Day-old baby stolen from Kafue General Hospital
A one‑day‑old male infant has been stolen from Kafue General Hospital’s neonatal unit. Police Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi has confirmed the development, stating that Kafue Police Station received a report on February 21, 2026 around 11:00 hours from the mother of the child, that her infant had gone missing while under observation. Chilabi said…...
MoH detects polio virus in Lusaka
THE Ministry of Health has disclosed that it has detected the polio virus in Lusaka following routine environmental and clinical surveillance activities. Acting Minister of Health Cornelius Mweetwa, however, says there are no confirmed cases of the paralysis associated with the detection. Polio is a highly infectious viral disease that primarily affects young children and…...
The night Anna Mwale wrote a song and found love
“Ex-e-cuse Me Mama Mwale”. The 1980s and even the early ’90s belonged to Anna Mwale. While Zambia was recognised internationally for figures like Kenneth Kaunda and Kalusha Bwalya, Anna was quietly putting the country on the global music map, carrying its rhythms to Europe and South America with her hit Excuse Me, an African anthem…...
Terry the Vocalist opens up about being XYZ label’s only female artiste
SINGER and songwriter Terry the Vocalist is giving fans a glimpse into life as the only female artiste at XYZ record label, saying her biggest fear when she first joined was facing sexual harassment or unprofessional behaviour from the men. However, she says she is humbled to be part of the team, especially because it’s…...
ZAM sounds alarm on road safety following General Ozzy accident
ZAMBIA Association of Musicians (ZAM) vice president Yahya Kaba, alias KB, says the accident involving musician David Banda, popularly known as General Ozzy, should push people to speak more loudly about road safety, especially as many believe musicians are always involved in accidents. Tragedy struck on February 14 when General Ozzy was involved in a…...
Vote properly if you want to live like Mauritius – Musokotwane
FINANCE Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane is urging citizens to vote properly if they want to live like Mauritius or Indonesia. And Dr Musokotwane says forcing commodity prices down cannot completely eliminate poverty. Speaking in the National Assembly, Thursday, Dr Musokotwane urged citizens to vote for good leaders who would not spoil things in the country…....
If I write a hit song for another artiste, I’m keeping it to myself – Frank Ro
SOTAMBE hitmaker Frank Ro says he’s now focused on his own career and will keep any hit songs he writes for other artistes to himself. The singer, who has written songs for artistes like Towela, Kanina Kandalama, KB and others, says that for most of them, he does so without claiming royalties because of the…...
I will contest Kafue seat after delimitation – Mwaliteta
LUSAKA Province UPND Chairman Obvious Mwaliteta has indicated that he will contest the Kafue parliamentary seat after delimitation. In an interview, Mwaliteta said he wanted to continue with the development he embarked on while he served in the same capacity. He said Kafue constituency was too big to be managed by one person, hence the…...
Show us the roads you’ve constructed, PF challenges UPND
SHIWANG’ANDU PF MP Stephen Kampyongo says instead of condemning the road projects that the PF did, the UPND should show citizens which roads they have constructed. On Thursday, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi said the UPND government was redoing some PF projects due to poor quality, stating that most of their projects…...
TIZ questions quick clearance of ministers by ACC
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) Executive Director Maurice Nyambe has questioned the sudden clearance of ministers previously under investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), stressing that the matter leaves the door open for speculation. Nyambe says the Commission should have handled the investigations more transparently by issuing regular public updates on the allegations and the basis…...