Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Fare Thee Well Gen ZuzeBy Dickson Jere I have just learnt with sadness the passing of our veteran pilot Lt.Gen Peter Zuze. The Zuze name has been mystical since our early childhood. Zuze was famous name during our childhood. His name was synonymous to bravery and patriotism. Legend has it that he flew a fighter […]
THERE is a difficult conversation Zambia needs to have about public service, and it is one that should not be reduced to the familiar complaint about salaries, staffing levels or conditions of service. At the heart of the problem is something more fundamental: our attitude…
LT. Gen. Peter Dingiswayo Zuze, retired, the first indigenous Zambian Air Force Commander, died Monday, Sept. 14 in Lusaka after an illness. He was a pioneering military leader and accomplished pilot. The Zambia Air Force said Zuze served the Republic of Zambia “with honour, dedication and distinction.” As the first Zambian to command the service,
Sets ground rules for Cabinet ministers MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday swore in the first four members of his Cabinet, with a caution that he will not entertain non performing public officers who violate the ‘rules of engagement’. The head of State…
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday chaired the first Cabinet meeting of his renewed mandate. Hichilema said Cabinet must lead in delivering the Grow Zambia Agenda by creating jobs, increasing revenue for the Treasury, and expanding business opportunities across the country. “A renewed mandate means renewed urgency: translating economic growth into real improvements in the lives of
By Nelson Zulu Lawyer representing incarcerated 2026 National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity-NRPUP- Presidential candidate Brian Mundubile, his running mate Makebi Zulu and 16 others has called for their immediate release, citing a lack of evidence against them. Sakwiba Sikota, who represents the two opposition figures accused of treason and seditious practices, says it […]
A CHIPATA rapist is on the run after taking advantage and forced himself on a 30-year-old woman who went to view a room to rent The woman, identified as Chisanga Chimba of Chipata Motel area, had been looking for a new place to stay after receiving an eviction notice from her landlord. According to Eastern […]
Most Wanted And Popular Nakonde Car Thief Gets Attacked By Bees After He Tried The Wrong Person, See Details In a bizarre yet poetic turn of events, a Nakonde cross border car thief—infamously known as one of the town’s most cunning criminals—was brought to justice by an unexpected force: a swarm of angry bees. This […]
DOES ZAMBIA STOPS BEING A DEMOCRACY IF HH DECIDES TO GO FOR A THIRD TERM?I am not saying that HH wishes to run for a 3rd term, this is just appreciating academia. The first question though should be, what is democracy according to Zambia? Is it fully attainable? Was it attained under KK? FTJ? Mwanawasa? […]
MWANZA BACKS HH ON MINISTERS DROPPING PARLIAMENTARY SEATSDEMOCRATIC Progressive Party (DPP) president Antonio Mourinho Mwanza has backed President Hakainde Hichilema’s call for Cabinet Ministers to consider abandoning parliamentary seats in order to concentrate on running their ministries. Mr Mwanza said President Hichilema had a valid point, arguing that combining Cabinet responsibilities with constituency representation effectively […]
