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DPP urges withdrawal of petroleum bill, says it sidelines local oil firms

Zambia’s Development People’s Party (DPP) has called for the immediate withdrawal of the Petroleum Development and Management Bill, N.A.B 72 of 2026, arguing ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 5, 20260

Power and Politics

Angola, Zambia push for stronger security, trade cooperation at 34th joint permanent commission meeting

The Angolan government has called for enhanced joint sensitisation efforts along the common border with Zambia to address misunderstandings and strengthen bilateral cooperation, ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 5, 20260

Power and Politics

Citizens First party accuses government of corruption, backs US envoy’s claims

Citizens First (CF) party has accused the government of corruption, saying the farewell remarks by outgoing United States Ambassador Michael Gonzales have exposed ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 5, 20260

Law Association of Zambia calls for repeal of law expanding non-bailable offences

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has urged the government to urgently repeal the Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act No. 4 of 2026, ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 5, 20260

Economy

Group warns of possible maize shortages, calls on govt to reconsider lifting export ban

The Acton Institute for Policy Analysis Centre (AIPAC) has urged the government to reconsider its decision to lift the maize export ban, warning ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 5, 20260

Metro

Govt launches $33 million water, sanitation programme, as access to basic water stands at 62%

Government has launched the US$33 million Zambia Water Supply and Sanitation Services in Growth Centres Programme for Results, describing it as a major ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 5, 20260

Metro

UK pledges support for Zambia’s emergency social protection measures

The British Government has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Zambia with emergency social protection interventions whenever the country faced global economic shocks. British ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 5, 20260

Power and Politics

EFF leader, Kasonde, Mwenda arrested over alleged deceptive social media video

Police in Lusaka have arrested and formally charged Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party leader Kasonde Mwenda, 42, for allegedly producing and circulating a ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 5, 20260

Mwamba calls on Hichilema administration to respond to US envoy’s corruption claims, not issue threats

Former Zambian diplomat, Emmanuel Mwamba, has urged the government to directly address corruption concerns raised by outgoing United States Ambassador, Michael Gonzales, saying ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 5, 20260

Metro

UNFPA: Technology in women’s health must be treated as a human right

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has urged governments and partners to recognise technology in women’s health as a human right, warning that ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 5, 20260

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