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Muchinga Province Permanent Secretary Tuesday Bwalya has directed Senior Management Officers in the Ministry of Agriculture in the Province to update the database for the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP). Dr Bwalya said the database must be cleaned up and updated, adding…

Petauke District Commissioner (DC) Wachepa Phiri has urged beneficiaries of the Food Security Pack (FSP) Programme to prioritise repaying the government loan after harvesting their crops. Mr Phiri says timely repayment will allow other vulnerable but viable farmers to benefit…

Newly elected Chilanga South Constituency Member of Parliament Ngenda Situmbeko has pledged to work closely with the church in delivering development in the constituency. Mr Situmbeko assured the faith community of his commitment to collaborate with the church and other…

Mpika Town Council has expressed concern over the indiscriminate disposal of waste in drainage systems around the Central Business District. Mpika Town Council Public Relations Officer, Mushota Mpundu warned that the practice is undermining efforts to keep the town clean. Mr…

International Master Chitumbo Mwali, Zambia’s most highly rated chess player, has been crowned champion of the 2026 Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) Friends Chess Tournament. Mwali won the prestigious title…

79 Cyber crime suspects targeted to attack government systems including ECZ – DEC Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) investigations into 79 people recently apprehended in Lusaka, has revealed that suspects operated a clandestine digital laboratory to compromise the security, integrity and availability of strategic Government information systems. The systems targeted include those linked to the Electoral […]

Former Kanchibiya Member of Parliament Sunday Chanda has attributed his election loss to his vote in favour of the contested Bill 7 constitutional amendment, saying constituents turned against him over the decision and that the party subsequently withheld campaign support because he was seen to have defied local sentiment. Chanda said the practice within his […]

MUNDUBILE, MAKEBI LINKED TO ZIMBABWEAN MILITIA GROUP AS ZIMEYE RAISES ALARM WITH UN. A Zimbabwean investigative journalist has alerted the United Nations headquarters over allegations that individuals linked to a dangerous militia group are being sheltered at the UN office in Lusaka. The journalist, who runs the ZimEye platform, is understood to have contacted the […]

CHIEF JUSTICE FLAGS ‘IRREGULAR’ PRIVATE EMAIL FILING…as Presidential petition deadline expires By DAVID KANDUZA THE Judiciary has confirmed that a legal challenge to the August 13 presidential election, termed the ‘People’s Presidential Petition,’ was sent directly to the private email address of Chief Justice Mumba Malila. The Chief Justice explicitly deemed the transmission of official […]

By Amb Emmanuel Mwamba THE JUDICIARY AND POLITICAL MANEUVERING: MALILA VERSUS KANGWA The Judiciary announced that the Chief Justice Dr Mumba Malila has officially received the election petition—submitted through an unconventional and highly irregular email channel. The decision to refer the petition to the Constitution Court, despite procedural uncertainties, somewhat suggests the Judiciary’s commitment to […]