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Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) Director General, Webster Malido, has said his organisation is committed to encouraging excellence among the next generation of media and communication professionals. Speaking when he presented awards to two outstanding Evelyn Hone College…
Police have formally arrested and charged National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) 2026 Presidential Candidate Brian Mundubile and his running mate Makebi Zulu with seditious practices. The two were arrested and jointly charged today at around 11:45 hours at…
Zambia will host the 66th International Statistical Institute World Statistics Congress from July 11 to 15, 2027. Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTATS) Statistician General, Sheila Mudenda, revealed this in Lusaka today when the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) donated 15,000…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has officially handed over 15,000 tablets to the Zambia Statistics Agency (ZAMSTAT). UNFPA Country Representative Seth Broekman, handed over 15,024 tablets and solar power banks to the agency in Lusaka today. Mr Broekman said the devices…
STATEMENT BY THE ACTING PRESIDENT, AMBASSADOR MARY ZAMBEZI, ON THE ARREST OF HON. FAITH MUNTHALI The Citizens First Party (CF) wishes to express its strongest condemnation of the unprofessional and deeply concerning conduct exhibited by the Zambia Police Service in the arrest of Hon. Faith Munthali, Member of Parliament. This latest action is not an […]
🇿🇲 EXPLAINER | Passports cancelled. What happens to Mwamba and five others now? Zambia’s cancellation of passports belonging to Emmanuel Mwamba, Emmanuel Jay Banda, Binwell Mpundu, Peter Kaiser Zulu, Sishuwa Sishuwa and Lillian Mutambo is more consequential than simply withdrawing six travel documents. All six are outside Zambia, and Gazette Notice No. 1421 of 2026 […]
HH NEEDS MATURE ADVISERS, Laura Miti COMMENTS ON CANCELLATION OF PASSPORTS She writes… Ndipo, the actions and misaactions HH and his people come up with🤦🏾♀️. You withdraw passports from your critics so that what? You create heroes out of people who you could and should ignore? To what end sure? Governments should never mess with […]
2026 TERM WARNING TO THOSE WHO INSULT THE PRESIDENT You may disagree with the Government . You may criticise its policy. But disrespecting the Head of State is a line that must not be crossed. Going forward, we will not tolerate any form of disrespect directed at our President. You’ll be fished out one way […]
STATEMENT BY SYDNEY ZYAMBO ON THE ARREST OF HON. FAITH MUNTHALI Today my heart is heavy. I stand here not just as a citizen, but as a Zambian father, a son of this soil, and a man who believes our forefathers fought too hard for democracy to watch it slip through our fingers. The i […]
By Joe Mtonga As an Anglican, I find it hard to believe that the Anglican Church in Zambia, and the Archbishop of the Anglican Church of the Province of Central Africa has remained mute regarding the arrest of Bishop Trevor Mwamba. Detained at the home of opposition leader…