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SADC COMMENDS PEACE IN ZAMBIA AHEAD OF ELECTIONS SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi has praised Zambia’s regional leadership as it prepares to take over as Chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and anchor the Summit Organ Troika during the transition. His remarks came as SADC launched its Electoral Observation Mission (SEOM) to Zambia […]

KARIBA RIDA BOAT DISASTER: DEATH TOLL RISES TO 44 The death toll from the RIDA boat disaster on Lake Kariba has risen to 44, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed. The latest figure comes as search and recovery operations continue at the accident scene, with police and military divers working to retrieve bodies from […]

Mnangagwa declares State of Disaster as Kariba boat death toll rises to 44 President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a State of Disaster following the tragic capsizing of a Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) vessel on Lake Kariba, with 44 people confirmed dead and 27 still missing. The vessel, which was travelling from Kariba to Chalala, […]

Anne Applebaum: Russia’s War in Ukraine Has Actually Strengthened NATO Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian Anne Applebaum has rejected the argument that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was intended to prevent NATO expansion, calling the idea one of the narratives used by Moscow to justify the war. Applebaum argues that, instead of weakening or stopping NATO, […]

171 Views The Zambian Government says it has uncovered an alleged plot to interfere with the country’s electoral system ahead of tomorrow’s General Election, resulting in the arrest of several people, including three former senior Government officials. Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security Permanent Secretary Dickson Matembo disclosed the development during a joint press […]

“I Was Deeply In Loan Debts And Couldn’t See A Way Out, But My Financial Situation Finally Changed” Livingstone Businessman George Shares What He Did My name is George, and I am a businessman from Livingstone, Zambia. There was a time when I found myself buried in debt after several business decisions failed to produce […]

POLICE in Lusaka have arrested seven men in connection with the murder of Stelios Sardinis, 64, chief executive officer of Chaminuka Resort, and an aggravated robbery at the property. The incident occurred between 1 a.m. and 1:15 a.m. on Aug. 9 at Chaminuka Lodge in Chisamba District, police said Tuesday. Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi

188 ViewsSouthern African Development Community (SADC) Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation Chairperson and Malawi President Arthur Peter Mutharika has called on Zambians to maintain peace and tolerance before, during and after Thursday’s general elections. In a statement issued on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, President Mutharika urged all eligible Zambian voters to exercise their […]

223 ViewsLUSAKA – The Zambia Police Service has arrested seven men in connection with the murder and aggravated robbery of Chaminuka Resort Chief Executive Officer Stelios Sardinis. Sardinis, 64, was killed during an attack at Chaminuka Lodge in Chisamba District in the early hours of August 9, 2026. According to police, the incident occurred between […]

Tonse-Pamodzi raises conflict-of-interest concerns over AU-COMESA election mission chief The Tonse-Pamodzi Alliance has asked the head of the joint African Union and COMESA Election Observation Mission, former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn Boshe, to disclose…