ZAF enters retail business sector with supermarket
THE Zambia Air Force (ZAF) has entered the retail business sector with the opening of a supermarket and a bakery at ZAF Lusaka base. According to a statement issued by Ministry of Defence Principal Public Relations Officer Paul Shalala, this initiative was part of a project through which ZAF intends to roll out supermarkets and…...
ZAMMSA Forensic Audit out, but won’t be released to public – AG
THE Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has revealed that a comprehensive forensic audit into the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) has been concluded. OAG Head of Public Relations Ellen Chikale says the report has since been submitted to the relevant Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) for further investigation and appropriate action. In a…...
HH to raise K90m from auction of 3,000 bulls at Choma farm
GOVERNMENT has announced that President Hakainde Hichilema will this Sunday auction over 3,000 bulls from his Choma Farm in Southern Province at a giveaway price of K30,000 each. And Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the auction is aimed at empowering local farmers to improve their breeding stock. In a statement released on the Ministry…...
ECZ sets July 10 for Mfuwe by-election
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has set July 10, 2025, as the date for the Mfuwe Constituency parliamentary by-election. And the Commission says it will also hold three ward by-elections in Kalulushi, Solwezi and Choma districts on the same date. In a statement issued by ECZ Corporate Affairs Manager Patricia Luhanga yesterday, the Commission…...
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Former UNZASU president gets 8 months for inciting violence
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced former University of Zambia Students’ Union (UNZASU) president Gabriel Banda to eight months imprisonment with hard labour for proposing violence at the institution. This follows after Lusaka Senior Resident Magistrate Trevor Kasanda convicted Banda for the offence on Thursday but reserved his sentence to yesterday. In this matter, Banda…...
RDAZ withdraws its volunteering doctors from public hospitals
THE Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) has withdrawn their volunteer resident doctors from various sites. In a statement, Friday, RDAZ president Paul Chibwe said the decision was made after the association observed a persistent reliance on unemployed resident doctors to provide essential medical services in over 50 percent of public hospitals on voluntary arrangements…....
Local Govt PS ‘swallows vomit’, backpedals on vow to resign
MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Nicholas Phiri has indicated that he will not resign, despite his earlier pledge to do so if all newly acquired CDF ambulances were not delivered by May 2025. Addressing the media, Thursday, Phiri said government’s turnaround time is to ensure that all 156 ambulances are in…...
Kulima Tower offers free rides for June babies on HH’s birthday
EVERY day, many people in Lusaka wake up to the same struggle, which is finding enough money for bus fare. Whether it’s going to work, school or running a small business, transport costs can take a big bite out of your pocket. But this June, something exciting is coming to break that routine, especially for…...
Inflation down to 15.3%
THE annual inflation rate for May 2025 has reduced to 15.3 percent from 16.5 percent in April 2025. In this month’s report, read on her behalf by Chief Statistician Chola Nakazwe Daka, Acting Statistician General Sheila Mudenda attributed the reduction to price movements in both food and non-food items. “Annual inflation for May 2025 slowed…...