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Farmers in Chifunabuli District have begun redeeming their farming inputs under the 2026/2027 Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). Chifunabuli District Marketing Development Officer, Dolnald Sikazwe said 472 farmers have so far successfully redeemed their inputs through the…
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…
The Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) recorded positive performance in its service delivery between January and August 2026, testing 8,571 samples at its laboratories in Chipata, Kitwe, Lusaka and Mongu. ZABS Executive Director Nathan Sing’ambwa said the samples covered a wide…
Democratic Union President Akim Anthony Njobvu says the 18 opposition persons detained at Mukobeko Maximum Prison are in high spirits and not on hunger strike as previously rumoured. Njobvu, who visited the facility on Friday, also delivered reading materials to strengthen the inmates spiritually and called on Zambians to continue praying for them. He said […]
The Local Government Elections Tribunal has dismissed preliminary objections raised by both sides in the petition challenging the election of United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate Chitambala Mwewa as Lusaka Mayor, clearing the way for the case to proceed to a…
Michelo Chizombe the youth who challenged former President Edgar Lungu's eligibility for a third term, has been nominated by the UPND to serve as a Member of Parliament.
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…
President Hakainde Hichilema has told eight newly accredited ambassadors and high commissioners that his Government will anchor its foreign policy on economic diplomacy to deliver the Grow Zambia Agenda, urging them to bring investors, trade and tourists from their countries over…
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has validated 40 nominated Members of Parliament under the new proportional representation system, reserving seats in the National Assembly for women, youths and persons with disabilities for the first time in the country’s history. The 40…
THE new Lusaka Mayor Mwewa Chitambala is like a wounded bull in a China shop. However, the only difference is that, he’s not charging in every direction destroying things, but trying to bring sanity back to the city of Lusaka…… cleaning up the mess that we keep leaving behind! We…