Thursday, June 26, 2025

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Hichilema Guides on Bill 7, Broader Consultations Now a Priority

President Hichilema has guided the Minister of Justice, Hon Princess Kaune MP in consultation with Parliament, to defer the ongoing process on Bill No.7 of 2025 to allow for...

Bill 7 Sparks Heated Parliamentary Debate Over Constitutional Reforms

Bill 7 Sparks Heated Parliamentary Debate Over Constitutional Reforms Newsroom | June 26, 2025 LUSAKA — The presentation of Constitution Amendment Bill No. 7 to Parliament...

SA Court Halts Lungu’s Burial as Zambia Demands Return of The Former President

A Pretoria court this morning issued an emergency order halting the private burial of Zambia’s former president, Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, just hours before...

Attorney General Files Lawsuit In South Africa To Halt Burial Of Former President Lungu

Attorney General, Mr. Mulilo D. Kabesha, SC, has filed an urgent legal application in South Africa seeking to halt the planned burial of the...

The Lungu Burial Impasse

THE LUNGU FAMILY NEEDS CLOSURE RIGHT NOW BY BURYING IN ZAMBIA – NOT WAIT UNTIL 2026; THOUGHTS ON HOW TO END THE IMPASSE. BY Dr...

Government Refutes Authorising Mining Activities At Senseli Mine

The Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development has firmly refuted claims that it has sanctioned mining activities at Senseli Mine in Chingola on the...

Zambia Reaffirms Commitment to Bury President Lungu at Home After Courtesy Visit from South Africa’s Minister Lamola

President Hakainde Hichilema today confirmed Zambia’s unwavering commitment to laying former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu to rest in his homeland, following a high-level...

Breaking-Edgar Lungu to Be Buried in South Africa

Edgar Lungu to Be Buried in South Africa, Family Confirms Private Funeral The family of the late President Edgar Chagwa Lungu has confirmed that the...

Mweetwa Defends Government, Blames Family Impasse on Misinformation and Legal Woes

Mweetwa Defends Government, Blames Family Impasse on Misinformation and Legal WoesBy Staff Reporter Zambia’s Minister of Information and Media, Cornelius Mweetwa, speaking  to Lulu Gaboo...

President Hichilema Ends National Mourning for Late President Edgar Lungu

President Hichilema Ends National Mourning for Late President Edgar Lungu Amid Continued Deadlock with Family Lusaka, 19 June 2025 — President Hakainde Hichilema has officially...

Church Appeals for Healing and Unity Amid Ongoing Lungu Funeral Dispute

Church Appeals for Healing and Unity Amid Ongoing Lungu Funeral Dispute The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has broken its silence on the impasse...