Major Zambia stories, public affairs updates, and developing national news.
Major Zambia stories, public affairs updates, and developing national news.
Civil rights activist Brebner Changala and governance campaigner Mulenga Kapwepwe have separately warned the United Party for National Development (UPND) government against entertaining any third-term agenda for President Hakainde Hichilema, saying Zambians will not tolerate…
The misguided world map debate about Africa The United Nations recently voted to recommend that the world maps that should mostly be used are the ones that show the correct relative sizes of continents. This was supposedly a triumph for Africa, which has traditionally been…
President Hakainde Hichilema has described the late Lieutenant General, Peter Zuze (retired) as a soldier, pioneer, diplomat and patriot who dedicated the best years of his life to serving mother Zambia. The President said Lt Gen. Zuze, who hailed from Nalopa village in Petauke…
‘You’ll Pay Heavily’ — Muhabi Warns Government Over Opposition Detentions We Are One Zambia (WOZA) Secretary General Muhabi Lungu has warned that government will pay a heavy price for the continued detention of opposition leaders held at Mukobeko Maximum Security Prison on…
Ten Years Is Enough: Zambia Should Not Swap Its Term Limit for a Promise of Development A whisper is turning into a chorus. President Hichilema won a second term on August 13, and under the Constitution it is his last, ending in 2031. Yet a UPND MP has already argued that women…
Ngabwe Town Council Chairperson Golden Kalebuka has urged farmers in the district to prepare for El Nino and stock enough maize for consumption. Speaking when he inspected the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) depot at Chisanga area, Mr Kalebuka said the harvest the district recorded…
Speaker of the National Assembly, Nelly Mutti has sworn-in all the 40 non-constituency-based Members of Parliament (MPs) under the Mixed Member Proportional Representation (PR) system. The 40 comprise 20 women, 15 youths and five persons with disability. Speaking during the…
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) in Nalolo District has successfully validated three candidates nominated as Councillors under the Mixed Member Proportional Representation (MMPR) system. The United Party for National Development (UPND) is the only political party that…
Msoni Says Hichilema Did Not Win, Warns 2031 Could Be Repeat of Disputed Vote All People’s Congress (APC) president Nason Msoni has said President Hakainde Hichilema did not win the August general election and has warned that the 2031 vote could face the same disputes if the…
ZAMBIA’S agricultural future lies beneath our feet. For decades, farmers have been expected to produce more food, feed a growing population and contribute to national economic growth, often without one of the most basic pieces of information they need. What is actually in the…
