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President Hakainde Hichilema has appointed and sworn-in the first four Cabinet Ministers. The four include Situmbeko Musokotwane who has been re-appointed as Minister of Finance and National Planning, and former Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) Director, General…

The Chama Subordinate Court has sentenced two Ministry of Health employees to five years’ imprisonment with hard labour for theft by public servant, contrary to Sections 277 and 272 of the Penal Code, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. The convicts, Chiulo Mwandila and Lingford…

Becoming rich can look like the ultimate financial success story. One day, someone is struggling to make ends meet, and the next they are driving expensive cars, building houses, travelling abroad and spending money as though the supply will never run out. But sometimes, the same person who suddenly becomes wealthy can lose almost everything […]

The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has summoned five broadcasting stations for compliance hearings following findings from its monitoring and regulatory assessment of media coverage of the 2026 General Election. The hearings are scheduled for Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at the IBA offices in Lusaka, where the affected broadcasters will be given an opportunity to respond […]

AMOS KAWISHA Solwezi SOLWEZI Municipal Council chief human resource officer Golden Matimba has been arrested and charged with alleged false accounting involving over K100,000 meant for the council’s 2023 Labour Day celebrations. In a statement issued by Anti-Corruption Commission…

Says compliance by mining firms at 90% MELODY MUPETA Kitwe THE Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development says the uptake of local content regulations by companies in the mining industry has been encouraging, with about 90 percent compliance recorded so far. In an interview,…

Kapiri cop shoots wife with AK-47, leaves her battling for life A 26-YEAR-OLD woman of Kapiri Mposhi in Central Province is nursing gunshot wounds after her beloved husband opened fire at her, with a bullet piercing her body through the abdomen before exiting through her back. Central Province Commanding Officer Lemekani Chirwa has identified the victim as Gladys Milala, 26, and the suspect as constable 30-year-old Jonathan Miyoba, both of East Park compound, in Kapiri. Chirwa tells TV Yatu's…

MAYENGO NYIRENDA Chipata A 37-YEAR-OLD Chipata businessman from Chipata Motel Township, who was accused of defiling his 13-year-old dependant, has been acquitted of both counts due to defects in the victim’s under-five clinic card. Chomba Chimfwembe allegedly sexually abused…

THREE people were killed in a road traffic accident on the Great North Road near Chita Lodge in Kafue on Sunday night, police said. Kafue police identified the deceased as Juliet Tafara Mulenga, 26, of Kafue, driver of a Toyota Mark X registration BLC 7651; Chipo Sikanwe, 30, of Shikoswe, Kafue; and Kasone Sakahande, 23,

Says political differences not licence to demean President MARY LEMBA, FANNY KALONDA Lusaka UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) Lusaka Province chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta says the governing party will no longer entertain people fond of disrespecting President Hakainde…