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Lusaka - Zambia: The Ministry of Education has commended St Theresa Secondary School in Kasama for embracing various agricultural activities.

Lusaka - Zambia: Eastern Province Jurisdictional Sustainable Landscape Programme (EP-JSLP) Chama District Project Officer, Enerst Mupemo has urged boarding

Lusaka - Zambia: Dr Chris Zumani Zimba, founder of Tonse Alliance, has resigned from the opposition coalition, saying he is leaving in peace to avoid

The University of Zambia (UNZA) has sworn in its 58th University of Zambia Student Union (UNZASU) Executive for 2027, led by newly elected president Amos Mwale and Vice President Lisa Phiri. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony, Dean of Students and Commissioner of Oaths, John Munkombwe, urged the newly sworn-in executives to work closely with the […]

Tanzania’s President Samia mourns Wicknell Chivayo Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has expressed her condolences following the death of Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy and three other people in a helicopter crash in Marondera. In a condolence message, President Samia said she was deeply saddened by the tragedy, describing Chivayo as a young […]

I DIDN’T GO TO UAE TO HOSPITAL, SAYS HH President Hakainde Hichilema says his latest trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was to woo investors and not to seek any medical treatment. And President Hichilema has complained that the country is spending too much time on squabbles and petty arguments at the expense of […]

Catholic Church in Africa and Madagascar Stand with ZCCB in Zambia SECAM MESSAGE OF SOLIDARITY TO THE ZAMBIA CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS AMID CHALLENGING MOMENT FOR THE CHURCH IN ZAMBIA AND ARCHBISHOP ALICK BANDA On behalf of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), we wish to express our fraternal solidarity and […]

MANDEVU INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE ADRIAN BANDA REJOINS UPND October 1, 2026 Former Mandevu Constituency independent candidate in the August 2026 general elections, Adrian Banda, has rejoined the United Party for National Development (UPND) to contribute to President Hakainde Hichilema’s Grow Zambia Agenda. Welcoming Mr Banda back to the UPND on Thursday, National Youth Chairperson Gilbert Liswaniso […]

JOINING RULING PARTY NOT A TICKET TO DEVELOPMENT – KANKOYO MP Bishop Chomba Kankoyo Member of Parliament, Hon Dr Bishop Ed Chomba, has dismissed the notion that a constituency can only develop if its MP belongs to the ruling party, describing it as a shallow and misleading mentality. Hon. Chomba says Zambians must move away […]

RELIEF BEFORE THE VOTE, THE BILL AFTER IT From midnight yesterday, a litre of petrol went from K25.29 to K31.46. A litre of diesel went from K26.86 to K33.27. That is more than six kwacha on every litre, overnight, an increase of about 24 per cent. Paraffin, the fuel of the poorest homes, went from […]