Speaker declares Lumezi seat vacant
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has declared the Lumezi parliamentary seat, held by Munir Zulu in Eastern Province, vacant. According to ZNBC, this follows a letter dated April 8, 2025, written by the Speaker to the Electoral Commission of Zambia. On Monday, Lusaka Chief Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili sentenced Zulu to 12 months…...
Health Minister calls for promotion of healthy lifestyles
HEALTH Minister Elijah Muchima has called for the promotion of healthy lifestyles and enhanced early detection and management of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) at all levels of care. According to a statement issued by Namatama Njekwa, the First Secretary for Press and Public Relations at the Permanent Mission of Zambia to the United Nations, Wednesday, Muchima…...
Petauke by-election was illegal, Mwanza tells ConCourt
GOVERNANCE activist Isaac Mwanza has told the Constitutional Court that the Speaker of the National Assembly has no role in declaring a seat vacant. And Mwanza has submitted that the Petauke by-election was based on an illegal notification from the National Assembly and should be null and void. Meanwhile, Constitutional Court President Professor Margret Munalula…...
Court reallocates Nakacinda’s sedition case
LUSAKA Chief Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili has reallocated the matter in which Patriotic Front faction secretary general Raphael Nakacinda is charged with sedition. In this matter, Nakacinda is facing one count of seditious practices. It is alleged that Nakacinda, a former minister of water development and sanitation, on August 21, 2024, uttered seditious words: “The…...
Nawakwi to be laid to rest Friday, as HH accords her an official funeral
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has accorded an official funeral to the late FDD leader and former Cabinet minister in the MMD government, Edith Nawakwi, who died on Monday, April 7, in South Africa. President Hichilema has also declared Friday, April 11, a day of national mourning in honour of the late former Cabinet minister, when she…...
First shipment of diesel under Open Access completes offloading
MINISTRY of Energy Permanent Secretary for Technical Services Peter Mumba says the first shipment carrying diesel under the Open Access Framework has completed off-loading the consignment into TAZAMA. Mumba said the vessel arrived on March 31 and started discharging cargo on April 5, 2025. “The Ministry of Energy is pleased to announce the successful completion…...
Demand accountability in all development processes, NGOCC urges citizens
NGOCC Executive Director Anne Anamela says citizens should demand accountability in development processes by participating at all levels of national resource allocation, given the economic times. Anamela has also stressed the need to ensure that the national budget responds to citizens’ needs and aspirations. She has further urged the media to look at the budget…...
Bally loves you, do your part next year, HH tells students
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged students to do their part next year if they want to see the work he is doing continue, adding that he loves them. The President has also urged students to examine those aspiring to be president, stating that they have a role in ensuring that competent people are elected into…...
To avoid mistrust, involve us in Constitution amendment processes – Chiefs
CHIEF Madzimawe of the Ngoni speaking people of Eastern Province says there’s need to involve traditional leaders from the beginning of the constitution amendment process until the document is ready. Speaking when Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Nicholas Phiri addressed the House of Chiefs, Tuesday, Chief Madzimawe said such engagement could…...
I didn’t run away after finding John General naked in my spare bedroom – Matero woman
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has heard how a Matero woman who is alleging that John General raped her, met him at a place called “Pamalasha” and took him to her matrimonial home. The court also heard that the Matero woman did not run away when she found John General naked in her spare bedroom. This…...
