Major Zambia stories, public affairs updates, and developing national news.
Major Zambia stories, public affairs updates, and developing national news.
Former Republican Vice-President Dr Nevers Mumba has called on the Bemba and Tonga speaking people to end the growing hostility between the two groups. He said neither community is “going anywhere” and both must learn to live together as Zambians. Speaking in an interview Dr…
Binwell Mpundu, chairman of the Tonse Alliance, has accused Ezra Tembo of betraying the people who built his political career, in a lengthy public statement describing recent developments within the coalition as painful and difficult to accept. Mr Mpundu said he had spent a…
Zambia has reached a point where it has become dangerous to stand on the right side of the law when President Hakainde Hichilema is standing on the wrong side of it. The continued detention of Brian Mundubile, Makebi Zulu and others has become a symbol of the risk now facing…
Former Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) Home Affairs deputy minister Grace Njapau said the Government should not be blamed for invalidating the national identity documents of people behind what she described as a vicious campaign to discredit it before the international…
Milenge District is targeting to produce more than 40,000 metric tonnes of maize by 2031, with over 4,600 farmers expected to benefit from the 2026/2027 Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). Milenge District Senior Agriculture Officer Baxter Musonda said achieving the production…
Mwense District Administrative Officer Philip Muonga has cautioned community members against politicising government programmes aimed at improving the livelihoods of citizens. Mr Muonga said President Hakainde Hichilema had directed that all eligible beneficiaries of various…
The Gender Division in Muchinga Province has conducted a one-day sensitisation programme for students at Kapasa Makasa University in Chinsali District on economic empowerment and gender-based violence (GBV). Muchinga Province Deputy Permanent Secretary Brian Sichande, who…
World Vision Zambia has closed its Moyo Area Development Programme in Pemba District after investing more than 12.9 million United States dollars in Moyo Chiefdom over the past 17 years. The programme, which commenced in 2009, benefited more than 30,000 people through…
Nchelenge Town Council Secretary Benson Malama has urged beneficiaries of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) grants to use the funds strictly for the purposes outlined in their respective project proposals. Mr Malama said this when he addressed 70 beneficiaries and cautioned…
Outgoing United Nations Resident Coordinator Beatrice Mutali said Zambia is on the path to economic recovery and a resilient future under President Hakainde Hichilema, crediting his administration with navigating the country through debt restructuring, drought and disease…
