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President Lungu Pardons 283 Prisoners
President Edgar Lungu has pardoned 283 inmates in various correctional facilities in commemoration of Zambia’s 55th Independence Anniversary today. The action by President Lungu is in accordance with...
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MEE Calls On Zambians To Believe In Themselves
The Movement for Economic Emancipation (MEE) president Given Chansa has stated that as Zambians celebrate the country’s 55th Independence, they must take it upon themselves to lead the change they want...
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Mokgweetsi Masisi’s BDP Wins Botswana General Election
The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has won the general election after securing 29 national assembly seats, representing 51% of the vote, the chief justice announced on Friday. Botswana voted on...
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Updated: Death Toll in Buseko Accident Rises to 12
Nine people have died in a fatal accident at Buseko Market in Lusaka after a truck veered off the road to lunge into the market. The truck belonging to BHL was being driven at high speed careered off...
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Nkana Water Ponders Sinking 10 Boreholes in Ndeke to Increase Water Supply
Nkana Water and Sewerage Company (NWSC) needs about K 2, 310, 000 to sink 10 boreholes in Ndeke township of Kitwe District. Company head of Technical Services Derrick Ntonyo said this during a planning...
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Barrick CEO Sees Zambia Mine Worth More Than $735 Million
Barrick Gold Corp. believes its Zambian copper mine is worth more than the $735 million carrying value listed in its latest annual report. Chief Executive Officer Mark Bristow said he’s received...
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Japan’s Univergy to invest $200 million in Zambia solar power
Japanese renewable energy company Univergy Solar is to invest more than $200 million in two solar power projects in Zambia that will add 200 megawatts (MW) to the country’s national grid next year, the...
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Rural Constituencies Must Get More CDF, Demands Lukashya MP
Lukashya independent member of Parliament Mwenya Munkonge says the amount of Constituency Development Funds should not be the same for rural and urban constituencies. Speaking at a briefing in Ndola on...
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Mining Can’t Commence In Lower Zambezi On Account Of Invalid EIA, Says Sinkamba
Green Party president Peter Sinkamba says no mining will take place in the Lower Zambezi National Park regardless of the High Court decision on account that the Environmental Impact Assessment...
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East Minister Accuses HH Of Benefitting $14m From Sale Of Lower Zambezi Park
Eastern Province Minister Makebi Zulu has accused UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema of having benefited about US$14 million from the sale of Lower Zambezi National Park. Mr Zulu, who is also Patriotic...
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HARRY KALABA’S LOVE FOR “GOLD”
For the past one week, Zambian media, especially social media, has been full of comments on the lifting of the High Court injunction allowing a mining company called Mwembeshi Resources Limited, which...
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HH Has “Outsmarted” Kambwili, Say UPND Insiders
With a meeting planned between the respective leadership of the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), new emerging tensions are threatening...
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RTSA to Revoke Licences of 7 PSV Drivers for Over-Speeding
The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has issued a notice to revoke licenses for seven Public Service Vehicle drivers for the offence of exceeding speed limits. In a statement issued today,...
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Midnight Sun Mining Registers Ownership in Zambia
Midnight Sun Mining Corp. (TSXV: MMA) (the “Company” or “Midnight Sun”) is pleased to report that the Company’s earned 60% ownership of the Solwezi Licences has officially been transferred and...
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Nkana Water Backtracks on Sinking 10 Boreholes in Ndeke
Nkana Water and Sanitation Project have reviewed Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe’s directive to consider drilling about 10 boreholes in Ndeke Township. The directive would have seen Nkana Water spend...
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MMD Wrangles Judgment set for November 5
The Lusaka High Court has set November 5 as the date for judgment on who has the rightful claim to the MMD presidency. Justice Sharon Newa who is presiding over the matter set the date after both...
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Three Suicide Victims Hospitalized at Kitwe Central Hospital
Three people aged 15, 25, and 35 are receiving treatment at Kitwe Teaching Hospital after attempting to take their own lives for various reasons. The hospital received the three cases between the long...
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Patson, Mwepu Named in Egypt Bound U23 Squad
Zambia Under-23 National Team coach Beston Chambeshi has named his final 21-member squad for the Egypt 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, roping in eight foreign based players. Chambeshi has named the...
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4 Men On The Run After Killing Uncle
Police in Kawambwa have launched a manhunt for four suspects in connection with the murder of their 68-year-old uncle. Jonas Kambole of Chimfutu Village Chief Munkanta of Kawambwa District was...
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Makebi Challenges HH On Afnat
Eastern Province Minister Makebi Zulu has challenged UPND president Hakainde Hichilema to respond to his challenge that the opposition leader discloses his connections to Afnat Resources and Zambezi...
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