Archive: 24 September 2026

PRINCE Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika has appealed to African Presidents to facilitate national dialogue in Zambia, saying people facing treason charges whom he describes as “political prisoners” must be released for meaningful dialogue to take place.... […]

FORMER Zambia Police Director of Investigations Michael Nsofwa has dragged the officer-in-charge at Kabwata Police Station and the Attorney General to the High Court, challenging his continued detention without charge. Nsofwa alleges that his constitutional... […]

SAKWIBA Sikota says the State is not upholding the Constitution, arguing that it has been over 10 days since Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu were slapped with a sedition charge without appearing in court. Sikota,... […]

THE Minerals Regulation Commission (MRC) says it has finished clearing the backlog of 1,672 mining licence applications. The Commission says it will now focus on non-compliant mining licence holders. The 1,672 licence applications accumulated in... […]

ZAMBIA Correctional Service Commissioner General Frederick Chilukutu says prisoner rehabilitation now extends beyond prison gates, with inmates accessing free education up to university level and receiving support after their release. He adds that over 7,000... […]

SOCIALIST Party leader Dr Fred M’membe has challenged President Hakainde Hichilema to personally tell Zambians that he will neither seek nor accept a third term in office, arguing that his silence on the matter is... […]

THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) has directed street vendors to vacate the streets effective September 29. LCC Town Clerk Oliver Muuka says failure to adhere to the directive will result in vendors losing their trading... […]

FOREIGN Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mulambo Haimbe has refuted claims that Zambians in the diaspora protested at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, saying the country was warmly received and the opening ceremony... […]

THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has called on the Zambia Police Service and other institutions with powers of arrest to ensure that suspects are brought before court without undue delay or lawfully released. LAZ... […]

THE most striking words in the renewed presidential term-limit debate did not concern the number of years a President should serve. They were the statement attributed to UPND proportional-representation MP Florence Chileshe Chama: “We don’t... […]