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President Hichilema fires Deputy Inspector-General of police, Muyambango

President Hakainde Hichilema has terminated the contract of Milner Muyambango as Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations at the Zambia ...

By Kenneth LutenaJanuary 24, 20250

Power and Politics

‘I’m a big machine feared by men,’ Ex-PF official, Phiri, reacts after regaining freedom from detention

Former Patriotic Front (PF) Deputy Secretary General, Mumbi Phiri, has been released from police detention in Kawambwa after the Director of Public Prosecutions ...

By Kenneth LutenaJanuary 23, 20250

Metro

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

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