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‘Unlawful assembly will be met with firm, lawful action,’ Zambia police warn Archbishop Chama, Oasis Forum, others

The Zambia Police Service has warned that no gathering will be allowed to proceed in a manner that risks public safety, obstructs essential ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULANovember 22, 20250

Economy

Govt says Farmer Input Support Programme progression reaches 71% in Lusaka province, redemption at 58%

Over 42,057 farmers in Lusaka Province have reportedly made their deposits for the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP), representing a 71 percent progression ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULANovember 22, 20250

Economy

Zambia launches first pest risk register in Southern Africa to boost plant protection

Government, in collaboration with the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI), has launched the Pest Risk Register (PRR), a digital platform designed ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULANovember 22, 20250

Power and Politics

PF in turmoil as Lubinda fires top officials; Mpankata declares move illegal (video)

Patriotic Front (PF) Acting President, Given Lubinda, has with immediate effect removed Party Chairperson Emmanuel Mpankata and Acting Secretary General, Brenda Nyirenda, from ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULANovember 22, 20250

Metro

Govt moves to complete stalled contracts for district hospitals, nurses’ flats

Government says it has signed contracts worth K277,934,804 to complete district hospitals and nurses’ flats across the Copperbelt, Southern, North-Western and Western Provinces. ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULANovember 22, 20250

Power and Politics

Group warns Electoral Commission of Zambia over barriers facing voters with disabilities

The Zambia Federation of Disability Organisations (ZAFOD) has raised concern over the country’s failure to meet its constitutional and international obligations to ensure ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULANovember 22, 20250

Metro

Zambian govt confirms 569 cholera cases, says nine dead; seeks WHO assistance to meet vaccine shortfalls

Parliament has heard that Zambia has recorded 569 cholera cases, with four patients currently admitted—two in Monze and two in Mpulungu—and nine deaths ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULANovember 22, 20250

Power and Politics

‘Stop lip service,’ Kateka urges Hichilema to ban caderism, as HRC condemns attack on Lubinda

New Heritage Party (NHP) leader, Chishala Kateka, has urged President Hakainde Hichilema to ban caderism completely, saying government must move beyond “lip service” ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULANovember 22, 20250

International

Nigerian court convicts separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu of terrorism

A court in Nigeria has found separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu guilty of terrorism and other charges following a decade-long legal case full of ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULANovember 21, 20250

Power and Politics

Churches, other civil society groups reflect on travails of Lubinda, demand swift action on political violence

The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ), the Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD), and other stakeholders are calling ...

By AUGUSTINE SICHULANovember 20, 20250

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