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President Hakainde Hichilema has reaffirmed government’s commitment to achieving universal access to clean water and safe sanitation, saying massive investments in water infrastructure are being undertaken to improve the lives of citizens across the country. Vice President Dr Mutale Nalumango during the 2026 Africa Public Service Day commemorations in Lusaka, President Hichilema said Government has […]

Government has called on stakeholders to exercise patience as construction works continue at the Kasumbalesa Border Post. Chililabombwe District Commissioner Kelly Jibinga said the border post is undergoing expansion works, which are expected to be completed within the next two years. Mr Jibinga urged truck drivers to support the efforts being undertaken by the Chililabombwe […]

THE Government of Zambia has closed the chapter in the year-long burial dispute over late former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, following a judgment by South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal. The SCA on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 overturned a 2025 Gauteng High Court ruling that had granted government the right to repatriate and bury President […]

A BURIAL ON FOREIGN SOIL IS NO VICTORY By Farai Ruvanyathi The ruling of the South African Supreme Court allowing Zambia’s Sixth Republican President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, to be buried in South Africa closes a painful and unfortunate chapter in our nation’s history. Whatever one’s political persuasion, it is difficult to celebrate the fact that […]

COURT SLAMS ZAMBIA WITH HEAVY BILL IN LATE PRESIDENT LUNGU’S BURIAL BATTLE South Africa, 23rd June, 2026 – Smart Eagles The Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa has drawn a sharp financial line through one of the most emotionally charged cross-border burial disputes in recent memory, and the message is blunt. If you lose, […]

MAKEBI ZULU CALLS ON PARTIES TO RESPECT THE SUPREME COURT RULING We welcome the judgment delivered by the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa in the matter of Esther Lungu and Others v Government of the Republic of Zambia and Others, which has upheld the appeal and affirmed the rights of the late President […]

GOVT WON’T APPEAL TODAY’S LUNGU’S BODY BURIAL COURT MATTER BUT WISHES HIS FAMILY WELL IN HIS BURIAL PROCESSES AS PER THEIR WISHES. Government says it only wanted Lungu to be buried like other former Presidents but since the family refused and the today’s court ruling, there will be no further involvement by government. *Statement from […]

JUST IN: SOUTH AFRICANS VOW TO BLOCK ECL BURIAL IN SOUTH AFRICA “We will not allow Edgar Lungu to be buried in our country. We don’t want immigrants buried in our country. By June 30, he must also go back home. The family will then demand permanent citizenship because their loved one is buried here. […]

GOVERNMENT says the family of former president Edgar Lungu can now go ahead and bury the former head of state as the funeral is now […]

Government says although it disagrees with today’s Supreme Court of Appeal judgment, it will not be taking the matter any further. “We will not be […]