Local Zambia updates, community incidents, police news, court stories, and city developments.
Local Zambia updates, community incidents, police news, court stories, and city developments.
Musokotwane bounces back to steer growth agenda after stabilising economy ZIPPORAH MUSHALA Lusaka IN a clear demonstration of confidence, President Hakainde Hichilema has reappointed Situmbeko Musokotwane as Minister of Finance and National Planning. The appointment underscores…
MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka NEW Nation Party (NNP) leader Nevers Mumba has resigned from his position and active partisan politics, saying he is redefining his service to Zambia at a time when the country needs greater healing, reconciliation and national unity. Dr Mumba announced…
A four-months-old baby has survived a drowning incident on Lake Kariba after a dugout canoe they were traveling-in with the mother and two others capsized, killing all three of them. The tragedy has prompted calls for more support to the child and stronger adherence to water…
Lumezi man accused of stealing vehicle says he has never driven car before MAYENGO NYIRENDA Chipata A MAN of Lumezi District who is accused of driving off with a stolen police vehicle has told a judge that he has never driven a car since his birth. Robert Mapili, 29, told the…
GRACE CHAILE Lusaka A LUSAKA woman has sued the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH) demanding more than K700,000, after a surgical swab was allegedly left in her abdomen during a caesarean section, causing permanent infertility. Vera Mwanda is seeking damages for negligence,…
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka ZAMBIA’S first indigenous Zambia Air Force (ZAF) commander, Lieutenant General Peter Dingiswayo Zuze, has died at the age of 83 after an illness. Lt Gen Zuze died on Monday, with his death announced by the Zambia Air Force and confirmed by his family. In a…
Tonse-Pamodzi spokesperson disputes police account that Assistant Superintendent Daniel Banda took his own life, calling it “a suspected murder being presented as suicide” Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance spokesperson Emmanuel Mwamba has demanded an independent and transparent…
Socialist Party leader says title being sought for Chief Mukuni is a colonial invention the courts have already stripped from the President’s hands, while the title of Chief Mukuni Paramount Chief remains contentious. Socialist Party president Fred M’membe has challenged the…
Country geophysical survey now at 93.6 % NKOMBO KACHEMBA Lusaka ZAMBIA is making significant progress in mapping its mineral resources, with the countrywide high resolution geophysical survey now 93.6 percent complete. Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development Acting Permanent…
FANNY KALONDA Lusaka LUSAKA City Council (LCC) has secured K40 million through the National Disaster Risk Management Division (NDRMD) to strengthen the city’s resilience to flooding and expand drainage infrastructure in vulnerable areas. Lusaka Mayor Chitambala Mwewa said the…
