- PRESIDENT HH WILL ON SUNDAY 1st JUNE 2025 be selling 3,000 bulls at his Choma Farm, that will give him over k90 million
OVER 3, 000 QUALITY BULLS TO BE AUCTIONED AT THE HH CHOMA FARM THIS SUNDAY In a bid to improve cattle breeding and the quality of beef, in the surrounding areas and Zambia as a whole, President Hakainde Hichilema will this Sunday, 1st June, 2025 be auctioning over 3, 000 quality bulls at His Choma The post PRESIDENT HH WILL ON SUNDAY 1st JUNE 2025 be selling 3,000 bulls at his Choma Farm, that will give him over k90 million first appeared on The Zambian Observer.
- GOVERNMENT DISMISSES CLAIMS OF PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON EU, UK VISA REFUNDS
GOVERNMENT DISMISSES CLAIMS OF PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON EU, UK VISA REFUNDS Lusaka – May 30, 2025 — The Minister of Information and Media and Chief Government Spokesperson, Hon. Cornelius Mweetwa, MP, has categorically dismissed social media claims that President Hakainde Hichilema made statements or took a position demanding visa application fee refunds from the European The post GOVERNMENT DISMISSES CLAIMS OF PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON EU, UK VISA REFUNDS first appeared on The Zambian Observer.
- HICHILEMA’S GOVT MUST NOT SELL STRATEGIC NATIONAL MAIZE RESERVES AGAIN- Fred M’membe
HICHILEMA’S GOVT MUST NOT SELL STRATEGIC NATIONAL MAIZE RESERVES AGAIN We note that those in government are calling for more food production, which is a good idea, but we would like to caution Mr Hichilema and his administration not to ever sell our strategic national maize reserves again. We say this because previously, they sold The post HICHILEMA’S GOVT MUST NOT SELL STRATEGIC NATIONAL MAIZE RESERVES AGAIN- Fred M’membe first appeared on The Zambian Observer.
- Why You Should Declare your Assets….Apakomaila nondo, ninshi pali ubulema…- Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba
Why You Should Declare your Assets. ….Apakomaila nondo, ninshi pali ubulema… Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba Wrote; We have now seen centre pivots, combine harvesters and other farm equipment at your Imbaba Farm recently bought and installed. On Sunday in Choma, you will be auctioning about 3,000 bulls. Before we congratulate you for the hard work, entrepreneurship The post Why You Should Declare your Assets….Apakomaila nondo, ninshi pali ubulema…- Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba first appeared on The Zambian Observer.
- GOVERNMENT URGES CSOS TO SUBMIT ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS ON CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL
GOVERNMENT URGES CSOS TO SUBMIT ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS ON CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL Lusaka – May 30, 2025 — Government has called on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to present refined alternatives to the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 7 of 2025, rather than simply demanding its withdrawal. Speaking during a media engagement held today, Minister of Information The post GOVERNMENT URGES CSOS TO SUBMIT ALTERNATIVE PROPOSALS ON CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT BILL first appeared on The Zambian Observer.
- CALLS TO WITHDRAW BILL 7 MISPLACED – GOVERNMENT
CALLS TO WITHDRAW BILL 7 MISPLACED – GOVERNMENT Government says calls by some Civil Society Organisations to withdraw Bill 7 are misplaced. Chief government spokesperson CORNELIUS MWEETWA also says concerns by some Civil Society Organisations that government is using arrogance to manipulate the constitution and give the UPND undue advantage in next year’s general election The post CALLS TO WITHDRAW BILL 7 MISPLACED – GOVERNMENT first appeared on The Zambian Observer.
- KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE GOVERNMENT-MEDIA ENGAGEMENT HELD BY THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND MEDIA AND CHIEF GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON HON. CORNELIUS MWEETWA MP, TODAY
KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE GOVERNMENT-MEDIA ENGAGEMENT HELD BY THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND MEDIA AND CHIEF GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON HON. CORNELIUS MWEETWA MP, TODAY. 1. Government Urges CSOs to Submit Alternative Proposals on Bill No. 7 • Call for Constructive Engagement: Government has invited Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to propose refined and alternative provisions to Constitutional The post KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE GOVERNMENT-MEDIA ENGAGEMENT HELD BY THE MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND MEDIA AND CHIEF GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON HON. CORNELIUS MWEETWA MP, TODAY first appeared on The Zambian Observer.
- CHIPO MWANAWASA SLAMS DEFAMATORY POSTS IN POWERFUL COURT TESTIMONY
CHIPO MWANAWASA SLAMS DEFAMATORY POSTS IN POWERFUL COURT TESTIMONY 30th May 2025 LUSAKA — In a case that has captured national attention and raised serious concerns about the misuse of social media, Ms. Chipo Mwanawasa, 36, appeared before the Lusaka Magistrate Court to provide evidence concerning a fabricated scandal involving President Hakainde Hichilema. Ms. Mwanawasa The post CHIPO MWANAWASA SLAMS DEFAMATORY POSTS IN POWERFUL COURT TESTIMONY first appeared on The Zambian Observer.
- Presidency Bound by Law in Suspension of Madam Justice Emelia Phiri Sunkutu – Kawana
The government has firmly dismissed allegations that tribalism influenced the recent suspension of High Court Judge, Madam Justice Emelia Phiri Sunkutu. Speaking during a joint press briefing in Lusaka, Information and Media Permanent Secretary Mr. Thabo Kawana stressed that President Hakainde Hichilema was constitutionally obligated to act on the directive of the Judicial Complaints Commission
- Unpacking the dangers of the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill
Part I By Sishuwa Sishuwa A national constitution is a social contract that sets out the rules by which the people agree to govern themselves. This explains why the making of a constitution or any amendment to it must always come from the people, bottom up. However, this has not always been the case. Constitution-making
- Zambia loses election for AfDB top post
By Benedict Tembo ZAMBIA has lost the bid to win the super banker position at the African Development Bank (AfDB) after her candidate Samuel Munzele Maimbo lost to Mauritania’s former economy minister Sidi Ould Tah during elections held today in Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire. Dr Maimbo along with four other candidates began the contest at the
- Trump’s threat to cut off HIV aid might be the wake-up call we need
Dr. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, South Africa’s Health Minister from 1999 to 2008, gained notoriety for promoting beetroot and other vegetables as treatments for HIV/AIDS. She was terribly misguided; millions suffered unnecessarily, but what if she’d advocated for a return to the traditional African diet? We might have witnessed a miracle. “Mysterious” HIV first caught medical attention
- Message to Our Valued Lusaka Times Readers
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- President Hichilema Launches Maize Harvest, Champions Food Security in Namwala
President Hakainde Hichilema, accompanied by First Lady Mutinta Hichilema, launched the maize harvest at the couple’s Ibamba Farm in Namwala District on Wednesday, reaffirming his government’s and personal commitment to improving national food security. Speaking during the harvest, President Hichilema emphasized the importance of transforming Zambia into a self-reliant food-producing nation amid the growing threat
- Former Inmate Reunites with Mumba During Nyimba Visit: “God Always Has a Purpose”
A routine drive through Nyimba turned into a moment of reflection and emotional reunion MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba, who encountered a familiar face from his past—one of his fellow inmates from his 2016 incarceration at Mwembeshi Prison. Dr. Mumba shared the moving encounter in a public message, recounting how the young man approached him
- Zambia’s refugee policy encourages farmers to be self-reliant
Following pledges made at the Global Refugee Forum in 2023, Zambia’s refugee policy is making progress towards improving conditions for refugees and their host communities. When Mwaka Sangwa, 63, first arrived in Meheba refugee settlement in North-Western Zambia in 1993, she never imagined that she would end up spending more than half of her life
- Has Africa Freedom Day lost its meaning?
By Hicks Sikazwe MAYBE we need to review and redefine events that mark the annual Africa Freedom Day or Africa Day commemoration that runs every 25th of May. For sometime now the celebrations are heralded by the release of prisoners, a march past at the Freedom Statue in Lusaka before stunned members of the diplomatic…
- ONE MAN’S CONSTITUTION
By Mast Reporter HOW can one person claim to be the only wise citizen entitled to amend the Constitution while everyone else is expected to be mere recipients? Archbishop Ignatius Chama has wondered.
- The accidental presidency: Zambia’s unbroken cycle of unchosen leaders
By Dr Lawrence Mwelwa SINCE the first sunrise of its independence in 1964, Zambia’s path to leadership has rarely followed a map drawn by vision. It has too often stumbled into presidencies, chosen not by deliberate conviction but by circumstance, accident, or compromise. Kenneth Kaunda, the founding father, was not the chosen one from a…
- Hichilema suspends another High Court judge
HIGH Court judge Emelia Phiri Sunkutu has become the latest casualty to be suspended by President Hakainde Hichilema. On September 23, 2024, Hichilema fired three Constitutional Court judges Annie Sitali, Mungeni Mulenga and Palan Mulonda.
- Suspect in South African student's murder killed in police shootout
'Please stop killing women,' urges the police minister as the search continues for two more suspects.
- Floods kill at least 110 people after heavy rain in Nigeria
Torrential rains in the central town of Mokwa led to the deadly floods, authorities say.
- Paint, parades and power: Africa's top shots
A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.
- African legends bring hope to Somali football
Somalians hope hosting Emmanuel Adebayor, Samuel Eto'o and Jay Jay Okocha in a legends game can help bring international football back to the country after nearly 40 years.
- Plane carrying Liberian president involved in landing scare
Part of the presidential jet's landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, authorities say.
- Life is improving in Nigeria, Tinubu says
Bola Tinubu introduced painful economic reforms but says these are now starting to bear fruit.
- Mother who sold six-year-old daughter given life term in South Africa
Joshlin Smith is yet to be found more than a year after she went missing from her home.
- What happens if you mix football and skateboarding?
In Nigeria's northern Kano State, an unusual form of football is changing lives. Skate soccer is a fast-paced six-a-side sport which combines skateboards and the beautiful game.
- Tears and heartbreak over tragic story of South African girl sold by her mother
Joshlin Smith's mother, branded the "mastermind" in her child's disappearance, is to be sentenced.
- Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o - a giant of African literature
The Kenyan author sent shockwaves through African literature by refusing to write in English.
- The stats do not lie - ranking Africa's Premier League stars
Egypt's Mohamed Salah was the stand-out player in this season's Premier League - but what do the statistics say about other African stars?
- Could Nigeria's careful ethnic balancing act be under threat?
Criticism is growing after several top positions go to members of the president's ethnic Yoruba group.