SOCIALIST PARTY DECLINES JOINING NEWLY FORMED OPPOSITION ALLIANCE The Socialist Party has declined to join the newly formed opposition alliance, with party Media Director Brian Hapuunda stating that the movement’s priority is to mobilize and participate in elections. Addressing the media in Kitwe today, Mr. Hapuunda stated that his party is however willing to collaborate
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PRESIDENT HICHILEMA CELEBRATES MR JAMES MAPOMA’S 99TH BIRTHDAY Happy 99th birthday to our distinguished senior citizen, Mr. James Mapoma! His dedication and sense of duty, alongside Dr. Kenneth Kaunda our first President, in shaping Zambia’s destiny are truly commendable and memorable. Wishing him a day filled with joy and all the best on this special
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Mkushi woman narrates how a hairdresser she owed K70 took her child as collateral By Muzamba Siandizya NAVIGATING the challenges of borrowing money from friends and colleagues can transform a seemingly simple transaction into a complex maze of strained relationships and shocking turn of events. For 22-year-old Gift Namwiinga of Mukushi, a hairdresser whom she
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POLICE TOLD TO RE – INVESTIGATE BISHOP JOHN GENERAL’S RAPE CASE The National Prosecutions Authority NPA has told the Zambia Police to re-investigate the matter in which Miracle Impact Ministries International overseer, John Nundwe alias John General, is accused of raping a 26 year old woman. In an interview with Diamond News, Police Spokesperson Rae
Read MoreSINAZONGWE MEN SENDING WIVES TO OTHER MEN AND CASHING IN ON PAYMENTS FOR INFIDELITY BYTA FM News has learnt that some married couples in Muziyo area of Sinazonngwe District are conniving with each other in using infidelity as a way of raising money for their households. Headman Ndime, Gift Liwemba, tells Byta FM News that
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MAN WALKS WITH INTESTINES IN HAND AFTER ALLEGEDLY BEING STABBED BY FRIEND An 18-year-old male of Mikiloni Compound in Chingola district is currently battling for his life after being allegedly stabbed by his friend. A video has gone viral on social media showing the man holding what appears to be his intestines as he struggles
Read MorePOWER GENERATION TO REDUCE THIS YEAR AT KARIBA – ZESCO Zesco says electricity generation at the Kariba North Bank Power Station will this year reduce to 214 Mega Watts compared to 386 Mega Watts generated in 2023. Zesco Managing Director VICTOR MAPANI says this follows the reduction in water levels in the Kariba Dam which
Read MoreTHE CURRENT TENSION BETWEEN PRESIDENT HH AND THE PEOPLE OF BAROTSELAND WILL END BADLY FOR THE NEW DAWN GOVERNMENT – MWANA MUCEMBELE By Barotseland Watchdog A Senior Political Activist and chairperson of the Council of Elders in Mongu, Mr Mulele Mumbisho, commonly known as Mwana Muchembele has noted with serious concern the insensitivity President Hakainde
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PRESIDENT HH HIRES WINTER KABIMBA TO CEMENT HIS ATTACKS ON LOZIS AND THE LITUNGA ON ZNBC DURING SUNDAY INTERVIEW By Barotseland Watchdog It is regrettable and shocking to notice the level of dishonesty and betrayal being shown by President Hakainde Hichilema torwards the people of Barotseland looking at the trust and support the same people
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Liquidity to tighten further after Govt directive to mop K14 billion from banks Liquidity conditions for banks and in effect funds available for onward lending to local businesses and individuals is expected to further shrink and is now threatening profitability of the industry after a directive from the ministry of finance. According to memos seen
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DEC CLOSES IN ON NOTORIOUS DRUG KINGPIN AND TRAFFICKING ROUTES The Drug Enforcement Commission has successfully shut down a notorious drug lord who was recognized for supplying illicit substances in Chibolya Compound and other areas notorious for drug activities in Lusaka. The arrest follows a highly sophisticated operation conducted by the DEC’s Intelligence team from
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“Kanye West is smarter than you all think.” Akon “I’m always defending Kanye West because I believe that in life, an opinion is just an opinion. If Kanye West says something that I don’t agree with, I don’t just agree with. There are people who don’t know how powerful their opinion is and that’s why
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HENRY KAPATA SHEDS LIGHT ON THE PIVOTAL INSIGHTS SHARED BY DR MUSOKOTEANE AT A SYMPOSIUM Hello, Just in case you missed it, yesterday, the Minister of Finance and National Planning Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane shared pivotal insights during the Symposium on 2023 Economic Performance and 2024 Budget and Economic Outlook. Here’s a glimpse: ✅ 2023 Economic
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MICROLINK BUYS ROBOT TO HELP RESCUE TRAPPED MINERS IN FLOODED MINE Management at Macrolink Mine has disclosed that a South African company Hill International has been engaged to provide a robot that will be used to search and possibly retrieve the seven trapped miners. MACRO Link Mine Mining Manager JOSEPH Manyepa said the recent initiative
Read More35 YEAR OLD MAN DIES IN A ROAD ACCIDENT IN KALUMBILA A 35 year old man of Manyama area in Kalumbila District has died on the spot after being hit by a vehicle. Northwestern Province Police Commanding Officer, Dennis Moola said the incident happened on 1st February, 2024 aroun 22:45 hours and identified the deceased
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KUKU YOUTH IN COURT FOR BITING FRIENDS LIP A YOUTH of Lusaka’s Kuku has been taken to court for allegedly biting off her neighbour’s lower lip during a scuffle, during which the suspect was stripped naked. This is in a case 25-year-old Given Mulenga, a packer, is charged with grievous bodily harm. On October 14
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MULONGA CHIEFDOM IN MUSHINDANO DISTRICT GETS 4G NETWORK Mulonga Chiefdom breaks into song as phones sing a new tune: 4G arrives! IN the heart of Northwestern Zambia, Mushindamo District, a digital chorus erupted from the Lamba land of Chief Mulonga due to an upgrade in mobile network yesterday. Women ululated, songs of praise filled the
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NO GMO WILL BE OFFLOADED ON ZAMBIAN MARKET – LUFUMA DEFENSE Minister Ambrose Lufuma has disclosed that Government will prioritize the welfare of the Zambian people by ensuring that no genetically modified organisms-GMO mealie meal is offloaded on the Zambia market. Addressing the Media on Thursday afternoon after a tour of the Kazungula Border, Lufuma
Read MoreMINISTRY OF EDUCATION LAB ASSISTANT ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION The Anti – Corruption Commission has arrested Ministry of Education Laboratory Assistant at David Kaunda Secondary School for corrupt practices. Simon Moyo, 30, of Ndalama Village 10 Miles in Chibombo District has been charged with one (1) count of Obtaining Registration by False Pretense, three (3) counts
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MWINILUNGA DISTRICT: 2023 CDF GRANTS AND LOANS DISBURSED Mwinilunga, 01 February, 2024 Mwinilunga Town Council this morning disbursed the 2023 Constituency Development Fund (CDF) worth K5, 379,641.38 of empowerment Grants and Loans to the approved beneficiaries during a colorful event that was held at the civic center. Two Million one Hundred Fifty-one Thousand Eight Hundred
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A CHOLERA SURVIVOR ADVISES MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO STAY AWAY FROM CHIBUKU A cholera survivor Namebo Mukwima has advised members of the public to avoid drinking opaque beer popularly known as chibuku after being diagnosed with Cholera after consuming the same beer. Speaking after being discharged from the National Heroes Stadium treatment center, Mr.
Read MoreBODY OF MOTORBIKE RIDER SWEPT BY STRONG CURRENTS ON BRIDGE OVER DRAINAGE IN MPULUNGU FOUND Information received is that in the late hours of yesterday a motorbike operator by the name of White was swept off the motorbike into the drainage by the heavy running water from the rains. This morning a team of
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GOVERNMENT EXPLAINS CHISHIMBA KAMBWILI ‘S ILLEGAL EXIT FROM ZAMBIA Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu has refuted reports indicating that Patriotic Front PF member Chishimba Kambwili’s passport has been confiscated by the state. Media reports today indicate that Mr Chishimba Kambwili is stranded in Zimbabwe after he tried to travel to South Africa
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THE UPND’s DESPERATE CAMPAIGN TO MALIGN AND DISCREDIT DR SISHUWA SISHUWA Yesterday, self-styled UPND Consultant Mark Simuwe deliberately created a FAKE post, attributed the same post to Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa, and then published it on his Facebook account in order to discredit and malign the historian. Soon after Simuwe created and published the same
Read More8 POLITICAL PARTIES FORM ALLIANCE AHEAD OF THE 2026 ELECTIONS By KBN TV Staff Reporter Eight political parties, among them, the Patriotic Front and Citizens First, have come together in a long-anticipated alliance that shares a common goal to moot a plan that responds to numerous citizen’s concerns. In a joint statement released today at
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Laura Miti writes…. ……Lungu and friends have no alternative solutions to economic crisis Today (yesterday), a group of opposition leaders announced the newest political party alliance, at a press conference. Mr. Sakwiba Sikota read the statement which had, noticeably, above average vocabulary and phrasing. The setting out of all that is wrong in the country
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TB JOSHUA: YOUTUBE DELETES EMMANUEL TV CHANNEL OF MEGACHURCH LEADER YouTube has terminated the official channel of Nigerian televangelist TB Joshua’s megachurch for violating its hate speech policies. It comes weeks after an investigation by the BBC and openDemocracy uncovered evidence of widespread sexual abuse and torture by the late preacher. Emmanuel TV played a
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HICHILEMA’S PURGING OF PUBLIC SERVICE …but Oliver Kalabo says they only have 48 alleged persons and not 400 persons on holding positions at PSMD… Lusaka-2/02/2024 Following recent articles that demonstrates that President Hakainde Hichilema is actively purging the public service using tribal and regional criteria, here are some more details. The case of ZNBC staffer,
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STATE GOES FOR CHIMESE’S PROPERTIES THE State has now gone for the nine fully furnished apartments and luxurious house allegedly belonging to former ZAF commander Lieutenant General Eric Chimese barely months after a magistrate declared that they did not belong to him but his best friend. Director of Public Prosecutions Gilbert Phiri has moved a
Read MoreSTATE REJECTS BAIL REQUEST FOR A PAKISTAN NATIONAL The state has opposed the request to grant bail to a Pakistan national, Wahdat Hussain, who is facing one count of being in possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime. The state opposed the request on grounds that it has credible information that the accused
Read MoreTAXI DRIVER DIES AFTER VICIOUS ATTACK BY CRIMINALS A forty – two year old taxi driver identified as Peter Malama from Mtendere has died after a vicious attack by unknown criminals. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga has confirmed that Mtendere Police Station, through the Kalikiliki Police Post, received a distressing report on February 01, 2024 at
Read MoreFATHER JAILED 5 YEARS FOR BEÁTING SON A man from Itala Compound in Mkushi District who was arrested for assaulting his juvenile son following a drinking spree has been convicted and sentenced to five-year imprisonment. The crime committed by Boyd Nyirongo, aged 37, on January 28, 2024, gained widespread attention after it was shared on
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FORMER Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) National Coordinator Chanda Kabwe has been dragged to court over non-payment of K100,000 balance for a Volvo truck he bought at K300,000 from a Lusaka woman. The complainant, Catherine Kunda, has since asked the Lusaka High Court to order Mr Kabwe to return he truck in question
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IMF CAUSING FUEL PUMP PRICE HIKES – SICHONE CITIZENS First Party Spokesperson, Frank Sichone, has charged that the continued hike in fuel prices is a result of Government’s adherence to conditions set by external entities such as the International Monetary Fund-IMF. Reacting to the latest hike in fuel prices, Sichone has questioned why Government is
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DON’T POLITICISE MEALIE MEAL SHORTAGE – MWEETWA MINISTER of Information and Media, Cornelius Mweetwa, has called on stakeholders to stop politicizing reports of mealie meal shortage in parts of the Country and the product’s apparent high price. Mweetwa says attaching politics to the country’s staple food risks national security. He was speaking on Wednesday afternoon
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ERB INCREASES FUEL PUMP PRICE THE Energy Regulation Board-ERB, hSas adjusted upwards the price of Petrol, Diesel and Jet A-1 effective February 1, 2024. A litre of petrol will now sale at K34.19 from K29.98, an increase by K4.21. Diesel has been pegged at K32.15 per litre from K29.96, an increment of K2.91, while Jet
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OVER 10000 CHILDREN IN KABWE FOUND WITH HIGH LEAD CONTAMINATION IN THE BLOOD-ZMERIP Zambia mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement Project-ZMERIP in Kabwe has disclosed that over ten thousand children up to the age of 15 have been tested and found with abnormal lead contamination in their blood streams with 1500 put on treatment between
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MINISTER BLASTS SLEEPY PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICERS SOUTHERN Province Minister, Credo Nanjuwa, has taken a swipe at the seemingly timid approach by some Council Public Relations Officers in disseminating information to the community about various happenings in their locations. Speaking when he featured on Byta FM Radio last Friday, Nanjuwa expressed disappointment that Some Public Relations
Read MoreEDGAR LUNGU TO CONTEST 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS IF ZAMBIANS WANT HIM TO Former President Edgar Lungu says he will stand as a presidential candidate in the 2026 general elections should the general public insist that he continues from where he left. Speaking when he attended a media briefing organized by opposition political parties in Lusaka
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GOVERNMENT OFFERS FREE TRANSPORT FOR DOUBTING THOMASES TO TOUR ZNS MILLING PLANTS THE government has invited rumour mongers as well as members of the public who doubt the safety of the Zambia National Service (ZNS)-produced Eagle Mealie meal to tour the production plants and see for themselves. Information minister Cornelius Mweetwa said government was even
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