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ZAMBIA POLICE SERVICE PRESS STATEMENT FATAL ROAD ACCIDENT – CHIPILI DISTRICT
October 2, 2025 – Two people died while four others sustained serious injuries in a fatal Road Traffic Accident (RTA) which occurred on 30th September 2025, at about 20:20 hours at Luchinka Village, Chipili District, along the Chipili–Mansa Road....
I’m Ready to be president of zambia-John Sangwa SC
I’m Ready to Serve-John Sangwa SC A Call to National Reflection Fellow Zambians, In recent months, many within and outside Zambia have urged me to enter politics and consider offering myself for public office. I am humbled by this confidence. But...

China Invests $1.4B to Modernize Tanzania-Zambia Railway
In a major infrastructure push, China has finalized a $1.4 billion agreement with Tanzania and Zambia to revitalize a critical trade artery. The deal focuses on modernizing the decades-old Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA), a...

Governor Lusaka promotes 305 medics to boost healthcare
Bungoma Governor Ken Lusaka before the Senate CPIC Committee at Bunge Towers, Nairobi, on May 2, 2025. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] Bungoma Governor Kenneth Lusaka has promoted 305 health workers in a bid to improve medical services in the county. The...
Stars coach names 26-man squad for Zambia clash
DAR ES SALAAM: TAIFA Stars Head Coach Hemed Suleiman has unveiled a 26-man squad drawn from both domestic and foreign clubs as preparations intensify ahead of their World Cup qualifying showdown with Zambia on October 8 in Dar es Salaam. Speaking...
ALLEGATIONS RISE AS ZAMBIAN BUSINESS MOGUL JAMES NDAMBO IS ACCUSED OF EYEING UPND PRESIDENCY
ALLEGATIONS RISE AS ZAMBIAN BUSINESS MOGUL JAMES NDAMBO IS ACCUSED OF EYEING UPND PRESIDENCY By Chanoda Ngwira F Gossip and rumour mongering have surfaced again this time alleging that James Ndambo, a prominent Zambian businessman based in South...
Children more vulnerable to online abuse, Lusaka DC
Lusaka District Commissioner, Rosa Kayuni says children are the most vulnerable members of the society that are exposed to online abuse. The District Commissioner cited cyber bullying, harmful content and even exploitation as some of the online...
New govt in Malawi has Increased petrol price at MWK3,499, which is K48.11 in Zambian Kwacha
# REVIEW OF PRICES OF PETROL AND DIESEL **Regulating Energy for Sustainable Development** The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) considered trends in prices of petroleum products on the international market as well as exchange rate...
Zambians have forgiven PF for its past violence and are now ready to return PF to power- PF MP Francis Kapyanga
Zambians have now forgiven PF and ready to bring it back – Mpika MP MPIKA Constituency PF member of parliament Francis Kapyanga says Zambians have forgiven the former ruling party for its past violence and are now ready to return it to power....
Putting up roads across the country will help to boost the economy of Zambia, Milupi
Minister of Infrastructure and Urban Development Charles Milupi says putting up roads across the country will help to boost the economy of the country. The Minister observes that with the good road network in place more sectors will open up for...

Zambia faces budget risk if domestic debt is not addressed – World Bank
WORLD Bank Senior Country Economist for Zambia Albert Pijuan Sala has warned that Zambia is likely to face budget risks if financing for domestic debt does not materialise. Speaking during the PwC Budget Bulletin recently, Sala noted that a...
WE BOOK ZAMBIAN ARTISTS FOR SHOWS BUT THEY DON’T BOOK US – MALAWIAN SINGER TAY GRIN CALLS FOR RECIPROCITY
WE BOOK ZAMBIAN ARTISTS FOR SHOWS BUT THEY DON’T BOOK US – MALAWIAN SINGER TAY GRIN CALLS FOR RECIPROCITY TOP Malawian singer Tay Grin took to his socials to voice out an injustice he has observed. The singer said that despite Malawians giving...
It Is Our PF Cadres Who Disrupted A Meeting At Sean Tembo’s Place, So We Are Sorry For That But UPND Is A Violent Party Known In Zambia- Raphael Nakacinda
NAKACINDA DEMANDS REPORT FROM TONSE YOUTH CHAIR MUKANDILA ON BRIEFING DISRUPTION By: Justin Banda Patriotic Front (PF) Faction Secretary General, Raphael Nakacinda, has expressed regret over the conduct of PF youths who disrupted a meeting...

Zambian Farmers Sue Chinese Mining Company Over Toxic Spill, Seek $220 Million in Damages
Zambian workers constructing a new $300 million copper smelter in Chingola, Zambia, a short drive from the Congolese border on top of some of the richest copper deposits in the world, on Dec. 13, 2006. AP Photo/Joseph Schatz Dozens of Zambian...

Exercise Blue Lugwasho Delivers for Zambia Amid Drought
The people of southern and eastern Zambia have been hit the hardest by a severe drought that began almost two years ago, so military aircraft delivering 50-kilogram bags of maize brought much-needed relief. Zambia declared a national emergency in...

Zambian Defence College engages Ghana Army on regional security cooperation
A 13-member delegation from the Defence Service Command and Staff College of Zambia, led by Colonel Tyndall Hamane, visited the Ghana Army Headquarters as part of a regional security study tour. The delegation, comprising of officers from Malawi,...

ZAMBIA ALLEGES MISCONDUCT BY ZIMBABWE PLAYERS AT THE DANHIKO PARALYMPIC GAMES
By: Abigail C. Lungu The Zambian national wheelchair basketball team has raised concern following an incident during the 2025 Danhiko Annual Paralympic Games in Zimbabwe. Speaking during an interview, the men’s team captain Andrew Tembo, alleged...
Zambia’s 6.4 percent expected economic growth rate achievable – EAZ
The Economic Association of Zambia (EAZ) says the expected economic growth of 6.4 percent for Zambia is achievable if the targeted funds are spent according to the budget and wasteful spending is eliminated. EAZ President, Oswald Mungule, says the...
CELEBRATING REVEREND PAUL BWEMBYA MUSHINDO: A BEACON OF FAITH, CULTURE AND INDEPENDENCE IN ZAMBIA
CELEBRATING REVEREND PAUL BWEMBYA MUSHINDO: A BEACON OF FAITH, CULTURE AND INDEPENDENCE IN ZAMBIA …conducted the first bible translation from English to Bemba… Written by Hon Francis Robert Kapyanga MP, Mpika Constituency Member of Parliament...
Ignore the List, If it were Genuine, I would have been Aware of It- Chair The Voice Of Zambia
Ignore the List, If it were Genuine, I would have been Aware of It Public Announcement!!! Having seen the “List” circulating on social media where I appear as Zambians in Diaspora Vice Chairperson, I would like to make it clear that I am not aware...