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Entertainment
Tvs Zambia Gears Up for the 16Th Lusaka Motor Show 2026
#WATCH #LIVE We’re LIVE with TVS Zambia, proud exhibitor at the upcoming 16th Lusaka Motor Show 2026! Zambia’s biggest mobility showcase is happening NEXT WEEKEND – 28th to 30th August at Lusaka Polo Club! Powered by Professional Insurance Official Partner: Sasol Techno Oil Grab your…
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Zambia
LCC moves to decongest Lusaka
Lusaka's city council is introducing a series of measures to tackle worsening traffic congestion, as more than 480,000 vehicles put pressure on a road network designed for a much smaller population. The plan includes expanding roads, diverting heavy trucks and introducing dedicated bus lanes.
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Business
Lusaka Province reportedly boosts food security with distribution of wetland inputs to farmers
The Lusaka Provincial Administration has announced the completion of wetland inputs distribution across all six districts in the province, as part of government’s efforts to boost food security. Logic Lukwanda, Principal Public Relations Officer at Lusaka Provincial Administration, said the intervention targeted dry-season and year-round…
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Politics
Kibombwe Agrees to Withdraw Lusaka Mayoral Petition
Losing Lusaka mayoral candidate Gabriel Kibombwe has agreed to withdraw his election petition challenging the election of Mayor-Elect Chitambala Mwewa. The development was disclosed before the Local Government Elections Tribunal after the parties entered into a consent agreement to discontinue the matter by mutual agreement…
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Crime & Courts
Police Seize Suspected Counterfeit Goods in Lusaka
The Zambia Police Service has seized a large quantity of food, cosmetic and sugar products suspected to have been manufactured or repackaged under unhygienic conditions in Lusaka’s Kabanana and Chipata compounds. Police Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi says the operation was conducted by the Intellectual…
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Zambia
Netizens hail Mwewa as Lusaka vendor removal begins
Lusaka Mayor-elect, Simon Mwewa Chitambala, on Saturday began the process of removing street vendors from some parts of the city, signalling the start of efforts to restore order in the capital. The exercise, which follows campaign promises to clear illegal trading from the Central Business…
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Opinion
The rise of inhalant abuse among Lusaka’s youth
The dangerous substances people use to get high or drunk can be right in front of us, disguised as ordinary everyday products and for some young people in Lusaka, getting high does not necessarily mean finding an illegal drug dealer. Glue, paint thinners, petrol, methylated…
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Business
Yango Food Celebrates Mothers with Special Family Event for Partner Couriers in Lusaka
Yango Food, part of the global tech company Yango Group, hosted a special Mother’s Day celebration for women partner couriers who are mothers, as well as the wives of male partner couriers in Lusaka. The event brought families together for…
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Zambia
Lusaka council’s ‘operation clear path’ only forcing poverty out of sight, not solving it —M’membe
Socialist Party (SP) leader, Fred M’membe, has described Lusaka City Council (LCC)’s “Operation Clear Path,” without providing economic alternative, as a human cost of government’s repeated institutional failure. Lusaka Mayor elect, Chitambala Mwewa, is currently leading a crackdown on street vending in the city after…
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Crime & Courts
Police seize counterfeit goods worth millions in lusaka backyard operations
The Zambia Police Service has seized large quantities of suspected counterfeit food, cosmetic and sugar products manufactured and repackaged under unhygienic conditions in Kabanana and Chipata Compounds. The Intellectual Property Unit under Lusaka Division conducted searches on Monday, September 8, following information received on September…
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Zambia
Election petition challenges Chitambala’s declaration as Mayor of Lusaka
An election petition has been filed in the Local Government Elections Tribunal challenging the declaration of Mwewa Chitambala as winner of the Lusaka City Mayor election held on August 13, 2026. The petition was lodged by Gabriel Isaac Kibombwe, who was among six candidates that…
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Crime & Courts
79 Nabbed in luxury Lusaka estate raid over cyber crime….Joint security operation seizes Starlink kits, cash and passports at suspected cybercrime and human trafficking hubs in New Kasama
DAVID KANDUZA A MASSIVE joint security operation has dismantled a suspected international cybercrime network operating out of a luxury estate in Lusaka, resulting in the arrest
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Lifestyle
Two charged with criminal trespass after entering Lusaka home.
POLICE in Lusaka have charged two people with criminal trespass after they were allegedly found inside a woman’s home without permission. Zambia Police Service Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Chipo Kaitisha, said the incident was reported to Lubwa Police Station on Wednesday, 19th August, 2026…
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Crime & Courts
Police-DEC Raid George Chisanga’s Law Firm in Lusaka
Police and Drug Enforcement Commission officers have conducted an operation at the offices of KMG Chisanga Advocates and Notaries in Lusaka, seeking to seize property from the law firm. The operation, however, was later withdrawn following engagement with the firm’s representatives. Lawyer Norman Siwila of…
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Business
Three men admit stealing K3.7 million from Lusaka businessman
Three men have admitted breaking into a Lusaka businessman’s house and stealing property valued at more than K3.7 million, while a fourth accused person has denied the charge. Fanwell Chatugwa, 45, a driver, Most Siachilende, 36, a taxi driver of Livingstone, and Benard Ochieng Oganga…
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Lifestyle
Jason Derulo delivers unforgettable finale at Stanbic Music Festival in Lusaka
American global pop superstar Jason Derulo delivered an unforgettable grand finale at the 2026 Stanbic Music Festival, bringing his world tour to a spectacular close on Zambian soil. Derulo headlined this year’s festival held on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Polo Field A, Lusaka Showgrounds…
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Crime & Courts
Police apprehend Lusaka man over alleged incest with daughter
Police in Zambia’s capital Lusaka have apprehended a man in connection with an alleged case of incest involving his 18-year-old daughter, police said. Police Spokesperson, Godfrey Chilabi, said the apprehension followed a video that circulated on social media platforms on September 24, 2026, in which…
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Crime & Courts
Five killed, eight injured in separate road accidents in Lusaka, Chongwe
Five people have died and eight others were injured in two separate fatal road traffic accidents recorded along the Great East Road in Lusaka and Chongwe districts on September 9, 2026, police have confirmed. Police Spokesperson Godfrey Chilabi, said the first accident occurred around 18:00…
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Politics
52-Year-Old Mwenilunga Woman Walks to Lusaka to Thank Hh in Person
Woman from Mwinilunga, North-Western Province, is walking hundreds of kilometres to Lusaka in hopes of meeting President-elect Hakainde Hichilema face to face and expressing her appreciation for what she describes as his achievements. Maggie Nsapato began her journey from Kanongesha Chiefdom in
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Crime & Courts
Three-month-old infant stolen at Lusaka market found
The Zambia Police Service says a three-month-old female infant allegedly stolen from her mother in Lusaka’s City Market area has been found and reunited with her mother. Police Assistant Public Relations Officer, Chipo Kaitisha, said the incident occurred on October 9, 2026, at around 14:00…
