ZANIS

03/06/2026

A maternity annex has been constructed at Chalabesa Mini Hospital in Kanchibiya District, Muchinga Province through the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).

Picture by Kacha Miyoba/ZANIS

02/06/2026

UNZA SEWER REHABILITATION PROJECT PROGRESSES
Secretary to the Cabinet, Patrick Kangwa is impressed with the progress made on the rehabilitation of the sewer system by the Zambia National Service (ZNS), at the University of Zambia, Great East road campus, in Lusaka.

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

ZANIS officers from the ‘East’ in Northern Province were symbolically powdered by Bemba Reporters, honouring the centuries-old of cousinship following the demise of Paramount Chief Mpezeni.

Pictures by Hellen Bwalya/ZANIS

02/06/2026

There is need for precise and localised risk information to guide policies, planning, budgeting, early warning systems and humanitarian response in disaster risk management.

Disaster Risk Management Division (DRMD) National Coordinator Norman Chipakupaku says traditional approaches to disaster risk management are no longer

02/06/2026

“Police officers who visited the scene confirmed the body was in a semi-decomposed state. Preliminary examination revealed no visible external injuries, though fluid was observed oozing from the mouth and nose…”

Police in Kasama District have launched investigations into the death of a 51-year-old man whose body was discovered in a grassland area in Kalupa Village in

02/06/2026

MANSA DERBY WRAPS UP LUAPULA LEAGUE
The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) Luapula Province Division One League season wrapped up with a coronation ceremony of Mathkat United as the 2025/2026 league title champions at Chipembele Police Ground in Mansa town.

The ceremony was preceded by a Mansa derby which was a final league fixture that saw the Mathkat United reaffirming their championship status by thrashing the home side Chipembele Police by 2 goals to nil.

02/06/2026

Social protection is no longer viewed merely as a welfare intervention but as a strategic investment in human capital, social justice, economic resilience and national development.

Government has called for stronger and more resilient social protection systems across Africa as countries grapple with growing socio-economic challenges. 

02/06/2026

KASAMA COMMUNITY MOURNS PARAMOUNT CHIEF MPEZENI
Easterners in Kasama District of Northern Province, have described the death of Paramount Chief Mpezeni as a huge loss to the country.

Kasama Community of Easterners Vice Chairperson, Frank Vwalika, franked by other members, said the late Chief will be remembered for his contribution to national unity and development.

02/06/2026

ZESCO connects 161 households in Mutwiwambwa, Mongu District to the national grid under the SESSD Access Subsidy at a cost of K150.

Pictures by Wasamunu Mubita/ZANIS