Power and Politics
HRC wants enactment of anti-torture law, as Zambia marks international day for victims of torture
The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has called for the enactment of a law criminalizing torture in Zambia as the country joins the rest ...
Power and Politics
Govt warns local contractors over substandard works, urges skills retention
The government has issued a strong call to action for local contractors to improve the quality and durability of infrastructure projects, warning that ...
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Why late President Lungu must be buried in Zambia, Attorney-General, Kabesha, tells South African court
The High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, on Wednesday suspended the burial of Zambia’s sixth Republican President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, following a legal ...
Power and Politics
Mpundu faults CCTV Bill, warns of government overreach, threats to civil liberties
Leader of the Movement for Good Governance, Binwell Mpundu has criticized the government for planning to enact a law that threatens and undermines ...
Power and Politics
‘We won’t allow false narrative,’ Lungu family demands apology, accuses govt of mistreating late President
The family of late President Edgar Lungu is demanding an apology from the Zambian government for what they describe as mistreatment of the ...
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Developing Story: South African court halts burial of ex-Zambian President Lungu
The High Court in South Africa has temporarily suspended the burial of Zambia’s sixth Republican President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu. The decision follows an ...
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ECZ confirms omission of UPND candidate’s name on Lumezi by-election ballot paper
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has confirmed that the surname of United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate Lufeyo Ngoma was omitted ...
Power and Politics
Court postpones to July 25 case in which ex-First Lady, Lungu, is accused of stealing cars, property
Lusaka Magistrate, Mbuywana Sinvula, has postponed to July 25, 2025, the case in which former First Lady Esther Lungu is facing charges of ...
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‘Reckless, costly, unreasonable’, Musonda slams govt’s lawsuit targeted at stopping Lungu’s burial programme
Political affairs analyst, Dr. James Musonda, has described as reckless, unreasonable, and costly the Zambian government’s decision to take former President Edgar Lungu’s ...
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Zambia govt petitions South African court, takes legal action to halt late Lungu’s burial outside his home country
The widow of the late President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, Esther Nyawa Lungu, along with members of the Lungu family, have been taken to ...
