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Relatives of late Kawambwa councillor, Mwakwa, halt burial over witchcraft allegations

Relatives of the late Councillor Dominic Mwakwa have refused to proceed with his burial, citing suspicions of witchcraft surrounding his untimely death. As ...

By Kenneth LutenaJanuary 23, 20250

Metro

Kitwe District Commissioner slams Education Board Secretary for allegedly distributing promotion letters without authorization

Kitwe District Commissioner (DC), Lawrence Mwanza, has condemned District Education Board Secretary (DEBS) Christopher Nyungila for issuing promotion letters to 398 teachers without ...

By Kenneth LutenaJanuary 22, 20250

Metro

Government deploys additional police to Chingola amid rising crime

The government has deployed more police officers to Chingola in an effort to curb escalating criminal activities in the mining town. Copperbelt Minister, ...

By Kenneth LutenaJanuary 20, 20250

Hichilema names retired Judge Hamaundu as Anti-Corruption Commission board chair in new appointments (See others)

President Hakainde Hichilema has appointed retired Supreme Court Judge Evans Hamaundu as Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Board Chairperson subject to ratification. According to a ...

By Kenneth LutenaJanuary 18, 20250

Energy

CAF postpones CHAN tournament to August, 2025 over infrastructure delays in East Africa

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has postponed the Total Energies African Nations Championship (CHAN), initially scheduled for 2024, to August 2025. The ...

By Kenneth LutenaJanuary 15, 20250

Metro

Mob destroys police post, attacks murder suspect in Mununga

Enraged residents of Mununga in Chiengi District have vandalised a local police post and forcibly removed a murder suspect following the discovery of ...

By Kenneth LutenaJanuary 14, 20250

Metro

Police recover stolen vehicle after fatal shootout with suspected robbers

Two suspected armed robbers have been killed in a gunfight with police officers following the theft of a taxicab in Lusaka. The vehicle, ...

By Kenneth LutenaJanuary 14, 20250

Energy

TI-Z cites vote buying, calls for reforms in Kawambwa by-election review

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has flagged various electoral malpractices, including vote buying, during the Kawambwa parliamentary by-election held on December 20, 2024, in ...

By Kenneth LutenaJanuary 14, 20250

Economy

Zambia, DRC agree on measures to end Kasumbalesa border congestion

Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have agreed on immediate measures to resolve the traffic congestion along the Kasumbalesa border route, ...

By Kenneth LutenaJanuary 14, 20250

Power and Politics

Nkana MP, Mpundu, summoned by police over Kawambwa parliamentary by-election remarks

Nkana Member of Parliament, Binwell Mpundu, says he has been summoned by the Zambia Police Service concerning remarks he made about an attack ...

By Kenneth LutenaJanuary 14, 20250

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