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Matambo urges councils to prioritise land for the poor as 22 homes handed over in Kalulushi

Copperbelt Province Minister, Elisha Matambo, has called on local authorities to make planned land allocation for the poor a top priority, warning that ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 4, 20260

Power and Politics

Hichilema urges stronger press freedom as Zambia hosts global media conference

President Hakainde Hichilema says access to reliable, diverse and independent information is essential to shaping a peaceful, just and resilient future, as Zambia ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 4, 20260

Power and Politics

Citizens First calls teacher job crisis a ‘national emergency’ as 50,000 vie for 2,000 posts

Opposition party Citizens First (CF) has described the ratio of 25 qualified teachers competing for a single job as a national emergency, after ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 4, 20260

Power and Politics

UBZ leader, Soondo, urges Zambians to reject UPND over unmet promises

United for Better Zambia (UBZ) Party president, Hector Soondo, has urged Zambians to vote out the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 4, 20260

Power and Politics

Zambia Wake-up Party leader, Kunda, accuses UPND of worsening corruption

Zambia Wake-up Party president, Howard Kunda, has accused the ruling UPND government of presiding over “worse corruption” than any previous administration, citing recent ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 4, 20260

Metro

Child defilement declared public health emergency as nearly 5,000 cases recorded — MQHZ

Medical for Quality Healthcare in Zambia (MQHZ) has declared child defilement a preventable public health emergency, warning that thousands of children are being ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 4, 20260

Power and Politics

NAREP condemns South Africa over xenophobic attacks, cites ‘failure of governance’

The National Restoration Party (NAREP) on Monday condemned ongoing xenophobic attacks in South Africa, calling them a “serious failure of governance” by President ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 4, 20260

Economy

Ecobank Zambia launches mobile money payments on POS terminals

Ecobank Zambia says it has launched mobile money payments on its point-of-sale (POS) devices, allowing customers to pay merchants directly from mobile wallets ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 4, 20260

Metro

Zambia reports gains in education, health, poverty reduction but cites key challenges

Zambia has recorded notable progress in expanding access to education, strengthening social protection systems, improving health services and implementing measures aimed at reducing ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 4, 20260

Economy

Bank of Zambia warns of rising near-term risks amid oil shock, geopolitical tensions

The Financial Stability Committee (FSC) of the Bank of Zambia says near-term risks to the country’s financial stability have increased, largely due to ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAMay 4, 20260

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