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Crime & Courts
Sean Tembo Insulting Language Case Set for Case to Answer Ruling
The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has set October 2, 2026 for a ruling on whether former...
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Africa & World
Govt Demands UN Special Rapporteur Correct Factual Errors on Zambia
The Zambian Government has hit back at a statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur...
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Lifestyle
John General Case Fails to Take Off
The trial of Miracle Impact Church Overseer Bishop John Nundwe, popularly known as John General,...
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Health
Institute claims Zambia’s capacity to detect, respond to disease outbreaks enhanced
The Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) has said that the country has enhanced its capacity to detect and respond to disease outbreaks before they spread across the country. ZNPHI Director General, Professor Roma Chilengi, said the country had avoided major disease outbreaks in the…
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Politics
Transparency International Zambia calls for stronger anti-corruption pus
Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) says the fight against corruption appears to have lost prominence in the UPND’s second-term agenda despite President Hakainde Hichilema’s pledge to intensify the campaign against the vice. In a statement issued on Friday, TI-Z Executive Director, Maurice Nyambe, said the President’s…
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Business
Zambia Revenue Authority eyes K203.6 billion through compliance drive
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) could raise its 2026 revenue collections by K34 billion to K203.6 billion if taxpayer compliance improves by 20 percent, Commissioner General Dingani Banda has said. Banda said ZRA was currently projected to collect K169.6 billion by the end of 2026…
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Business
Govt urges strategic investment to transform Zambia’s agri-food systems
Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Permanent Secretary, Dr. Max Choombe, has called for increased private-sector investment in Zambia’s agri-food systems, saying the country must move beyond primary production. Speaking while leading the Zambian Government delegation to the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda…
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Politics
Kalaba accuses UPND govt of selective justice, rising political intolerance
Citizens First (CF) party President Harry Kalaba has strongly condemned alleged selective application of the law and rising political intolerance under the leadership of the United Party for National Development (UPND). Kalaba stated that it was deeply concerning that the UPND leadership had turned to…
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Politics
Institute questions legal basis of ECZ’s Mandevu fresh poll, warns of damage to public trust
Acton Institute for Policy Analysis Centre has questioned the legal basis of the Electoral Commission of Zambia’s decision to hold fresh Parliamentary elections in Mandevu Constituency without first announcing results already in its possession. Institute Executive Director, Solomon Ngoma, warned that the Commission’s move could…
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Crime & Courts
Fire Destroys Mattresses at Pemba Sec Schoool
A fire suspected to have been started by welding works at Pemba Secretary School in...
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Crime & Courts
Seven Suspects Arrested over Murder of 17-Year-Old Motorbike Rider in Solwezi
Seven suspects have been apprehended by police in Solwezi in connection with the murder and...
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Zambia
Two Die in Solwezi-Chingola Road Head-on Collision
Two people have died following a head-on collision involving two trucks along the Solwezi-Chingola Road...
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Agriculture
Next Health Minister Must Be a ‘Mother or Father’ to the Sector —Dr Chibwe
As President Hakainde Hichilema prepares to appoint
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Agriculture
Kapiri-based vegetable farmer making K12,000 profit per month from Chibwabwa
A Kipiri Mposhi-based vegetable farmer has revealed
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Crime & Courts
Fire Destroys Mattresses at Pemba Sec Schoool
A fire suspected to have been started by welding works at Pemba Secretary School in Southern Province has destroyed mattresses, days before schools are scheduled to reopen. Reports have indicated that some workers were assembling beds inside the facility in readiness for the school opening…
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Crime & Courts
Seven Suspects Arrested over Murder of 17-Year-Old Motorbike Rider in Solwezi
Seven suspects have been apprehended by police in Solwezi in connection with the murder and aggravated robbery of a 17-year-old motorbike rider whose body was discovered in the Forestry Farming Block area, about 15 kilometres from Solwezi Town. In an official statement issued to Diamond…
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Crime & Courts
ACC probes border bribe, facilitation fee scams
Zambia’s Anti-Corruption Commission has launched investigations into alleged bribery and demands for facilitation fees at Chirundu and Livingstone border posts.
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Crime & Courts
Two Die in Solwezi-Chingola Road Head-on Collision
Two people have died following a head-on collision involving two trucks along the Solwezi-Chingola Road in Solwezi District. The accident happened around 06:30 hours Thursday, September 3, 2026, at the 15 Miles area, approximately 16 kilometres east of Kapijimpanga Police Post. In an official statement…
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Agriculture
Should FRA sell old maize stocks to create room for new stock?
The National Association of Smallholder Farmers (NASFA)
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Business
Construction begins on 10 megawatts Mwandi solar plant, over 4,000 households to benefit
Construction has begun on an $8 million solar power plant in Zambia’s Western Province, with the facility expected to add 10 megawatts of electricity to the national grid when completed, Lunzua Power Company Limited and Valinor Investments Limited said on Thursday. The solar photovoltaic plant…
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Zambia
Zone Fam – One Fight Video
After 13 years away, Zone Fam has returned with the same core members who helped establish the group as one of Zambia’s most influential hip-hop collectives. The comeback brings together Jay Rox, Tim FKA Thugga, Yung Verbal and Sam Sakala FKA Dope G, marking the…
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Crime & Courts
Sean Tembo Insulting Language Case Set for Case to Answer Ruling
The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has set October 2, 2026 for a ruling on whether former politician Sean Tembo has a case to answer on charges of using insulting language against President Hakainde Hichilema. This comes after the State closed its case after telling the court…
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Politics
Govt Demands UN Special Rapporteur Correct ‘Factual Errors’ on Zambia
The Zambian Government has hit back at a statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, accusing the mandate holder of factual errors, prejudicial characterisations and overstepping the limits of the mandate. Government says the…
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Crime & Courts
John General Case Fails to Take Off
The trial of Miracle Impact Church Overseer Bishop John Nundwe, popularly known as John General, has failed to take off before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court because the court is indisposed. The matter has since been adjourned to September 9, 2026, for mention and fixing of…
