Bill 7 needs more consultation before Parley – British Envoy
BRITISH High Commissioner to Zambia Rebecca Terzeon says Constitution Amendment Bill Number 7 needs more meaningful consultations before it is tabled in Parliament. Terzeon says a Constitution needs to be owned by the people and represent their views. She was apeaking on the sidelines after opening Pembele Secondary School in Chirundu with Education Minister Douglas…...
Pharmaceutical Society questions ZAMMSA DG advert in the absence of a board
PHARMACEUTICAL Society of Zambia president Keegan Mwape has questioned the Ministry of Health’s decision to advertise the position of Director General at ZAMMSA in the absence of a board. The Ministry of Health has advertised the position of Director General at the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency, a position previously held by Victor Nyasulu,…...
Court adjourns Esther Lungu’s theft case to July 25
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has adjourned the theft case involving former first lady Esther Lungu to July 25, 2025, for mention and the setting of continued trial dates. Lusaka Magistrate Mbuyuwana Simvula adjourned the matter because Esther is mourning her late husband, former president Edgar Lungu. Defence lawyer Charles Changango yesterday informed journalists that the…...
I never got enticed to remove Lungu’s immunity – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says his predecessor Edgar Lungu is the only president who left public office and has died without his immunity being lifted. He adds that he was never enticed to process the removal of Lungu’s immunity. And President Hichilema says the proposed constitutional amendment process was not meant to invoke acrimony or divisions…...
AG asks South African court to block Lungu’s burial in foreign country
IN this exclusive interview, Zambia’s Attorney General Mulilo Kabesha says he is acting in the public interest by seeking an interim court order against Edgar Lungu’s family to prevent his burial in South Africa. Kabesha says the former president is entitled to be laid to rest in his home country. Lungu’s family spokesperson Makebi Zulu…...
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Lungu’s grave still available at Embassy Park – Milupi
INFRASTRUCTURE Minister Charles Milupi says people should be fair in how they judge President Hakainde Hichilema regarding former president Edgar Lungu’s funeral, as he has been sympathetic and fatherly. Milupi adds that it is not too late for the Lungu family to re-evaluate their decision to bury him in South Africa, as the burial site…...
You haven’t accessed empowerment funds because you didn’t vote well, Mubanga tells Lumezi residents
SOME of you didn’t vote well in 2021, that’s why you haven’t benefited from the empowerment funds that are provided by the CEEC, Small and Medium Enterprise Minister Elias Mubanga told Lumezi residents. Mubanga says it will be difficult for Lumezi residents to access empowerment funds from government if they do not vote for UPND…...
Iran-US conflict won’t affect fuel prices in Zambia – OMCs
OIL Marketing Companies Association of Zambia president Kafula Mubanga says the recent conflict involving the USA, Israel and Iran will not affect fuel prices in the country. The US on Sunday launched an attack against three Iranian nuclear sites. The strikes were launched as Israel and Iran continued to attack each other. This has led…...
L/STONE sports complex a game changer- Kangwa
SPORTS, Youths and Arts Permanent Secretary Kangwa Chileshe says the construction of the ultra-modern sports complex will stimulate tourism, job creation, and broader economic growth in Livingstone and Zambia at large. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call on Livingstone Mayor Constance Muleabai, Monday, Chileshe who later toured the 10-hectare complex site said the project…...