Government has applauded Simba New Materials Technology Company Limited of Jiangsu Province in China for donating solar mini-grid equipment worth US$350, 000 to Kaumbwe Constituency of Petauke district in Eastern province. Ministry of Energy Permanent Secretary Ephraim Munshifwa noted that the donation marks an important milestone in complementing government efforts to enhance access to clean, […]

The Ministry of Health in Nakonde District of Muchinga Province has intensified surveillance and preventive measures at the border entry point to guard against the risk of Ebola, even as Zambia remains free of any confirmed case. Speaking during a stakeholders’ meeting at the District Health Office today, Nakonde District Director of Health Services, Philip […]

…as he attempted to buy 2 litres of petrol in Chipata but an alert fuel attendant spotted the counterfeit cash, as police in the region round up suspected cattle rustlers. By NATION REPORTER A 24-year-old man of Gash Township in Chipata, Eastern Province has been arrested for allegedly attempting to […] To continue reading, you must subscribe to either DAILY, WEEKLY or MONTHLY Plans.

ZAMBIA’s Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has ordered Hot FM to stop airing the political campaign song “BM8 na MZ8 Bengile” in its current form, citing compliance concerns ahead of the 2026 general election. IBA Director-General Webster Malido said Thursday the authority reviewed the song under the IBA Act, Election Coverage Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. […]

ZAMBIA’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) intercepted a public service bus on the Great North Road and arrested five people allegedly trafficking cannabis and codeine, the agency said Saturday. DEC Deputy Public Relations Officer Theresa Mawere said officers acting on intelligence stopped the bus, registration AJF 503ZM, near Kasanda Police Station in Kabwe. The bus had […]

ISAAC MWANZA DISMISSES CLAIMS HIS ELECTION PETITION IS UPND-SPONSORED By Justina Matandiko Governance activist Isaac Mwanza has dismissed allegations that his recent election petition is sponsored by the ruling UPND, saying critics are avoiding the real issues raised before the courts. Mr. Mwanza says focus should be on whether some candidates who filed as independent […]

I have no plans for youths, they will have to tell me what they need – Mundubile TONSE Pamodzi Alliance presidential candidate Brian Mundubile says he has no plans for the youths at the moment and that if elected, his government will not impose empowerment programmes on the youths but instead inquire what they need […]

WHEN GRIEF BECOMES A STAGE: EXPOSING THE POLITICAL MACHINATIONS BEHIND THE LUNGU BURIAL IMPASSE By Chilufya Kasonde BLOEMFONTEIN – Yesterday, from the hallowed halls of the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein, South Africa, solemn mission unfolded. Alongside former Minister Richard Musukwa and former DMMU National Coordinator Chanda Kabwe, we took another legal step not […]

KK did not leave burial wishes, had not lost benefits, Court tells government lawyer in ECL case THE South African Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein yesterday challenged the Zambian government’s reliance on the Kenneth Kaunda burial case in its legal battle with the family of former president Edgar Lungu over his final resting place. […]

BREAKING NEWS: PARAMOUNT CHIEF MPEZENI IV OF THE NGONI PEOPLE HAS DIED His Royal Highness Paramount Chief Mpezeni IV of the Ngoni people has died. The nation now awaits official communication from the Royal Establishment and the Government of the Republic of Zambia regarding the sad development. Paramount Chief Mpezeni IV, fondly known as Inkosi […]