Kavindele introduces AfDB candidate, Dr Samuel Maimbo, to AU Commission
FORMER vice-president Enock Kavindele has met with African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, to introduce SADC and COMESA’s African Development Bank (AfDB) presidential candidate, Dr Samuel Maimbo. According to a statement issued by Zambia’s First Secretary for Press and Tourism in Ethiopia, Inutu Mwanza, during the meeting held on Wednesday, Kavindele also took…...
Police detain hungry Choma man for attempting to eat dog meat
POLICE have detained a Choma man for killing a dog and preparing its meat for cooking. It is alleged that Davison Mudenda, aged 22, slaughtered the dog at around 10:00 hours on Wednesday in Mwapona residential area and attempted to eat its meat. Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Auxensio Daka said Ivy Mudenda, 48, Davison’s…...
Nawakwi entitled to official funeral, HH didn’t grant it to her – M’membe
SOCIALIST Party leader Fred M’membe says late FDD leader Edith Nawakwi is entitled to an official funeral as a former cabinet minister, and therefore it is misleading to say President Hakainde Hichilema has granted her one. On Wednesday, Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa announced that President Hichilema had accorded an official funeral to the…...
Prof Mumba changes earlier testimony, as Mutembo continues grilling him
FORMER University of Zambia (UNZA) vice chancellor Professor Luke Mumba yesterday u-turned on his earlier testimony where he admitted to producing a confidential document; a lease between UNZA and Graduare Property Development, in his bundle of documents without authority from the Institution. Professor Mumba, who had earlier told the court that the document was in…...
Tonse demands K5bn from Kawana over “Lungu is doing well after chemo” remarks
THE Tonse Alliance has issued a demand letter to Ministry of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana, demanding that he retracts his statement that Edgar Lungu is doing well after chemotherapy in South Africa. Through their lawyers, Patrick Chulu Legal Practitioners, the alliance is further demanding K5 billion from Kawana, stating that the “false…...
Cabinet moves to repeal Petroleum Act
CABINET has approved, in principle, the introduction of a Bill in Parliament to repeal the Petroleum Act No. 28 of 1930, in order to align with the current dynamic changes in the Petroleum Industry. Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the current Act has an inadequate scope and is unable to deal with emerging issues…...
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MET advises farmers to secure harvested crops due to anticipated rains
THE Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, through the Zambia Meteorological Department, has predicted sporadic rainfall in parts of Zambia from April 11 to 14, 2025. According to a weather advisory issued on April 9, the rainfall is attributed to a low-level trough currently positioned over the western region of the country. The Zambia Meteorological…...
