DRC conflict causing panic among SADC truck drivers – Banda
SADC Truck Driver Association Secretary General Jackson Banda says the ongoing conflict in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC has caused panic among truck drivers. Last week M23 rebels captured Goma, an eastern city of nearly two million people, after a lightning advance in DR Congo. In an interview, Wednesday, Banda said the conflict was…...
ZGU has high expectations from golfers at Africa Amateur Championship – Lubesha
THE Zambia Golf Union (ZGU) is confident that Team Zambia will be able to triumph at the ongoing 2025 Africa Amateur Golf Championship taking place at the prestigious Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa. ZGU president Greg Lubesha says the Union has high expectations for the six-member team, which is among the favorites at…...
2024 saw a reduction in GBV cases by 1.8% – Police
ZAMBIA Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says a total of 42,178 Gender Based Violence cases were reported in 2024. In a statement, Wednesday, Hamoonga said this represented a 1.8 per cent reduction from the 42,965 cases reported in 2023. “February 05, 2025 – The Zambia Police Service has concluded its annual analysis of Gender-Based Violence (GBV)…...
Court issues bench warrant against Emmanuel Mwamba
LUSAKA Magistrate Amy Masoja Chilangwa has issued a bench warrant against PF faction Chairperson for Information and Publicity, Emmanuel Mwamba, in a matter where he is jointly charged with three others for disorderly conduct. Magistrate Chilangwa yesterday heard that Mwamba was unwell and had travelled to the United States of America. In this matter, Mwamba…...
Network outages have huge consequences for businesses – ICATZ
THE Information Communication and Technology Association of Zambia (ICTAZ) says businesses, especially those that depend on technology requiring internet connection are losing out due to network outages. On Tuesday, ZICTA directed Airtel Networks Zambia to compensate its customers with an estimated total compensation value of K4,000,000 after a Sunday outage which impacted data services in…...
Kabuswe: Condemning African mine investors, but bootlicking those operating in Zambia
DURING the African Union Panel Discussion on Industrialisation in Africa at the Mining Indaba in South Africa, our Minister of Mines and Minerals Development Honourable Paul Kabuswe delivered a remarkably candid address; so remarkable that it felt like he was reciting a speech written by someone else. Honourable Kabuswe criticised many of the deals that…...
HH is the ideal candidate for 2026, I’ll ask my people to vote for him – Sunday
KANCHIBIYA PF member of parliament Sunday Chanda says any change in leadership next year will disrupt the development trajectory undertaken by President Hakainde Hichilema. He says he will therefore encourage his constituents to vote for President Hichilema for continued development, even if he will not stand on the UPND ticket. Meanwhile, Chanda, who has insisted…...
OMCs salute Govt for opening TAZAMA pipeline to all
GOVERNMENT has actualised the open access regime for the TAZAMA Pipeline, allowing competing Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to utilise the pipeline to transport diesel from the port of Dar es Salaam to Ndola. And Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Dr Kafula Mubanga says the sector is grateful to government for responding to…...
Jay Jay endorses Tonse candidate for Petauke
FORMER Petauke Central MP Emmanuel Jay Banda has urged residents of his former constituency to vote for the Tonse Alliance candidate, Simon Banda, in today’s parliamentary by-election. The former Petauke Central MP says his heart is still with the people of Petauke, stressing that although his tenure was short, he fulfilled his promises to them…....
Govt pledges to “resurrect” $19.5m Petauke milling plant
HOME Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu says government will recommence the construction of the Petauke milling plant under the Zambia Correctional Service at a cost of $19.5 million. Addressing journalists in Petauke, Wednesday, Mwiimbu said the project was abandoned by the previous government due to lack of funds. “I am in Petauke with…...