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    BREAKING NEWS

    ACC nabs former education PS for corrupt practices involving $401.8m

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    • Chitimukulu cautions Bembas against insulting him on social media
      PARAMOUNT Chief Chitimukulu has cautioned Bembas against insulting him on social media, saying he is a respected leader in other countries which have actually honoured him as a professor. The traditional leader has lamented that there is no other chief who is insulted the way Bembas lash insults at him. Speaking during the commissioning of the Ng’wena Statue, Wednesday, Chief...
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      Beware of cartels at MoH, Katakwe warns Chilengi
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      Ex-minsters insulted me when I told them not to stand as MPs – HH
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      We’ll get rid of civil servants who don’t support HH – Mwaliteta
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    • Mr Mwaliteta has no power to discipline civil servants
        WE wish to end this instalment of our editorial opinions by pointing out that in saying the ruling party is compiling lists of civil servants who will be kicked out for celebrating Mr Brian Mundubile’s self-declared victory the UPND Lusaka Province Chairperson Obvious Mwaliteta is arrogating to himself powers he simply does not have. Mr Mwaliteta is not the appointing authority for civil servants, he is not the Public Service Commission, he is not a disciplinary tribunal, and he is not the law. Whatever frustration he may have with public officers, he cannot convert...
    • Chitimukulu cautions Bembas against insulting him on social media
      PARAMOUNT Chief Chitimukulu has cautioned Bembas against insulting him on social media, saying he is a respected leader in other countries which have actually honoured him as a professor. The traditional leader has lamented that there is no other chief who is insulted the way Bembas lash insults at him. Speaking during the commissioning of the Ng’wena Statue, Wednesday, Chief Chitimukulu lamented that the Bemba tribe lacked respect. “There is one thing that is worrying me, one thing that lacks in Ulubemba is respect. Respect comes with respecting the chief. I am Chitimukulu, but if...
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    Mind Your Business Episode 17 ; Guest: Vice President W.K Mutale Nalumango TOPIC: A voice from the VEEP as Zambia decides

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      Chilengi should heed Katakwe’s warning, clean up MoH – RDAZ
      THE Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) has urged newly appointed Health Minister Prof Roma Chilengi to heed former health minister Dr Alex Katakwe’s warning…
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      Govt launches youth internship programme
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      I’ve no apology, civil servants must support govt of the day – Mwaliteta
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      It’s treacherous for NRPUP president to claim Mundubile’s PR seats – Muhabi
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      Govt will leave it to citizens to suggest constitutional amendments – Kabesha

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      Cabinet approves 2027 Budget framework
      PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has chaired his first Cabinet meeting of the second term, which approved the framework for the 2027 Budget and 2027-2029 Medium Term…
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      ZCCM-IH approves K183m dividend payout

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      Charity Lumpa discontinues Lsk Central petition
      LOSING Lusaka Central Parliamentary Candidate Charity Lumpa has discontinued her petition, seeking the nullification of the election and the holding of fresh polls in the…
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      92 retirees drag LCC to court over terminal benefits
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      Cop gets 18 months over K8,000 bribe
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      Sampa sues Mutambo for linking him to Ruth Mbandu’s death
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      ECZ denies irregularity claims in Lima parliamentary election

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      MMA Zambia fails to send full team to IMMAF WC
      MIXED Martial Arts Zambia has confirmed that the federation failed to send its full contingent to the 2026 IMMAF Angola Dipanda Open World Cup, despite…
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      Part 2: Grassroots Resilience – Mainstreaming Climate Action in 2027 CDF and Beyond
        In the previous opinion piece, we examined the macro-level fiscal powers of the newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) following the 2026 general election, highlighting how lawmakers must integrate...
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      There are films we watch and then forget. And there are films that stay with us long after the screen goes dark, quietly stirring questions we thought we had already answered.
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      Woman finds bed sheets wet after husband’s sex with secret lover
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      Clashes Break Out in Kinshasa as DRC Opposition Protests Constitutional Changes
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