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Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.

News

Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.

Lusaka woman sues UTH for more than K700,000 over alleged surgical swab left inside her abdomen during a caesarean section News

Lusaka woman sues UTH for more than K700,000 over alleged surgical swab left inside her abdomen during a caesarean section

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Lusaka woman sues UTH for more than K700,000 over alleged surgical swab left inside her abdomen during a caesarean section A Lusaka woman has sued the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH) and is demanding more than K700,000 in damages after allegedly discovering that a surgical swab had been left inside her abdomen during a caesarean section, […]

This photo captures Kenneth Kaunda, the founding father and first President of Zambia, smiling in his Lusaka home on June 2 1998 just one day after being released from state custody. News

This photo captures Kenneth Kaunda, the founding father and first President of Zambia, smiling in his Lusaka home on June 2 1998 just one day after being released from state custody.

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This photo captures Kenneth Kaunda, the founding father and first President of Zambia, smiling in his Lusaka home on June 2 1998 just one day after being released from state custody. Kaunda was held under state custody because the government accused him of being involved in a failed military coup attempt. Following a botched coup […]

We planted Evidence Against Besigye and Set up the Crime Scene-Witness News

We planted Evidence Against Besigye and Set up the Crime Scene-Witness

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We planted Evidence Against Besigye and Set up the Crime Scene-Witness The high-profile treason trial of Ugandan opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye is currently underway in ordinary courts, marked by dramatic updates after a key prosecution witness admitted that evidence was planted. UPDATE: Andrew Wilson the first prosecution witness in Dr. Kizza Besigye’s treason trial […]

Zanaco’s after tax profit drops 1% to K868m Local News

Zanaco’s after tax profit drops 1% to K868m

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TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka ZANACO has posted a profit after tax of K868 million for the period ended June 30, 2026, slightly down by one percent compared to the previous financial year. The marginal dip in profit has been attributed to a 20 percent increase in operating expenses, which…

Mazabuka boy loses hand in grenade accident Local News

Mazabuka boy loses hand in grenade accident

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CATHERINE BWALYA Choma AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy has lost his right hand after a hand grenade he allegedly picked and pulled the pin exploded in his hands in Mazabuka District. The incident happened on Monday in Simwaba village in Chief Mwanachingwala’s area. Southern Province police…

Chipangali records reduction in malaria cases News

Chipangali records reduction in malaria cases

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THE Department of Health Services in Chipangali District of Eastern Province has revealed that malaria incidents in the district have significantly reduced to a range of about 50 per 1000, compared to 1021 per 1000, about 3 years ago. Chipangali District Health Promotions Officer Mutale Musonda noted that Chipangali has had a history of high malaria […]

Zambia changed the law on former presidents’ funerals after the Lungu burial dispute — here is what it means News

Zambia changed the law on former presidents’ funerals after the Lungu burial dispute — here is what it means

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A new Zambian law has significantly changed the legal framework governing the funerals and burial of former Presidents, giving the Government statutory authority to designate where a former President or former Vice-President will be buried within the country. The change is contained in the Benefits of Former Presidents and Former Vice-Presidents Act, 2026, which received […]

Govt wants gold deposits traced Local News

Govt wants gold deposits traced

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PRISCILLA MWILA Lusaka AS PART of efforts to curb illegal gold mining, Government is in the process of engaging an institution to help develop a clear traceability system that will enable it to establish which areas of the country have gold deposits. Ministry of Mines and…