Remove cadres from bus stations, Mundubile tells govt
MPOROKOSO PF Member of Parliament Brian Mundubile has urged the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to publicly condemn political activities taking place in bus stations. Reacting to President Hakainde Hichilema’s birthday celebration held at Lusaka’s Kulima Tower Bus Station on Wednesday, Mundubile said such spaces should remain free of political cadres, as they…...
ZPPA suspends Prime Procurement Limited
THE Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) has suspended Prime Procurement Limited from public procurement for one year due to the company’s failure to execute contractual obligations in a tender issued by ZESCO. In a statement, Thursday, ZPPA Principal Public Relations Officer Iñutu Mushambatwa explained that ZPPA launched an investigation after a complaint from ZESCO Limited…....
Govt directs vendors to return to markets
LOCAL Government Minister Gift Sialubalo has ordered all traders who have abandoned their designated market spaces to return immediately, warning that street vending remains prohibited. Sialubalo said the Ministry of Local Government will hold a meeting next week with street vendors and other stakeholders to explore ways of accommodating those without proper trading spaces. He…...
CCMG questions Mfuwe by-election postponement
THE Christian Churches Monitoring Group (CCMG) has challenged ECZ to demonstrate to the public that the initial dates for the Mfuwe by-election were not conducive for holding free, fair and credible elections. On Tuesday, ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro announced the postponement of the Mfuwe parliamentary by-election to August 7, 2025. He stated that…...
All Copperbelt mines have increased production – Matambo
COPPERBELT Province Minister Elisha Matambo says all mining houses on the Copperbelt are recording increased production. He adds that this growth calls for the safe and efficient transportation of minerals to international markets, highlighting the critical role of the Lobito Corridor. Speaking during a courtesy call by the European Union (EU) delegation, led by EU…...
Zambia’s night travel ban for trucks affecting 24-hour Katima Mulilo border operations – NamRA
NAMIBIA Revenue Agency Commissioner Sam Shivute has observed that the stoppage of trucks from moving after 22:00 hours in Zambia is affecting the 24-hour operations of Katima Mulilo Border Post. Shivute also says Namibians shall always be grateful to Zambia for its role in their country’s independence struggle. Speaking at the Katima Mulilo Operationalisation Joint…...
DEC’s inability to keep up with cybercrime weakens corruption fight – TIZ
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) says the inability of key enforcement agencies like DEC to fully keep up with cybercrime weakens the overall fight against corruption. On Monday, Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) Director General Nason Banda acknowledged that the commission did not have the full capacity to fight cybercrime. Commenting on this in an interview, Tuesday,…...
Parley resumes on Tuesday
THE Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National Assembly will resume sitting on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. In a statement issued, Thursday, National Assembly Senior Media Liaison Officer Nshamba Muzungu said the sitting would primarily focus on considering committee reports from various committees of the National Assembly. “The Acting Clerk of the National Assembly of Zambia,…...
Tributes pour in as Zambia mourns Lungu
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has led national tributes following the passing of Zambia’s sixth president, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, who died yesterday morning. Lungu, the last surviving former president of Zambia, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2025, around 06:00 hours at Medforum Hospital in Pretoria, where he had been receiving specialised treatment. His daughter, Tasila Lungu,…...
ECL dies
ZAMBIA’s sixth president, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, has passed away. The former president, who had been receiving specialised treatment in South Africa, died this morning, Thursday, June 5, 2025, at around 06:00 hours at Medforum Hospital in Pretoria. His daughter, Tasila Lungu, who is also the member of parliament for Chawama, confirmed the sad development. “Fellow…...