Lsk police kill 2 armed robbers in Garden House
POLICE in Lusaka have shot dead two-armed robbers during an intelligence operation led by the Anti-Robbery Squad in Garden House compound. In a statement, Wednesday, Police Assistant Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi said the incident occurred on August 11, around 21:30 hours when police aimed at apprehending an ex-convict who had been involved in various…...
Zambia faces Morocco in do-or-die CHAN clash
ZAMBIA’S quest to progress to the knockout stage of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) faces a decisive test today, as the Avram Grant-tutored Chipolopolo boys take on Group A rivals Morocco at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. Following a disappointing start to the tournament, with a 2-0 loss to DR Congo and…...
Govt welcomes creation of League of Ambassadors
SECRETARY to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa says Zambia, and the African continent at large, can achieve more in its development agenda by tapping into the wealth of knowledge and skills possessed by current and former diplomats. Kangwa has observed that Africa has vast human capital that remains underutilised, stressing that the newly formed League of…...
Our aim is not to fill up prisons or grab property – DEC
DRUG Enforcement Commission (DEC) Director General Nason Banda says the Commission’s aim is not to fill up correctional facilities or grabbing people’s properties through forfeiture. Banda says the DEC aims to make citizens understand that committing crime is wrong. In an interview, Tuesday, Banda said he believed that the Commission had fared well with regard…...
I was elected on the platform of economic push – HH
I was accused in my opposition days of being Namibian or South African but to me, that only showed that we are one, says President Hakainde Hichilema. And President Hichilema says he was elected on the platform of improving the economy and generating resources to uplift the livelihoods of Zambians. Meanwhile, outgoing Namibian High Commissioner…...
CAF fines FAZ $5,000 over Grant’s media no show
THE CAF Disciplinary Board has fined the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) $5,000, approximately K115,396, for breaching CAF’s Media Regulations during the Match Day 1 press conference ahead of Zambia’s TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) match against the Democratic Republic of Congo. Chipolopolo head coach Avram Grant boycotted the mandatory pre-match press conference before…...
Samukonga claims gold in Budapest
ZAMBIA’S Olympic bronze medallist, Muzala Samukonga has once again raised the nation’s flag high after storming to victory in the men’s 400m at the 2025 István Gyulai Memorial in Budapest. The prestigious World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting, held on Tuesday, witnessed a thrilling race in which Samukonga clinched gold with a season’s best time…...
ZAMMSA Audit ‘clears’ 2 pharmacies: “they did not resale USAID-funded drugs”
A FORENSIC audit into the suspected theft and resale of USAID-funded medicines has found no evidence that two Zambian pharmacies resold donated drugs to the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA). The audit, conducted by PwC, examined supplies from Ace Pharmaceuticals Ltd and Lubuto Pharmaceuticals after medicines they provided were found to have identical…...
BoZ withdraws K9.9b old currency from circulation
THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has again maintained the Monetary Policy Rate at 14.5 percent. And BoZ Governor Dr Denny Kalyalya says the new K100 and K50 banknotes will be released into circulation on September 1, 2025. Meanwhile, BoZ Director Banking and Currency Angela Chileshe says the Central Bank has so far withdrawn about K9.9…...
Lubinda misled Lungu’s family – Fr Mukosa
CATHOLIC Priest Fr Andrew Chewe Mukosa says the family of former president Edgar Lungu has been misled by PF acting vice president Given Lubinda. And Fr Mukosa says the UPND government has spent the last four years arguing with the opposition instead of fulfilling its campaign promises. Speaking when he featured on KBN TV, Tuesday,…...