DEC goes for cannabis growers in ‘Operation Valleys’
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has launched a nationwide crackdown targeting illicit cannabis cultivation, resulting in the arrest of four Zambian nationals and one Tanzanian in an operation code-named “Operation Valleys.” In a statement issued Wednesday, DEC Public Relations Officer Allan Tamba said the sweeping operation has led to significant seizures of cannabis and the…...
M’membe condemns killing of illegal miners
SOCIALIST Party (SP) leader Dr Fred M’membe has condemned the killing of two illegal miners after they clashed with the police in Mufumbwe. Speaking to the media, Wednesday, Dr M’membe said the incident in Mufumbwe could have been handled in a different way with no one getting killed. “We are simply saying let’s respect life,…...
Cout denies bail to man accused of infecting daughter with HIV
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has denied bail to a 40-year-old man accused of defiling his 10-year-old daughter and infecting her with HIV. Steven Phiri is charged with one count of incest, contrary to Section 159(1) of the Penal Code, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. When the matter came up for hearing before Magistrate…...
Govt spends K11bn on debt servicing in June
THE Ministry of Finance says the Treasury released K22.9 billion in June 2025, of which K11 billion was spent on debt service and K5.1 billion was released for the public service bill, among others. In a statement, Wednesday, the Ministry stated that out of the K11 billion spent on debt, K4.7 billion went towards domestic…...
Opposition influenced fuel price drop – Nyirenda
PF faction Secretary General Brenda Nyirenda says opposition political parties influenced the fuel price reduction. On Sunday, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi said the UPND government’s strong performance had left the opposition with no meaningful criticism, leading them to resort to personal attacks on President Hakainde Hichilema. He added that the country…...
Munir closes defence in hate speech case, judgement date to be set on August 8
FORMER Lumezi independent MP Munir Zulu has closed his defence in the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court in a matter where he is charged with expressing hatred, ridicule or contempt for persons because of race. Lusaka Magistrate Amy Chilangwa Masoja has since set August 8, 2025, for setting the judgement date. Meanwhile, a 40-year-old businessman has told…...
PF is still a viable party? With which structure, which leader, and which vision?
WHEN Nakonde MP Honourable Lukas Simumba boldly declares that the Patriotic Front (PF) is still a “viable opposition” poised to unseat the UPND in 2026, one cannot help but ask: viable with which structure, which leader, and which vision? He says: “We are still a viable opposition. We are the people who expose these people’s…...
People think I’m dying, I haven’t been travelling because of Lungu’s funeral – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has explained that his recent absence from both local and international engagements has been out of respect for the late former president Edgar Lungu’s funeral. And President Hichilema says he agrees with the United States Ambassador to Zambia that the country’s economy has been underperforming. Meanwhile, US Ambassador to Zambia Michael Gonzales…...
Livingstone mayor denies corruption charges
LIVINGSTONE Mayor Constance Nalishebo Muleabai, 49, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of corrupt practices involving K180,000 intended for land rates. Muleabai of Nakatindi Compound denied the charges when she appeared in the Livingstone Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday before Lusaka-based Magistrate, Trevor Kasanda. In the first count, particulars of the offence are that Muleabai,…...
PF hallucinating if they think they can bounce back – Milupi
INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says PF acting president Given Lubinda is delusional and hallucinating to think that the PF can return to power in 2026. On Monday, Lubinda said PF is the only political party whose members know how to rule a country, and that citizens are now suffering because they…...