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HH’s Abu Dhabi trip secures MoUs across various sectors CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has secured six agreements worth a combined US$2.4 billion with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in a major push to attract investment and accelerate the implementation of the…
Lusaka Archbishop Dr Alick Banda has been released from Lusaka Central Correctional Facility, commonly known as Chimbokaila, after meeting all his bail conditions. He walked out this afternoon, ending a stay in custody that began on Monday when the paperwork for his release could…
NRPUP says Dag MP duly settled for as leader of opposition MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka NATIONAL Reconciliation Party for Unity and Prosperity (NRPUP) says Dag Hammarskjöld Member of Parliament (MP) Ezra Tembo is the duly settled for Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, contrary to…
DOREEN NAWA Lusaka RURAL Electrification Authority (REA) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have renewed their partnership to expand electricity access to refugee settlements and surrounding host communities across Zambia. The two organisations signed a new…
GRACE CHAILE MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka LUSAKA Archbishop Alick Banda will return to court on November 3 this year for trial after pleading not guilty to possessing a Toyota Hilux suspected to have been unlawfully obtained. The 62-year-old Catholic priest appeared yesterday before…
Mayor says those who won’t return to their stands will loss them CHOMBA MUSIKA, FANNY KALONDA Lusaka TODAY marks the deadline for vendors to vacate undesignated trading areas and Lusaka Mayor Chitambala Mwewa says those who will not return to their stands will have their…
Audio article Listen to this story Share Send this story THE Drug Enforcement Commission has summoned Lusaka Archbishop Dr. Alick Banda to appear for questioning on Monday, Sept. 28, in connection with alleged possession of property reasonably suspected to have been unlawfully…
University Teaching Hospital (UTH) Cancer Diseases Hospital (CDH) has disclosed that Zambia records approximately 16,500 new cancer cases and 9,700 cancer-related deaths annually, with cervical cancer accounting for the highest number of cases. UTH-CDH Acting Senior Medical…
The ceremonial official opening of the first session of the 14th National Assembly by President Hakainde Hichilema will take place on Friday, October ninth, 2026, at Parliament Buildings, in Lusaka. In his address to the National Assembly, President Hichilema is expected to…
United Party for National Development (UPND) National Management Committee Member, Elvis Nkandu has condemned remarks attributed to former Minister of Finance, Katele Kalumba against President Hakainde Hichilema. In a statement Issued to the media in Lusaka, Mr Nkandu indicated…