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 Education Minister Douglas Syakalima said Friday he will not re-contest the Chirundu parliamentary seat in the Aug. 13 general elections, following advice from his wife and family. Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka, Syakalima said he will instead focus on campaigning nationwide for President Hakainde Hichilema. “I agreed to do what family asked […]
By Francis Chipalo The Democratic Union has joined the Catholic Church and the nation in mourning Archbishop Emeritus Telesphore George Mpundu, describing him as a “voice of conscience” for Zambia. Party President Ackim Antony Njobvu extended sympathies to Archbishop of Lusaka Most Rev. Dr. Alick Banda, the clergy, religious, and faithful of the Archdiocese of […]
By CHIKUMBI KATEBE LUSAKA businessmen Chomba Kaoma and Zaki Motomola and others have asked the Lusaka High Court to dismiss an application by the State against them for want of prosecution. Kaoma, Motomola, Imran Lunat, Abdyrraue Matomola and Honey Bee Pharmacy are the five respondents who have told the Economical and Financial Crimes Court […] To continue reading, you must subscribe to either DAILY, WEEKLY or MONTHLY Plans.
MOST Rev. Telesphore George Mpundu, Emeritus Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Lusaka, has died at age 78, Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka Alick Banda announced. Banda said Mpundu died May 15, 2026, while receiving treatment at Maina Soko Medical Centre in Lusaka. He asked parishes and religious communities to offer Masses for the repose of Mpundu’s […]
Tasila slips into Mundubile, Makebi alliance running mate slot….quietly sneaks into the country to be availed as running mate By DAVID KANDUZATASILA the daughter of former head of State Edgah Lungu is being linked to a vice candidacy position of the Mundubile-Makebi alliance A source disclosed that Tasila Lungu quietly sneaked into the country during […]
POLITICAL CONFUSION: TWO SIDES OF THE COIN AHEAD OF ELECTIONS, WHO WILL PAY THE PRICE? A KBN TV EDITORIAL From boardrooms to town streets and villages, the message is the same, there is so much that is going wrong in our nation. We can’t even start talking about our failure to bury a former Head […]
A shunt train carrying coal derailed and overturned near Ndola on Friday afternoon, and two people are feared trapped under the wagons. Zambia Railways Limited public relations manager Sombe Ng’onga in a statement to Mwebantu said preliminary reports indicate that the two victims were walking within the railway reserve strip at the time of the […]
Livingstone Bride’s White Gown Doused in Black Paint by Sister-in-Law in Shock Wedding Attack A bride’s long-awaited wedding day turned into a moment of shock, pain, and unexpected resilience after a shocking incident disrupted what should have been one of the happiest days of her life. What began as a beautiful celebration quickly descended into […]
Central Province Permanent Secretary Milner Mwanakampwe has called for a paradigm shift in the mindset of community members for the country to end hunger. Dr Mwanakampwe says hunger at household or community level can only be ended if people take responsibility. Speaking when the National Programmes Director for Hunger Project, Samuel Mutambo paid a courtesy […]
Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has recorded a conservative estimate of $1.65 billion United States Dollars in investments and over 9,500 jobs, in the first quarter of this year. Speaking during a press briefing in Lusaka, ZDA Director General Albert Halwampa, says that 70 percent of the realised investments is in the manufacturing and energy sector. […]
