Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
Latest Zambia stories from the newsroom and community.
HARARE – Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, one of the country’s most recognisable and controversial social-media personalities, has died alongside his wife, Lucy “Lulu” Muteke, after a helicopter crashed in rural Marondera on Wednesday evening. The crash happened at about 17:00 hours in the Marondera Rural area, southeast of Harare. Zimbabwean police initially confirmed that an […]
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RUTO MOURNS WICKNELL CHIVAYO AFTER FATAL HELICOPTER CRASH Kenyan President William Ruto has mourned Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, his wife Lucy Muteke and others who died in a helicopter crash in Zimbabwe. Ruto described Chivayo as a dear friend whose warmth touched many people, remembering him for his friendship, energy and belief in the potential […]
Family Breaks Silence After Wicknell Chivayo Dies In Helicopter CrashZimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife Lucy Muteke have been confirmed dead after a helicopter crashed in rural Marondera on Wednesday evening, 30 September 2026. The confirmation came from family spokesperson Herbert Chivayo, who told ZBC News that the family was struggling to come to […]
GOVERNMENT has praised schools that benefited from the Presidential Irrigation Initiative in Mbala District in Northern Province for the way they are undertaking the programme. Presidential Monitoring Team Leader, Kapaso Kunda, says the team is happy with the progress made so far in the implementation of the programme. Speaking after inspecting progress at Mbala Boarding […]
Six people have died after a helicopter crashed in a rural area of Marondera, east of Harare, Zimbabwe, on Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Zimbabwean authorities confirmed that there were no survivors after the aircraft went down at around 17:00, with emergency services dispatched to the scene shortly after the incident. The helicopter was carrying six […]
FUEL PRICES JUMP BY MORE THAN K6 PER LITRE. Motorists across Zambia are set to pay significantly more for fuel following a new price adjustment announced by the Energy Regulation Board (ERB). The biggest increases have been recorded in petrol and diesel, with both products rising by more than K6 per litre. Petrol will now […]
Motorists in Zambia will pay significantly more for petrol and diesel from October 2026 after the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) announced an upward adjustment in national pump prices. The price of petrol has increased by K6.17 per litre, from K25.29 to K31.46 per litre, while diesel has gone up by K6.41, from K26.86 to K33.27 […]
Catholic bishops warn of political polarisation, fear and shrinking civic space in Zambia THE Catholic Church has raised concern over increasing political polarisation, restrictions on freedom of expression, electoral credibility and reports of arbitrary arrests and political violence in Zambia. In a serious pastoral appeal to Zambians and people of goodwill, the Church says the […]
