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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UPND SECRETARIAT MEETS PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION MPs, SETS OUT EXPECTATIONS FOR PARTY AND NATIONAL SERVICE LUSAKA, SEPTEMBER, 23, 2026 – The United Party for National Development (UPND) Secretariat has met with Members of Parliament elected under the Proportional Representation System to outline expectations regarding party loyalty, parliamentary conduct and their role in supporting […]

There are no protests against Zambia at the UN – Haimbe FOREIGN Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe says Zambia was warmly received at the opening of the 81st United Nations General Assembly contrary to reports that there are protests by Zambians in the diaspora at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Haimbe, who is representing […]

ZANACO has launched a 100 million United States Dollar Medium-Term Note Programme that will support the issuance of sustainability bonds aimed at mobilising long-term capital for green and social projects in Zambia. British Investment International (BII) offered technical support for the establishment of the bond Framework and has invested USS 15 million on the platform. […]

THE Kabwe Magistrates’ Court has found a 24-year-old man with a case to answer in a matter in which he is charged with defilement. Kabwe Resident Magistrate Sebastian Mwenya has since put Levy Tebulo on his defence after the prosecution closed its case. This follows testimony from the State’s final key witness, gynecologist Wisdom Banda […]

THE 23-kilometre Kabwe Bypass has been opened to traffic, allowing motorists travelling through Kabwe to bypass the town centre as works continue on the Lusaka-Kabwe road project. Ministry of Information and Media Director Spokesperson Henry Kapata says the opening of the bypass has allowed the contractor to intensify works on the less-than-one-kilometre dual carriageway in […]

Two siblings aged 18 and 15 have been detained by police in Lusaka in connection with the alleged murder of their 22-year-old cousin, Susan Zulu. The two siblings, a male aged 18 and his 15-year-old sister, were detained after information they provided during police interviews reportedly led officers to the Mungule area of Chibombo District, […]

NALOLO District Commissioner Namatama Mupo has called for an urgent solution to the water crisis that has hit Kaunga Lueti community in Nalolo West Bank. The water reticulation plant at Kaunga Lueti Primary School, which services about 4,000 people has been non-operational since the first week of September, 2026. An assessment conducted by Nalolo Town […]

A miscarriage is the loss of a pregnancy before 24 weeks. While vaginal bleeding is one of the most common warning signs, bleeding or abdominal pain during pregnancy does not always mean a miscarriage is happening. Some women experience bleeding in early pregnancy and go on to have a healthy pregnancy. Because symptoms can have […]

Stopping alcohol can lead to a number of changes in the body and mind, although the experience is different for everyone. For someone who drinks occasionally, the changes may be relatively subtle. For someone who drinks heavily or regularly, stopping can produce noticeable improvements over time—but it can also cause potentially dangerous withdrawal symptoms that […]

WHY WE WILL NOT TRADE OUR FUTURE FOR A THIRD TERM: The History and Importance of Presidential Term Limits 23/09/2026 While Rwanda is laying fibre optic for AI schools, while Kenya is talking about a bullet train from Mombasa to Nairobi, while India has landed on the moon and China is building a hospital in […]