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7 Apr 2025 | Mwenya Mofya

Don’t blame HH for his ministers’ misconduct – Mbula

FORMER Secretary to the Cabinet Leslie Mbula says President Hakainde Hichilema cannot be blamed for the misconduct of Cabinet Ministers during meetings. Mbula argues that President Hichilema is a visionary leader who takes action against...

7 Apr 2025 | Mwenya Mofya

PF MPs want to defect, they ask me in the night if there’s space to join – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has revealed that some Patriotic Front MPs have asked him whether there is still space for them to join UPND. And President Hichilema says UPND has only been in power for three...

7 Apr 2025 | Mwiche Nalwimba

We should applaud HH for appointing more women in govt – Gender PS

GENDER Division Permanent Secretary Mainga Kabika says the country should applaud President Hakainde Hichilema for appointing a lot of women to decision-making positions. Meanwhile, Ministry of Justice Permanent Secretary for Legal Affairs Mwenya Bwalya says...

7 Apr 2025 | Taonga Tembo

I’ve positioned myself to ensure HH’s victory in 2026, running mate or not – Nevers

MMD leader Nevers Mumba says he has positioned himself as a cardinal factor for President Hakainde Hichilema’s victory in the 2026 general elections, even if it means him not being the running mate. And Mumba...

7 Apr 2025 | Taonga Tembo

LCC disburses K16.8m in CDF grants to 717 cooperatives

THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) says it has disbursed K16.8 million under the 2025 Constituency Development Fund (CDF) empowerment grants to 717 cooperatives across all seven constituencies in Lusaka. In a statement released, Sunday, LCC...

7 Apr 2025 | Ulande Nkomesha and Edwin Mbulo

We want to extend the Lsk-Ndola dual carriageway to Livingstone – Milupi

INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says government has plans to extend the Lusaka-Ndola Dual Carriageway to Livingstone. Meanwhile, the Engineering Institution of Zambia has lamented the nonpayment of the K500 million debt...

7 Apr 2025 | Mwenya Mofya

Liswaniso pleads with HH: Mr President naise tidyeko che pang’ono

UPND National Youth Chairman Gilbert Liswaniso says he does not want to see the leadership creating divisions among youths because the party wants to run the country for more than 40 years. Speaking during the...

7 Apr 2025 | Zondiwe Mbewe

ACC brags over improved corruption ranking

THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says Zambia’s improved Corruption Perceptions Index scores between 2022 and 2024, from 33 to 39, are a result of ongoing anti-corruption efforts by government and itself. In a statement issued by...

7 Apr 2025 | Mwenya Mofya

My portrait is not on the new notes, HH clarifies

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has dismissed speculations that his portrait has been added to the new banknotes. Various netizens, including PF faction Information and Publicity Chairman Emmanuel Mwamba, have alleged that a security feature of what...

6 Apr 2025 | Taonga Tembo

Abducted woman found tied up under neighbour’s bed

POLICE have rescued a 20-year-old woman of John Laing Compound in Lusaka, who was found tied with ropes under a bed in her neighbours’ house after allegedly being abducted. In a statement, Sunday, Police Public...