Shock as Zambia's President Hichilema Moves to Amend Constitution

Zambia's political landscape is once again in turmoil as President Hakainde Hichilema pushes forward with a controversial constitutional reform process - sparking speculation that the changes may be aimed at extending his stay in power. Hichilema...

Zambia’s Socialist Party Leader Fred M’membe Criticises President Hichilema’s Trip to Scotland

Zambia’s Socialist Party president Dr. Fred M’membe has questioned the purpose of President Hakainde Hichilema’s recent trip to Scotland, raising concerns over the timing of the visit and its possible links to events in the United Kingdom. In a...

216,000+ Victims of Sexual Abuse By Catholic  Clergy in the Last 70 Year in France Alone? A Lamentation by Rev Walter Mwambazi

216,000+ Victims of Sexual Abuse By Clergy in the Last 70 Year in France Alone? 😭 A Lamentation by Rev Walter Mwambazi What does one say to this? (This report was issued this month three years ago and shocked the world – but is this strange...

AN ANALYSIS FOR LAURA MITI – THE UNENDING SEARCH FOR A PERFECT ZAMBIAN CONSTITUTION

GUEST ARTICLE: AN ANALYSIS FOR LAURA MITI – THE UNENDING SEARCH FOR A PERFECT ZAMBIAN CONSTITUTION By Christopher K. My dear Laura Miti, the media and to all the people of Zambia, The ongoing national conversation about our constitution is not a...

US-Based Vlogger Ethel Edwards Faces Seditious Practices and Hate Speech Charges in Lusaka Court

US-Based Vlogger Ethel Edwards Faces Seditious Practices and Hate Speech Charges in Lusaka Court By Memory Bbuku US-based vlogger Ethel Edwards has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrate Court to answer to four counts of seditious practices and...

Ex-ZRA Commissioner General begged for leniency before being jailed

BEFORE being sentenced to six years’ imprisonment with hard labour, former Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda begged for leniency, urging the court to consider his years of diligent public service. Through his...

President Hichilema to officially open mining insaka

108 Views President Hakainde Hichilema is set to officially open this year’s Zambia Mining and Investment Insaka (ZAMII 2025) on 7th October 2025. Speaking during a press conference in Lusaka on Monday, Minister of Mines and Minerals Development,...

PICTURES: Journey from NCR to Southill via Zambia for Limerick priest celebrating golden jubilee

LIMERICK-BORN Jesuit priest Fr Joe Hayes witnessed the ravages of the AIDS epidemic in Zambia, lived through the southern African country gaining its independence from the UK and saw former students rise to the top of the new Government. Fr Hayes,...

Zambia to host 2025 Digital Government Africa Summit

The third annual Digital Government Summit is set to kick off in Lusaka on Tuesday, October 7, with government leaders, tech giants and investors from across Africa and beyond gathering to discuss the future of digital governance on the continent....

Zambia reaffirms support towards digital transformation in insurance sector

Government has reaffirmed its commitment to driving digital transformation in the insurance sector as a way of enhancing efficiency, transparency and financial inclusion. Minister of Finance and National Planning, Situmbeko Musokotwane, says...

Man hangs self after wife ‘threatened divorce’

53 Views The Zambia Police Service (ZPS) has confirmed a case of suicide in which a man took his own life after a misunderstanding with his wife. In a press statement ZPS spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said brief facts of the matter are that on the...

Paramount South Africa Delivers Next-Generation Public Order Policing Vehicle to SAPS

Pretoria, South Africa, 6th of October 2025. In a boost for South Africa’s security resilience and local defence industry, Paramount South Africa has handed over the first batch of its new Marshall internal security vehicles to the South African...

Simbao clinches “Zambia We Want” presidency after rerun

FORMER Minister Kapembwa Simbao has been elected as the new presidential candidate for the Zambia We Want party after a rerun. Others elected include Dr Auxilia Ponga as the party chairperson. Last week, Zambia We Want Secretary General Muhabi...

PF holds emergency Central Committee meeting

352 Views Opposition party Patriotic Front (PF) is holding an emergency Central Committee meeting at the Party Secretariat this afternoon. Party leadership and members of the Central Committee have since arrived at the venue. Although details of...

World : Madagascar's President Names Army General As New Prime Minister

LUSAKA (Zambia), Oct 7 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina named army General Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as prime minister on Monday, a week after dissolving his government amid heated anti-government protests over power and...

‘Social media doesn’t govern us’

‘By Rutendo Ngara ngarar@dailynews.co.zw HARARE magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa yesterday said “the courts are not governed by social media”, as she freed NetOne Cellular (NetOne) chief executive Raphael Mushanawani on bail. This comes as his lawyers...

Historical Context: Why ZANU PF government has soft spot for Israel

On September 20, 1966, David Ramin, then Israel’s representative at the UN, presented his country’s official position on Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, to the General Assembly. Israel, Ramin said, condemned Ian Smith’s unilateral declaration of...

King Mswati III, Hichilema, other SADC leaders to grace Mutharika’s inauguration

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi is gearing up to witness the inauguration of its 7th President, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, as four regional leaders have confirmed their attendance at the ceremony. The event is scheduled to take place on...

UPND’s Mweetwa: safeguarding Zambia’s elections through lessons from Malawi

UPND spokesperson Mweetwa has asserted that what transpired in Malawi during recent political events cannot happen in Zambia next year. He emphasized that the United Party for National Development (UPND) has taken proactive steps to ensure...

Women20 Summit to Gather Global Leaders in Johannesburg

Despite progress in recent years, women worldwide continue to face significant barriers to economic empowerment and gender equality. The stark reality is that many women still lack access to financial resources, equal opportunities and a safe...