Zambia

Local airline Proflight Zambia has been officially recognised for its contribution to the national economy with induction into the government’s Proudly Zambian Campaign. The initiative, launched by the Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry (MCTI), aims to stimulate and promote the production, visibility and consumption of high-quality home-grown products, solutions …

PRESS STATEMENT May 22nd , 2024 Delay in Enacting the Tobacco Control Law Constitutes a Violation of the Right to Life by Government – CTPD Lusaka — The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has noted with concern the delay in the enactment of the Tobacco Control law considering …

Police have arrested NKANDU KATAYA 37, for allegedly forging a letter purporting that First National Bank-FNB- will be closing operations in Zambia. Police Public Relations Officer RAE HAMOONGA says Mr. KATAYA has been charged with three counts, namely making a Document without Authority, Forgery and Uttering False Documents and Computer-Related …

A 31-year-old woman, Esnart Daka, has been beaten to death by her husband’s family. This occurred after the sudden demise of her husband, Rogers Chipango, who passed away the previous night due to a short illness. The appalling incident surfaced when Lackson Chikwenda, 53, the uncle of the deceased woman, …

A 4-year-old boy of Lusaka’s Kamwala area has died after being​ burnt to death in an inferno that engulfed the house he was in on 26th December,2023 around 23:40 hours. Father to the Victim, Abdul Mwanza reported the incident at Kabwata Police Station, stating that his son was pronounced dead …

GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES SIX-MONTH PRICE SHOCK CASH TRANSFER INTERVENTION Government through the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, has introduced an emergency price shock, Cash Transfer intervention, to cushion the high cost of living among the vulnerable in the country. Minister of Community Development and Social Services, Ms Doreen Mwamba …

By Buffalo Reporter Commander Zambia Army, Lieutenant General Sitali Dennis Alibuzwi, says the Zambia Army remains indebted to the people of Ukraine for the various opportunities in training, procurement of equipment, and other aspects. Lt Gen Alibuzwi says the previous bilateral meeting between President Hakainde Hichilema, Commander-in-Chief of the Defence …

77 YEAR OLD ZAMBIAN WOMAN GETS SEVEN YEAR JAIL SENTENCE FOR BREAKING CDF EQUIPMENT A 77 year old woman of Mulonga Extension in Mazabuka has been sentenced to Seven years imprisonment for damaging a window of a Backhoe Loader belonging to Mazabuka Municipal Council. Byta FM Court Beat Journalist reports …

Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) says the recent declaration from the Church’s headquarters in Rome should not be understood as an endorsement of same-sex marriages. The clerics say the statement should be taken as “for further reflection” and not implementation in Zambia. Last Monday, December 13, the Dicastery for …

Copperbelt Minister Elisha Matambo says it may take two months for the rescue operation team to reach the site where some Senseli Open-Pit Mine victims in Chingola are believed to be trapped. Updating the nation yesterday, Mr Matambo said the team has employed a method aimed at safely reaching one …