CDF is a game changer for Kapiri, but slow procurement delays delivery – Councillor
KASANTA Ward Councillor in Kapiri Mposhi Constituency, Lawrence Zimba, says CDF is a game changer for the district but cites the lengthy procurement process as a setback. In an interview, Zimba explained that reducing the procurement timeframe would help many projects move forward in the constituency. “I just want to highlight a few challenges that…...
K1.4m rewrites Kabwe’s Kasanda market story
FOR the traders at Kasanda Market in Justine Kabwe Ward, Kabwe Central Constituency, the rainy season used to be a nightmare. The trading area would often turn into a muddy swamp, forcing marketeers to abandon their stalls and lose the money they needed to survive. However, a K1,457,923.43 allocation under the 2024 Constituency Development Fund…...
Magwero Health Centre gets K1m CDF maternity ward
CONSTRUCTION works for the CDF-funded maternity annex at Magwero Rural Health Centre in Chipata Central’s Dilika Ward have been completed. Once opened, expectant mothers will have a respectable environment in which to deliver their bundles of joy. Thanks to the enhanced Constituency Development Fund (CDF), women will no longer have to share a ward with…...
Don’t be afraid; expose misuse of funds, Sialubalo tips journalists
GOVERNMENT has praised Chipata City Council for using the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to promote transparency by recognising journalists covering local development. Meanwhile, Local Government Minister Gift Sialubalo has encouraged journalists to be fearless in exposing the mismanagement of public resources, stating that the public deserves to know how funds are being distributed to all…...
The transformation of Kabwe’s Katondo Local Court
KABWE Katondo Local Court Senior Messenger Joseph Mulenga has described the court facility as a blessing to local residents, but he has urged government to provide running water to the premises. The Katondo Local Court, located in Luansase Ward of Kabwe Central Constituency, was reconstructed in 2024 after the original structure was gutted by an…...
Empty Wallets, Full Homes
The week between Christmas and New Year is a strange pocket of time. The noise of December has passed, the bills have not, and January sits ahead of us like a question mark. For many people in Zambia and across the diaspora, this is the moment when the idea of “New Year, New Me” feels…...
Zambia face Morocco in must-win AFCON clash
ZAMBIA and TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 hosts Morocco will renew their rivalry when they meet in today’s do-or-die Group A encounter at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Morocco currently top Group A with four points after recording one win and one draw from their opening two matches while Zambia sit…...
FAZ rallies Chipolopolo ahead of Morocco showdown
FAZ has called on the Chipolopolo Boys to rise to the occasion and deliver a positive result as they face hosts Morocco in a must-win Group A clash of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Rabat today. Speaking to the players ahead of the decisive encounter, FAZ vice president Mutale Ng’andu challenged…...
Zambia Athletics welcomes newly elected provincial leaders
THE Zambia Athletics (ZA) has congratulated newly elected Provincial Area Board leaders following the successful completion of elections held on December 27, 2025 across the country. ZA called for unity, inclusiveness and collaboration in advancing the development of athletics nationwide. In a statement issued by ZA General Secretary Teddy Shimishi, the association, under the leadership…...
We can’t afford to distribute mealie-meal in Chawama because we are not corrupt – PF
PF presidential hopeful Brian Mundubile says the PF cannot afford to distribute mealie-meal in Chawama because they are not corrupt. Mundubile further says what is happening in Chawama is a result of not having an independent electoral commission. Lusaka Province UPND Chairman Obvious Mwaliteta recently disputed claims that his party was dishing out mealie-meal to…...