THE Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) says between 2022 and 2024, the agency uncovered a mineral smuggling syndicate worth about K1 billion. FIC Director General Clement Kapalu says foreign cash was smuggled into Zambia to buy... […]

OUTGOING Transport and Logistics minister Frank Tayali has recalled how he promised ministry staff that he would return after Cabinet was dissolved, wondering whether he meant returning to bid them farewell. And newly appointed Transport... […]

ECONOMIST Dr Nicholus Mainza says Moody’s Ratings’ decision to upgrade Zambia’s credit rating shows that external creditors have confidence in government’s leadership to manage finances. However, economist Bright Chizonde argues that Moody’s rating of Zambia... […]

THE Solwezi High Court will on Thursday, November 5, 2026, rule on whether the sedition case involving NRPUP presidential candidate Brian Mundubile and his running mate, Makebi Zulu, should be heard in Solwezi or transferred... […]

MINISTER of Finance and National Planning Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says government is spending ahead of time in 2026 to limit food security expenses in 2027, following forecasts of a drought. Dr Musokotwane was speaking in […]

LUSAKA Magistrate Mwandu Nakazwe has adjourned Archbishop Alick Banda’s vehicle case to November 6, 2026, after the State informed the court that the prosecution team handling the matter was unavailable. The State told the court... […]

POLICE in Chikankata District have detained two Food Reserve Agency (FRA) depot clerks for allegedly stealing 90 bags of white maize. In a statement, Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Moono Namalongo said the matter was... […]

THE European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has raised concerns over what it has described as shrinking democratic space and growing signs of government control in Zambia following the August 2026 general elections. EU... […]

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) set November 5 for two parliamentary by-elections and 12 local government by-elections, including the Mbala mayoral poll. However, as was the case in the August 13 general elections, the... […]

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