NAMIBIA BLOCKS SHIP OVER ISRAEL WAR-CRIME CONCERNS A vessel suspected by the Namibian authorities to be carrying military cargo intended for Israeli use in the ongoing war in Gaza has been blocked from docking in the southern African country. Namibian Justice Minister Yvonne Dausab told state media the ship was stopped because it had “explosive
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EIZ INVESTIGATING INVOLVEMENT OF ITS MEMBERS IN CERTIFICATION OF THE SOCIETY BUSINESS PARK The Engineering Institution of Zambia- EIZ- is investigating whether its members were part of Society Business Park’s certification for use. EIZ Board Chairperson for Registration, MICHAEL NSEFU says disciplinary measures will be taken against any EIZ members, who will be found liable
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GOVERNMENT ACCUSES ECL OF POSSIBLY FACILITATING THE ESCAPE FROM LAWFUL CUSTODY OF EMMANUEL BANDA Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has accused former President Edgar Lungu of possibly facilitating the escape from lawful custody, of fugitive Petauke Member of Parliament Emmanuel Jay Banda. Mr. Mweetwa wonders why Mr. Lungu is quiet after Mr. Banda escaped from
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EDGAR LUNGU IS RIGHT ABOUT MARKING PARTISAN CIVIL SERVANTS AND POLICE OFFICERS Good morning. The Zambian Whistleblower has noticed how the government of Dictator Hakainde Hichilema gets unsettled each time Former President Edgar Lungu makes any public comment. The reason for this is his growing popularity among ordinary Zambians. Notice the panicked chorus of reactions
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ZNS IMPORTED GMO MAIZE FROM SOUTH AFRICA INVOICE PRODUCED IN COURT SHOWS DESTINATION FOR ZNS GMO MEALIE MEAL IS LUSAKA. Good Evening. The trial of Zambian Whistleblower Chief Consultant Thomas Allan Zgambo started in Lusaka Magistrate Court today where the defence produced a Commercial Invoice which shows that the Mealie Meal containing Genetically Modified Organisms
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“THE ASSESSMENT HAS FURTHER REVEALED THAT PART OF THE SOCIETY BUSINESS PARK, THAT IS THE RETAIL MALL AND HOTEL TOWER ARE SOUND BUT NEED ATTENTION TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED STRUCTURAL DEFECTS.” STATEMENT BY MR SHIPANGO MUTETO, CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NAPSA ON THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SOCIETY BUSINESS PARK. THE NATIONAL PENSION SCHEME
Read MoreWe may shut down Kariba Power Station by 14th September-ZESCO POWER SUPPLY OUTLOOK FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2024 Lusaka, 26 August 2024 – ZESCO Limited (ZESCO”) anticipates a significant power supply gap from the month of September 2024 owing to the growing drought induced hydropower generation deficit which presently stands at 1086 Megawatts (MW) for
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GENIUS GRADE 11 PUPIL BARNABAS CHITI OFFERED FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO STUDY ENGINEERING AT A UNIVERSITY OF HIS CHOICE 17 year old Barnabas Chiti, a Grade 11 pupil from Kawambwa Provincial STEM School made headlines two weeks ago for innovating a Solar pumped hydro system. He presented it at the Junior Engineers, Technicians, and Scientists (JETS)
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COURT DENIES MUCHEMWA BAIL, SAYS CHANCES OF HIS APPEAL SUCCEEDING ARE SLIM THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court, has declined to admit incarcerated former PF intercity bus terminus ‘commander’ Francis Muchemwa to bail. Lusaka Chief resident magistrate Chibwili ruled that chances of Muchemwa’s appeal succeeding are deem. Muchemwa was on July 26, 2024 sentenced to
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HICHILEMA STANDS NO CHANCE IN 2026 HE HAS HAD HIS CHANCE AND HAS FAILED MISERABLY Politics of Sole candidates are undemocratic and represent politics of the one party era. The announcement by the UPND that Mr Hakainde will be a sole candidate for the 2026 elections is a tragic betrayal of the members of both
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UKA DEFENDS ECL’S CIVIL SERVANTS WARNING The United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) fully supports the statements made by the Alliance Chairman Sakwiba Sikota SC and the Sixth President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, regarding professional conduct for civil servants, especially officers in the Zambia Police Service. The expectations for public service officers’ conduct are clearly outlined in various
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Court orders forfeiture of tainted properties belonging to Lungu’s proxy THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court has ordered the forfeiture of tainted properties belonging to Pittscon Zambia Limited, its director Peter Malao, former president Edgar Lungu’s frontman Emmanuel Sipande Mugala, Edson Mugala, Lucky Simbeye, Pumulo Malao, Royal park Proprietor Alexander Mumba Sakala, and Christine Kalelemba.
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KARIBA NORTH BANK POWER STATION LIKELY to SHUTDOWN DOWN BY 14TH SEPTEMBER, 2024. FULL STATEMENT FROM ZESCO👇 POWER SUPPLY OUTLOOK FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2024 Lusaka, 26 August 2024 — ZESCO Limited (“ZESCO”) anticipates a significant power supply gap from the month of September 2024 owing to the growing drought induced hydropower generation deficit which
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AN ASSESSMENT OF BALLY’S MINISTERS THREE YEARS INTO THEIR TENURE. By McPherson Mutale “It’s been three years since that day when president HH took the instruments of power and was declared Zambia’s 7th Republican President. Time has flown by and most of his promises to the Zambian people remain unfulfilled and a lingering legacy of
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PRIEST REPORTS PANGA-WIELDING UPND CADRES Bishop Fr. Edwin Mwansa Mulandu of Mpika Diocese has this morning personally reported panga wielding UPND caders who closed the gate to the Church and his residency yesterday to block Citizens First President Harry Kalaba from appearing on a paid for radio program. Police have also recorded statements from Yusuf
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WE HAVE COME TOGETHER TO REMOVE THIS MUKUKULU – LUNGU Former president Edgar Lungu says the opposition has come together under UKA with the main purpose of removing Hakainde Hichilema whom he called as Mukukulu. And Lungu has told Harry Kalalba and other members of UKA not to be cowards. Lungu told thousands of l
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UKA is still united to remove UPND – Lungu FORMER president Edgar Lungu says the United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) is still allied with the sole purpose to oust his successor Hakainde Hichilema from power. He said the PF will not dominate the small parties that have formed a pact with it as the goal is
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IT’S BEEN 3 YEARS OF DISASTER – MSONI Former Council of Presidents member of the UPND Alliance Nason Msoni has described three years of President Hakainde Hichilema as disaster. Msoni president of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) was part of the UPND Alliance but quit soon after forming government. Analysing the third anniversary of
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Court orders forfeiture of over 50 properties belonging to Lungu’s “proxy”! The Economic and Financial Crimes Court, High Court Division, has ordered the forfeiture of more than 50 properties belonging to former president Edgar Lungu’s alleged proxy, Emmanuel Mugala, his company Pittscon Zambia Limited and six others. The others are Mugala’s son Edson, Peter Malao,
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Polls will be about poverty and jobs´—ECL Mr. Edgar Lungu, the sixth President of Zambia says the next polls in 2026 will be about lack of jobs and high poverty levels, not personalities.Lungu was speaking at a rally in the resort town of Samfya in northern Luapula province during a Citizens First (CF) rally organised
Read MoreALLIANCE TO CHAMPION PRESIDENT HICHILEMA’S CONTINUED STAY IN OFFICE UNTIL 2031 FORMED Some Copperbelt Based Faith Organizations, Civil Society Organizations and other stakeholders have launched an alliance dubbed “HH Mpaka 2031”. Speaking at the launch in Ndola this morning, Alliance Secretary General John Mwendapole says this initiative has been formed to champion President Hakainde Hichilema’s
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RETRIEVAL OF EIGHT BODIES FROM GRAVEL MINE ACCÍDENT IN CHONGWE August 25,2024 The Zambia Police Service regrets to inform the public that eight bodies have been retrieved following the tragic accídent that occurred at the gravel mine in Chongwe earlier today. The accident, which involved a collapse at the mine site, resulted in the unfortunate
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ECL HAS NO MESSAGE FOR ZAMBIA – SIMUUWE UPND Consultant MARK SIMUUWE says Former President EDGAR LUNGU has no message for the people of Zambia, but personal and family interest. Mr. SIMUUWE says every time Mr. LUNGU is given an opportunity to speak, he rushes out to calling for removal of the UPND from government
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´Polls will be about poverty and jobs´—ECL 25.08.24 Mr. Edgar Lungu, the sixth President of Zambia says the next polls in 2026 will be about lack of jobs and high poverty levels, not personalities. Lungu was speaking at a rally in the resort town of Samfya in northern Luapula province during a Citizens First (CF)
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Lungu warns civil servants FORMER president Edgar Lungu has warned that on his return to presidency in 2026, those in the civil service who are doing “ifyabupuba” will be followed in their houses and sorted out. Speaking during a rally held by Citizens first in Samfya yesterday, Lungu said those who will be fired for
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Likumbi Lya Mize ceremony back after suspension THE Likumbi Lya Mize traditional ceremony is back after five years of suspension owing to succession wrangles. A petition filed by some members of the Ndungu Royal Establishment in the high court to halt the ceremony was thrown out on Tuesday. North Western Province Minister Robert Lihefu confirmed
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HICHILEMA IS LYING; ABENA LUAPULA ARE NOT TRIBALISTS Mr Hakainde Hichilema was last Saturday in the Chiengi district of Luapula Province attending the Builile traditional ceremony. Whilst there, Mr Hichilema is quoted to have said that Luapula Province has been lagging behind because the people of that region had from time immemorial been promoting their
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CITIZENS FIRST DATES SAMFYA AT CHITETA GROUNDS RALLY 23rd August, 2024 Tomorrow 24th August, 2024, the Citizens First, CF a member of the United Kwacha Alliance, UKA will be holding a mass rally at Chiteta Grounds in Samfya District of Luapula Province. The UKA Leaders will be offering alternative economic solutions in agriculture, energy, mining,
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ECL’s resignation created vacancy, says Sampa MILES Sampa, the embattled Patriotic Front (PF) president, has defended his election, arguing that former president Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s resignation created a vacancy. Mr Sampa, contended that Article 46(3) provides for an extraordinary general conference to elect a new party president. The petitioners, nine expelled PF members, seek to
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They want to seriously clampdown on social-media! “Spreading lies on Social Media can incite despondency” -HH …as Cabinet approves the amendment of the Cyber Crimes Bill of 2024 to amend the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act of 2021… President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA says people should NOT abuse social media in the name of democracy. President
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Three years of HH and the UPND government feels like 10 years of pure burning hell! By Azwell Banda, The majority of Zambians are living in painful slow motion, towards nowhere apart from death. It is grinding second after second of hunger and excruciating poverty, stretching into long minutes of sheer desperation which extend into
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GOVT HAS DESTROYED 3288 BAGS OF MEALIE MEAL AND 10 METRIC TONNES OF DOG FEED CONTAMINATED BY AFLATOXINS Today, Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana led the media to witness the incineration of quarantined contaminated mealie meal products containing aflatoxins. Below are the highlights; A total number of 3288 by 25kg bags of mealie
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Despite Zesco’s tariff hike proposal, there was no reduction in load shedding – ERB ZAMBIANS have let out a deep sigh of reliefas the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) stepped in to save them from experiencing increased electricity tariffs. ERB rejected Zesco’s application for an emergency tariff increase aimed at addressing the power deficit expected in
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Lusambo falls ill on judgement day THE Lusaka magistrates court could not deliver judgement in a matter where Bowman Lusambo is accused of interfering with witnesses because the former minister was reported ill by his surety. When the case was called before magistrate Trevor Kasanda, Lusambo’s surety Christopher Shakafuswa who is Mandevu Constitiency member of
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‘Contaminated mealie meal an act of terrorism’ The Patriotic Front (PF) has alleged that the presence of Aflatoxin in some mealie-meal brands was an act of terrorism against the Zambian people by the UPND administration. PF Secretary General, Raphael Nakacinda said UPND was undertaking an act of ‘genocide’ against its own people by its recklessness
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BREAKING NEWS: BRE’S NALIELE PALACE SENIOR CHIEF DR. AKASHAMBATWA MBIKUSITA LEWANIKA RESIGNS. Senior chief of Naliele Palace in Kaoma District, Dr. Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika has resigned as a Senior Chief and handed over his Royal Instruments of power at Lealui Royal Village this morning. The BRE has accepted his resignation and confirmed this sad news.
Read MoreREGISTRAR OF SOCIETIES ABANDONS OFFICE Lessina-Mariah Mulenga – Acting Chief Registrar of Societies has abandoned the office and gone on self forced leave! Mulenga was brought in to do the hatchet job of changing office bearers of the Patriotic Front from Edgar Lungu to Miles Sampa when Chief Registrar of Societies, Thandiwe Phiri-Mhende refused stating
Read MoreAKA resigns BRE’S NALIELE PALACE SENIOR CHIEF DR. AKASHAMBATWA MBIKUSITA LEWANIKA RESIGNS. Senior chief of Naliele Palace in Kaoma District, Dr. Akashambatwa Mbikusita Lewanika has resigned as a Senior Chief and handed over his Royal Instruments of power at Lealui Royal Village this morning. The BRE has accepted his resignation and confirmed this sad news.
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Yet again, Zambian journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo faces prison over reporting August 21, 2024 5:19 PM EDT Lusaka, August 21, 2024—Zambian journalist Thomas Allan Zgambo is facing up to seven years in prison for his reporting on corruption and poor governance in the southern African nation. It is at least the third time that Zgambo
Read MoreJUST IN:ERB SAYS NO TO ZESCO’S EMERGENCY TARIFF INCREASE APPLICATION By: IP Kbn Tv The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has rejected Zesco’s emergency tariff increase application. Speaking to the media in Lusaka this morning, ERB Board Chairman, James Banda, said the application has been rejected on account that even if the tarrifs were to be
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