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Crime & Courts
Vlogger Joseph Chishimba Jailed 9 Months for Cyber Harassment
The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced 49-year-old vlogger Joseph Chishimba of Jack Compound to nine months’ imprisonment with hard labour for cyber harassment after he shared a WhatsApp post alleging that Presidential Policy Advisor Chipo Mwanawasa had been impregnated by someone at State House. Chishimba…
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Business
Cotton Sector Needs at Least 50,000 Farmers to Support Textile Revival
Zambia must increase its cotton farmer base to at least 50,000 if the revival of Zambia-China Mulungushi Textiles is to drive a meaningful recovery of the country’s cotton industry, says the Cotton Association of Zambia (CAZ). In an interview with Diamond News, CAZ Executive Director…
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Politics
Dont’ derail agenda-HH
President Hakainde Hichilema has warned that false and damaging social media posts could undermine the Grow Zambia Agenda by discouraging investment, urging Zambians not to damage the economy and to respect the law.
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Business
ZCCM-Ih Shareholders Approve K183 Million Dividend
Shareholders of ZCCM Investments Holdings have approved a K183 million final dividend for the year ended December 2025. The dividend of K1.13 per share is the company’s 11th consecutive annual payout since 2015, according to a statement issued by ZCCM-IH Corporate Affairs Manager Loisa Mbatha…
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Health
Yango Driver Helps Woman Deliver Baby in His Car
What started as a normal Yango trip in Lusaka’s Matero township ended up being an unforgettable moment after a yango driver found himself helping a woman deliver her baby inside his car before they could reach the hospital. Bwalya, a Yango driver who is also…
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Crime & Courts
Blogger Chishimba jailed nine months for circulating pregnancy claim about presidential aide
Blogger Joseph Chishimba has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment with hard labour for circulating an unverified allegation that Special Assistant to the President for Public Policy, Chipokota Mwanawasa, was pregnant for a “guy at State House”. Principal Resident Magistrate Idah Phiri sentenced the 47-year-old…
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Crime & Courts
Choongo sues former presidential aide, Chanda, over alleged K3 million debt
Former presidential press aide, Amos Chanda, has been sued in the Lusaka High Court by money lender Bruce Choongo over an alleged K3 million unpaid debt. Choongo is seeking payment of the outstanding K3 million, interest, exemplary damages and costs of the action. According to…
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Business
Global rate hikes put African currencies under renewed pressure —Report
African currencies are facing renewed pressure as higher interest rates in major economies threaten to trigger capital outflows and increase the cost of servicing external debt, according to Access Bank Group. The bank said the pressure was being driven by widening yield differentials and rising…
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Politics
Mwamba attacks reappointment of Musokotwane as Finance Minister
Former Zambian diplomat, Emmanuel Mwamba, has criticised President Hakainde Hichilema’s reappointment of Situmbeko Musokotwane as finance minister, saying the decision signaled policy continuity rather than a shift in the country’s economic direction. Mwamba said Musokotwane’s previous periods at the Ministry of Finance were characterised by…
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Business
Zambia police chief orders officers to crack down on illegal mining
Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations, Fred Hamaamba, has directed officers deployed to mining areas to step up efforts to combat illegal mining and protect the country’s mineral resources. Hamaamba said police officers had a duty to ensure that national minerals were…
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Business
AfCFTA unveils $5.17 billion digital trade corridor ahead of Accra summit
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has announced a US$5.17 billion Digital Trade Corridor aimed at strengthening digital infrastructure and facilitating intra-African commerce. The announcement comes ahead of the 2026 Elevate Africa Convening, scheduled for October in Accra, Ghana, where African leaders, policymakers…
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Zambia
Zambia media regulator summons five broadcast stations over election coverage
Zambia’s Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has summoned five broadcasting stations for compliance hearings following a monitoring exercise into their coverage of the 2026 general election. The assessment was conducted under Section 5(2)(h) of the Independent Broadcasting Authority Act of 2002, the 2026 IBA Election Coverage…
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Technology
Africa higher education financiers urge digital shift to expand student funding
The African Association of Higher Education Financing Agencies (AAHEFA) has called for accelerated digital transformation of higher education financing systems across Africa to improve efficiency, transparency and access to student funding. AAHEFA President and Chief Executive Officer of Zambia’s Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board…
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Politics
Nominated 5 back HH growth vision
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka FIVE nominated members of Parliament (MPs) have pledged to use their legislative authority to complement President Hakainde Hichilema’s Grow Zambia Agenda, a blueprint for the country’s socio-economic development. The law-makers, who include re-appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co operation Mulambo…
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Zambia
Change mind-set as we Grow Zambia
THERE is a difficult conversation Zambia needs to have about public service, and it is one that should not be reduced to the familiar complaint about salaries, staffing levels or conditions of service. At the heart of the problem is something more fundamental: our attitude…
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Politics
HH swears in first 4
Sets ground rules for Cabinet ministers MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday swore in the first four members of his Cabinet, with a caution that he will not entertain non performing public officers who violate the ‘rules of engagement’. The head of State is…
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Zambia
Government to Roll Out Second Cohort of ZNS Voluntary Training Programme
Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Maambo Haamaundu says government will begin preparations for the second...
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Zambia
IBA Summons Five Stations Over Election Coverage Compliance
The Independent Broadcasting Authority -IBA- has called five broadcasting stations for compliance hearings following its...
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Crime & Courts
Cop Arrested for Shooting Wife After She Returned Home at 02AM
A 30-year-old Police Officer has been arrested in Kapiri Mposhi, Central province,...
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Crime & Courts
Solwezi Council HR gets K100,000 false accounting charge
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 (ACC) head of corporate communications Joseph…
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Business
MoM happy with local content uptake
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, Ministry…
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Crime & Courts
Chipata businessman acquitted of defilement
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 his dependant while his wife was…
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Politics
UPND will not entertain any disrespect for HH
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 Hichilema as political differences should not be…
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