2026 budget must prioritise gender equality-NGOCC
CLEOPATRA NANKONDE THE Non-Governmental Organizations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has urged the government to prioritize gender equality in the 2026 National Budget. NGOCC Executive Director Anne Mbewe-Anamela emphasised the need for…
ECL burial impasse! Gov’t seeks out of court settlement
NATION REPORTER BURYING late former President Edgar Lungu in South Africa would constitute a grievous insult and an affront to Zambia as a nation that would easily stir to controversy…
FAZ boss, Mweemba eulogises women’s football legend
MUKWIMA CHILALA FOOTBALL Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Keith Mweemba has paid tribute to veteran women’s football administrator Highness Saili, describing her as one of the key pioneers of the…
It’s only Lusaka that rejected Bill 7 Kasune
GIDEON NYENDWA JUSTICE Minister Princess Kasune has claimed that Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 7 has only been rejected in Lusaka while the other nine Provinces and traditional leaders across the…
First Capital bank unveils safety deposit boxes
BUUMBA CHIMBULU FIRST Capital Bank has introduced an innovative service offering customers a secure and convenient way to store valuable items, a first for the Zambian market. The newly launched…
Chongwe NRC mobile registration successful
CHONGWE District Commissioner Evans Lupiya has expressed delight with the progress of the Mobile National Registration Cards (NRCs) issuance exercise being implemented by the Department of National Registration in the…
Veep rallies chiefs for change
GRACE CHAILE VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says Government is working tirelessly to bring transformation to every corner of the country, reaffirming the administration’s commitment to national development through working with…
Government fears civil unrest
NATION REPORTER BURYING late former President Edgar Lungu in South Africa would constitute a grievous insult and an affront to Zambia as a nation that would easily stir to controversy…
Power exports mustn’t leave Zambians in darkness – HH
BARNABAS ZULU PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has defended the export of electricity despite the prolonged load-shedding Zambians are being subjected to, insisting that power exports are critical for the country’s economic…
Mobilise more funding for maize purchase or regret later, warns ZNFU
BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has called on the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to purchase no less than one million metric tonnes of maize in the 2024/2025…
