an apparent reference to Zulu. On Tuesday, while speaking […]

RECRUITING HEALTH WORKERS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL I never imagined I would live to see the day when recruitment into the civil service would be conducted from a political campaign stage. Today, volunteer health workers are being encouraged to abandon their duties and attend campaign rallies so their names can be taken down for employment. […]

The United States will end routine visa services from August 1, 2026, at its diplomatic posts in Lusaka. Harare, Abuja, Asmara, Bamako, Banjul, Brazzaville, Bujumbura, Conakry, Cotonou, Durban, Freetown, Gaborone, Juba, Libreville, Lilongwe,, Maputo, Maseru, Mbabane, N’Djamena, Niamey, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou and Windhoek. Applicants in the affected countries will have to use designated regional hubs for […]

ZAMBIA’S Consul General in Dubai Richard Njolomba has urged Zambians to trust the electoral process, saying both the ballot printing exercise and the printer have proved to be credible. Meanwhile, Njolomba says Zambia is attracting a lot of investment interest from the United Arab Emirates, stating that several companies are expected to visit the country […]

Lusaka - Zambia: Commission chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis confirmed that 202 pallets of ballot material landed under police escort, with the remaining 185