Local Zambia updates, community incidents, police news, court stories, and city developments.
Local Zambia updates, community incidents, police news, court stories, and city developments.
Former Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary Henry Tukombe has been arrested and charged by the Anti-Corruption Commission -ACC- over alleged breaches of public procurement guidelines involving a loan obligation of more than US$401 million. ACC Head of Corporate…
The Ceremonial Opening of the First Session of the Fourteenth National Assembly will take place on October 9, 2026, at Parliament Buildings in Lusaka. Clerk of the National Assembly, LOVENESS MAYAKA says President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA is expected to deliver an address outlining the…
Government says it has taken steps to strengthen access to justice, including through the enactment of the Relocation Act No. 1 of 2021. Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha says the government has also expanded legal aid services, mobile courts and other measures aimed at bringing…
TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka ZANACO has posted a profit after tax of K868 million for the period ended June 30, 2026, slightly down by one percent compared to the previous financial year. The marginal dip in profit has been attributed to a 20 percent increase in operating expenses, which…
CATHERINE BWALYA Choma AN 11-YEAR-OLD boy has lost his right hand after a hand grenade he allegedly picked and pulled the pin exploded in his hands in Mazabuka District. The incident happened on Monday in Simwaba village in Chief Mwanachingwala’s area. Southern Province police…
PRISCILLA MWILA Lusaka AS PART of efforts to curb illegal gold mining, Government is in the process of engaging an institution to help develop a clear traceability system that will enable it to establish which areas of the country have gold deposits. Ministry of Mines and…
GRACE CHAILE, MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka FORMER Permanent Secretary for Special Duties Mwamba Peni and his counterpart at the Ministry of Education are facing separate legal proceedings arising from allegations involving a government vehicle and a US$401.8 million…
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka GOVERNMENT has rejected as false and inflammatory allegations by a consortium of civil society organisations (CSOs) that Zambia has descended into lawlessness and that the country’s constitutional order is being dismantled. Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha…
A Zambian registered oil marketing company, Uno Energy Limited, has proposed to construct a 6,000,000-litre fuel depot at the Lusaka South Multi-Facility Economic Zone in Kafue District. The proposed project valued at two million United States dollars is expected to be…
Chilanga Town Council has started renewing business levies, health permits, fire certificates and permits for the storage of dangerous petroleum products for 2027. Chilanga Town Council Secretary Stephen Malenga has urged traders and business owners in the district to apply for…
