Major Zambia stories, public affairs updates, and developing national news.
Major Zambia stories, public affairs updates, and developing national news.
Kafue District Commissioner Maurice Hikapulwe has reaffirmed government’s commitment to ensuring that farmers delivering maize to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) are paid without delay. Mr Hikapulwe said farmers who have so far delivered their maize to FRA satellite depots are…
Congratulatory messages from across Africa and the rest of the world have continued to pour in for President-elect Hakainde Hichilema following his re-election as President of the Republic of Zambia. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is the latest world leader to…
Former Kanchibiya Member of Parliament Sunday Chanda has attributed his election loss to his vote in favour of the contested Bill 7 constitutional amendment, saying constituents turned against him over the decision and that the party subsequently withheld campaign support because…
Governance expert and human rights advocate Wesley Miyanda has called on Zambians to protect the country’s long standing culture of peaceful democratic transitions, urging political leaders and their supporters to place national unity above political interests. Mr Miyanda said…
The Eastern Province Administration through the Provincial Planning Unit has embarked on a risk management technical assessment in Mambwe District. Senior Planning Officer, Steven Madyabi, says the risk management was introduced with the view of improving performance in the civil…
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and United States-based Astrophysics Inc. have signed a contract for the supply, delivery, installation and commissioning of an advanced drive through X-ray cargo scanner at the Livingstone Border Post. The contract was signed today at the…
Political analyst O’Brien Simutanyi has described the just-concluded August general elections as among the worst managed in Zambia’s recent electoral history, citing a series of process concerns raised by different stakeholders throughout the campaign and counting period. His…
Muchinga Province Permanent Secretary, Tuesday Bwalya has urged agriculture officers to treat the manifesto for the United Party for National Development (UPND) as their working manual for the region to achieve increased maize production per hectare. Dr Bwalya says adherence to…
The Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ), has congratulated President Hakainde Hichilema on his re-election following the country’s August 13, 2026 General Elections. ICOZ President, David Masupa commended Zambians for maintaining peace and calm throughout the electoral…
HH’s Winning Margin Narrower Under Independent Vote Count, CSOs Say An independent parallel vote tabulation conducted by a coalition of civil society organisations has put President Hakainde Hichilema’s share of the presidential vote at 57.9 percent, nearly three percentage…
