Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially declared September 15 his birthday an annual public holiday to be known as Munhumutapa Day. The declaration was published on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, under Statutory Instrument 148 of 2026 as a supplement to the Zimbabwean Government Gazette Extraordinary. Titled the Public Holidays and Prohibition of Business (Declaration of Public […]
Itezhi‑Tezhi District Commissioner Tobias Namantemba has welcomed plans by ZESCO to establish a 100MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant and an associated 33kV power distribution line in the district. Mr Namantemba said the project will contribute to increasing the country’s…
The government is strengthening accountability, transparency and responsiveness in the delivery of health services through the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM). The GRM provides a structured layout for people to raise concerns, report grievances and provide feedback while…
TONSE Alliance President Brian Mundubile has suspended Secretary General Zumani Zimba from his position with immediate effect. Tonse Alliance National Chairman Davies Mwila confirmed the suspension while addressing the media after visiting Mr Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, at Mukobeko Maximum Prison. Mr Mwila said the alliance supported the decision. “We hope that
TONSE-PAMODZI ALLIANCE CRUMBLES….Davies Mwila confirms Mundubile, Makebi’s maximum prison statu, Chris Zimba’s suspension DAVID KANDUZASIGNS of fracture are deepening within Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance as BM8-ECL Movement national chairperson Davies Mwila announced the suspension of Chris Zumani Zimba from his role as Tonse Alliance secretary general, amidst the high-profile detention of the alliance’s top leadership at Mukobeko […]
MUKANDILA SEEKS COURT ORDER TO QUASH NRC AND PASSPORT CANCELLATION Opposition Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance Secretary General Celestin Mukandila has applied for leave for judicial review in the Lusaka High Court, seeking to quash Government Gazette Notice No. 1418 of 2026 dated September 2026, which purports to cancel and invalidate his National Registration Card-NRC- and Zambian passport. […]
🇿🇲 BRIEFING | Saboi questions credibility of August election over missing Gen 20 forms NDC President and Orange Alliance member Saboi Imboela has questioned the credibility of Zambia’s August 2026 elections, arguing that the absence of Gen 20 forms at some polling stations weakened the system used by political parties to independently verify results. Speaking […]
NRPUP OFFICIAL AND 42 OTHERS SEEK COURT REDRESS OVER ALLEGED DETENTION AND MISTREATMENT By Nelson Zulu Opposition National Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity-NRPUP- official Joseph Kaseya and 42 others have sued Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha and the Officer-in-Charge of Chelston Police Station, seeking legal redress over their alleged arrest, detention and mistreatment following the […]
POLICE-DEC RAID GEORGE CHISANGA’S LAW FIRM IN LUSAKA By Victoria Kayeye Yambani Police and Drug Enforcement Commission officers have conducted an operation at the offices of KMG Chisanga Advocates and Notaries in Lusaka, seeking to seize property from the law firm. The operation, however, was later withdrawn following engagement with the firm’s representatives. Lawyer Norman […]
POLICE in Lusaka have seized various food, cosmetic and sugar products suspected to have been manufactured and repackaged under unhygienic conditions in Kabanana and Chipata Compounds. Zambia Police Service Public Relations Officer Mr. Godfrey Chilabi, told the newsroom, that the Intellectual Property Unit under Lusaka Division acted on information received on September 4, 2026, that some
