Stories gaining reader attention across Zambia, including viral debates, entertainment, music, sports, and local updates.
Stories gaining reader attention across Zambia, including viral debates, entertainment, music, sports, and local updates.
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka ZAMBIA’S first indigenous Zambia Air Force (ZAF) commander, Lieutenant General Peter Dingiswayo Zuze, has died at the age of 83 after an illness. Lt Gen Zuze died on Monday, with his death announced by the Zambia Air Force and confirmed by his family. In a…
The Department of Fisheries and Livestock in Lavushimanda District of Muchinga Province says it has not recorded any cases of anthrax in livestock. Lavushimanda District Livestock and Fisheries Coordinator Abia Siwiti said the district has been conducting annual mass livestock vaccination campaigns to prevent outbreaks of diseases, following anthrax cases recorded in Muchinga Province in […]
KABOMPO District Commissioner Hubert Chinyanga has called on stakeholders in the district to adequately prepare for the El Nino conditions expected during the 2026/2027 farming season. Mr Chinyanga was speaking in his opening remarks during a District Disaster Risk Management preparedness planning meeting held in Kabompo on Thursday. He noted that there was a need […]
DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH VISITS LUSAKA JEWELLERS AND ARTISTS’ STUDIO The Duchess of Edinburgh spent the second day of her Zambian tour in Lusaka on Tuesday, visiting a family jewellery business and a studio working with survivors of gender-based violence. At Jewel of Africa, founded in 1992, the Duchess shaped and polished a quartz gemstone herself […]
NIGERIA HELPED END APARTHEID, SAYS FORMER PRESIDENT OBASANJO Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says South Africa would not have ended apartheid when it did without Nigeria’s support for the anti-apartheid struggle. Reflecting on Nigeria’s role in supporting liberation movements across Southern Africa, Obasanjo said Nigeria acted out of a belief in racial equality rather than […]
US targets South Africans with new visa ban WASHINGTON — The United States has announced visa restrictions targeting South African officials and others accused by Washington of enacting or enabling race-based discrimination, inciting violence or pursuing land confiscation without compensation against Afrikaners and other minorities. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the measures under […]
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA HOSTS DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH AT COMMUNITY HOUSE President Hakainde Hichilema and the First Lady received Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh at Community House on Tuesday afternoon. In a statement following the meeting, the President said he and the First Lady had been delighted to welcome the Duchess, and described the relationship […]
FIRST LADY MUTINTA HICHILEMA RECEIVES DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH By Oliver Chisenga First Lady Mutinta Hichilema has received Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh during a courtesy call this afternoon. Mrs Hichilema described the meeting as a warm and engaging exchange, marked by thoughtful discussions around community service and efforts to improve the lives of […]
Tonse-Pamodzi spokesperson disputes police account that Assistant Superintendent Daniel Banda took his own life, calling it “a suspected murder being presented as suicide” Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance spokesperson Emmanuel Mwamba has demanded an independent and transparent…
By Kellys Kaunda Having been a close friend to Emmanuel for more than three decades, I have come to the conclusion that while sometimes he gets it wrong (who doesn’t?) often times, he has very good judgment. He can be strong-headed and too forward thus eliciting strong opposition. He is not afraid of going against […]
