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Hichilema praises peaceful by-elections, as ruling UPND reportedly sweeps polls across all wards

President Hakainde Hichilema has said that the recently concluded by-elections were conducted peacefully in various parts of the country. He commended political parties, ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJuly 11, 20250

Power and Politics

Over 100 die in illegal mining incidents since 2023, Zambian minister tells parliament

Zambia has lost more more than 100 lives through illegal mining since 2023, Parliament heard through a ministerial statement delivered by Home Affairs ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJuly 11, 20250

Power and Politics

New Labour Party president, Siwale, dies at 60. Here are six things you may not know about him

Outspoken New Labour Party (NLP) president, Fresher Siwale, has died aged 60 years. Siwale who died at Lusaka’s Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJuly 11, 20250

Metro

Heroes, unity holidays claim 43 lives in 345 road accidents —Police

A total of 345 road traffic accidents (RTAs) were recorded across the country during the Heroes and Unity Holiday, with 29 of them ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJuly 11, 20250

Economy

Stanbic launches cardless StanPay platform to boost digital payments in Zambia

Stanbic Bank Zambia has officially launched the StanPay Digital Payment Solution, a mobile-first, cardless payment solution designed to transform how Zambians transact at ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJuly 10, 20250

Economy

Lusaka provincial administration claims over K90 million disbursed to farmers under SAFF initiative

The Lusaka Provincial Administration has reportedly disbursed over K90 million to farmers in the province under the Sustainable Agriculture Financing Facility (SAFF), with ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJuly 10, 20250

Power and Politics

Speaker’s controversial handling of Bill 7 could undermine 2026 polls, former MP, Sensio, warns

Former Kasenengwa Constituency lawmaker, Sensio Banda, says the Speaker’s controversial handling of the ruling on Bill 7, which appears to contradict the Court’s ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJuly 10, 20250

Metro

Musonda, journalist, charged for alleged criminal trespass, espionage

The Zambia Police Service has formally charged Faith Musonda, aged 41, of Chalala, Lusaka for Criminal Trespass. In a statement issued in Lusaka ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJuly 10, 20250

Economy

Over a quarter of Africa’s freshwater fish face extinction, WWF warns ahead of global wetlands summit

A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has revealed that 26 percent of Africa’s assessed freshwater fish species are ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJuly 10, 20250

Metro

Zambian govt reports outbreak of Pneumococcal meningitis in Luapula Province, two deaths recorded

The Ministry of Health has officially confirmed an outbreak of Pneumococcal Meningitis at Mwense Secondary School in Luapula Province, following the deaths of ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULAJuly 10, 20250

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