FORMER Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has dismissed corruption allegations over the Lusaka-Ndola Dual Carriageway, saying the UPND government’s $649 million contract has not been revised and costs far less than the PF government’s $1.4 billion proposal. In a statement responding to lawyer Makebi Zulu, Musokotwane said claims the road cost rose from $450 million to […]

Mundubile Promises to Redirect ZNS from Gold Mining Operations to Infrastructure Development By Annie C Kaunda NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile has pledged to remove the Zambia National Service (ZNS) from gold mining areas and redirect its efforts towards road construction and dam development if elected into office. Addressing a rally in Petauke ahead of […]

SUSPECTED UPND CADRES ATTACK INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE IN MONZE Suspected United Party for National Development cadres in Monze have allegedly attacked Independent Parliamentary Candidate for Bweengwa Constituency, Cliff Mwiinga, aged 43. On 17th June, 2026, around 11:30 hours, Mwiinga and his supporters were reportedly intercepted by the cadres along the Monze–Niko Road between Nakansangwe and Mooya […]

HH/UPND SPENDING SLEEPLESS NIGHTS FOR VOTES – MUSHIMBA Organized People’s Party (OPP) President Dr. Brian Mushimba has charged that the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) is in “panic mode” ahead of the 2026 general elections. Dr. Mushimba said President Hakainde Hichilema and his team would not be “spending sleepless nights traveling from one […]

A Governance Expert says Zambia can reduce stunting from 30% to 15% by 2030 if it promotes and adds value to nutrient-rich crops. In an interview with Lusaka Star, Wesley Miyanda identified soybeans, cowpeas, groundnuts, sunflower, and similar crops as key foods to scale up production. “Many Zambians do not realize how nutrient-dense soybeans are […]

A full bench of the Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition challenging President Hakainde Hichilema’s nomination for the Aug 13, 2026, general election, clearing him to contest the poll. The 7-member bench threw out the case Thursday, ruling it lacked merit. The petitioner, Charles Longwe, challenged the validity of the UPND convention that nominated Hichilema. […]

Mulungushi Textiles has only printed UPND logos from time it was opened, says Mundubile TONSE PF Pamodzi Alliance presidential candidate Brian Mundubile says workers on the Copperbelt have become so frustrated by poor working conditions and low wages that some are deliberately reporting for work while intoxicated in order to be dismissed and receive separation […]

LUSAKA HIGH COURT UPHOLDS CANDLES AS A SYMBOL AS IT DETERMINES MAIN CASE …The leave granted herein shall operate as a stay of the implementation of the said decision in relation to the Applicants pending the final determination of the subtantive application for judicial review. Lusaka High Court has granted a stay of execution against […]

Northern Province Acting Permanent Secretary Beauty Undi-Phiri has commended the Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) for upgrading some communication towers in the province. Ms Undi-Phiri stated that the upgrade of communication towers from 2G to 4G will improve the province’s access to Internet especially for those in rural parts of the province. She […]

BY CHIKUMBI KATEBE OVER one thousand expatriate teachers have dragged Government before the Lusaka High Court demanding m more than US$1.3 billion and K7.5 billion in terminal benefits owed to them for their services under the Ministry of Education. A total of 1,212 teachers have sued the State in the Lusaka High Court, demanding […] To continue reading, you must subscribe to either DAILY, WEEKLY or MONTHLY Plans.