ECZ won’t accept Lungu’s nomination, Muchima tells PF
HEALTH Minister Elijah Muchima says despite PF’s insistence that former president Edgar Lungu will be their candidate in 2026, he will not be allowed to file in his nominations. On Sunday, Patriotic Front faction vice-president Given Lubinda disclosed that the central committee had agreed to sponsor Lungu to re-contest his position as PF president at…...
I’ll give K100,000 to anyone who can prove I’ve contested in any election – Chipenzi
ECZ Commissioner McDonald Chipenzi has offered to give five animals or K100,000 to anyone who can prove that he aspired to contest in any elections in Siavonga District. He was responding to Tonse Alliance Spokesperson Sean Tembo, who, during an ECZ engagement focused on briefing polling agents, election agents, observers and uniformed staff in Kawambwa…...
UPND dead scared of Lungu’s Plan B – Nakacinda
PF faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda says the UPND government is scared and unsettled by former president Edgar Lungu’s Plan B announcement. On Sunday, Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu argued that the Constitution could not allow Lungu to stand as Vice-President, adding that what he heard was that this was his Plan…...
Council workers in K500 salary hike
MINISTRY of Local Government Permanent Secretary Nicholas Phiri has announced a K500 salary increment for council workers, effective in 2025. In a statement issued by Ministry Principal Public Relations Officer Liseli Kanyanga, Tuesday, Phiri said the workers unions have concluded negotiations for the 2025 improved salaries and conditions of service for local authority employees countrywide…....
Zesco recovers $4.9m in contract dispute
ZESCO says it has been awarded over US$4.9 million by the Court of Appeal in a case involving a contractor, Liaoning EFACEC Electrical Equipment Co JV China National Electrical Design and Research Institute, and its guarantor, Golden Lotus Insurance Company Limited. In a statement, Tuesday, Zesco Spokesperson Matongo Maumbi stated that the award follows a…...
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Police nab 3 Chinese nationals over recent shooting incident, as one flees
THE Zambia Police Service says it has made significant progress in investigations into the shooting incidents that occurred on December 12, 2024, at Sun City and Zambezi Mall, leading to the arrest of three Chinese nationals. Police, however, say one suspect, identified as Yang Tahan, is believed to have fled to Tanzania en route to…...
Sugar Stigma: Why We’re Not Talking About Diabetes
Let’s talk about health—real health. Not the kind you see splashed across fitness influencers’ Instagram feeds or promoted in weight loss ads, but the kind that gets overlooked because it’s not trendy or glamorous. I’m talking about diabetes, a condition affecting millions worldwide and yet cloaked in silence, stigma, and misunderstanding. In Zambia, diabetes is […]
Ex-ConCourt judges insist on judicial review of their dismissal
THREE former Constitutional Court judges have insisted that the High Court grants them leave to apply for Judicial Review of their removal from office, which they contend, was illegal, procedurally improper and in bad faith. Former judges Anne Sitali, Mugeni Mulenga and Palan Mulonda have told the High Court that they have sufficient interest in…...
Central committee will sponsor Lungu to re-contest PF presidency – Lubinda
PATRIOTIC Front faction vice-president Given Lubinda has disclosed that the central committee has agreed to sponsor former president Edgar Lungu to re-contest his position as PF president at the next convention. And Lubinda says a president who celebrates a judgement is an interested party, reiterating that President Hakainde Hichilema was a beneficiary of the ConCourt…...
