Zambia Daily Mail

22/10/2025

MINISTER of Small and Medium Enterprise Development Elias Mubanga shows models how it’s done!

This was during the fashion runway event in Lusaka yesterday, which was organised by his ministry to showcase Zambian fashion trends in the textile industry ahead of this Friday’s independence celebration.

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22/10/2025

AS Zambia celebrates its Independence, two brave models took advantage of the fashion runway event organised by the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Lusaka yesterday to amplify a message that Zambians are no longer slaves.

Masumba Ching’ambu and Mizinga Hamachila wowed the crowd as they stepped on the stage, clad in Chitenge, with a rope tied around Hamachila’s hands and legs, which Ching’ambu held onto, dragging her along.

As they approached the panel of judges, Ching’ambu freed Hamachila, symbolising the country's transition from a time of enslavement to independence.

Ching’ambu later told Daily Mail that “we are in a week of independence and we just want to show people that we are not slaves anymore. We are free now to express ourselves the way we want; we can do different businesses now.”

The event was graced by Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise Development Elias Mubanga.

The ministry organised the event to showcase Zambian fashion trends in the textile industry.

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22/10/2025

ZAMBIA National Service (ZNS) commander Lieutenant-General Maliti Solochi has directed officers in the service to immediately commence rehabilitation and maintenance of feeder roads in Northern Province following a request from the provincial administration.

Gen Solochi issued the directive after paying a courtesy call on Northern Province Minister Leonard Mbao, who sought the service’s assistance, saying many councils had delayed road works due to limited human resources.

“The command is ready to work with constituencies through the provincial administration as we have the expertise in the service,” he said.

He commended the availability of Constituency Development Fund (CDF), noting that Chambeshi Ring Road in Mungwi District will be the first project to start.

The commander, who is in the province to inspect various ZNS projects, said the service remains committed to the Presidential directive on water investment, emphasising the need to construct dams in selected areas of the province.

He said it is the service’s desire to re-align officers towards adding value to national development, especially in the agriculture sector and other projects.

22/10/2025

TWO LAPTOPS VANISH AT HOSPITAL IN LUNDAZI

TWO Laptops valued at K60, 000 containing information for patients on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) at the Old Lundazi District Hospital have been stolen.

The two Laptops, were allegedly stolen from Antiretroviral Therapy department after staff went on lunch break.

According to Eastern Province police commanding officer Robertson Mweemba, the incident happened on Tuesday between 13:10 and 13:40 hours.

Mr Mweemba said unknown people broke into the data room which was found open after the team returned from lunch 40 minutes later.

Police officers, who visited the scene and noted signs of breaking.
Investigations have since been instituted but no arrest has been made yet.

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22/10/2025

A MAID of Chilenje Township has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for stabbing her employer’s eight-year-old daughter in the face with a knife.

Bathsheba Phiri, who is in her 20s, was charged with assault on a child, an offence which attracts a minimum mandatory sentence of five years imprisonment, in line with the Children’s Code Act.

Evidence is that on March 31 this year, the accused allegedly assaulted the child.

When Bathsheba first appeared before Lusaka magistrate Idah Phiri, she denied the allegation.

During trial yesterday, the court heard that the child was stabbed with a knife the house-help was using to cut vegetables.

This was after an attempt by the child to play with Ms Phiri who was uninterested.

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22/10/2025

Man nabbed for indecent assault on 5-yr-old (Story in the comment section)

22/10/2025

22/10/2025

Girl, 14, defiled twice (Story in the comment section)

22/10/2025

ZAMBIA Police has recorded 10,126 road traffic accidents across the country in the third quarter of 2025, of which 583 were fatal resulting in 753 deaths.

This presents a 12.9 percent rise from the same period last year, which recorded 8,970 accidents, indicating an increase of 1,156 accidents.

Lusaka Province recorded the highest number of accidents with 5,249 cases, followed by Copperbelt with 1,293, Central with 1,042, Southern with 571, North-Western with 565, Eastern with 403, Luapula with 316, Muchinga with 294, Northern with 203, and Western Province with 190 accidents.

Police deputy public relations officer Godfrey Chilabi said fatal accidents increased from 469 in 2024 to 583 in 2025, showing a 24.3 percent rise, while the number of deaths rose from 550 to 753, representing an increase of 36.9 percent.

He also stated that 411 children under 16 years were involved in road traffic accidents, out of which 73 were killed, 155 seriously injured, and 183 sustained minor injuries.

He said most of the affected children were pedestrians and motor vehicle passengers.

Mr Chilabi further said serious accidents increased from 879 to 1,060, reflecting a 20.6 percent rise, while the number of persons seriously injured increased from 1,412 to 1,893, showing a 34.1 percent increase.

22/10/2025

THE Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has boosted its Constituency Development Fund performance rate to 76 percent from 63 percent in July.

Permanent Secretary for administration Gabriel Pollen said over K1.6 billion has been released in three weeks, reflecting an enhanced absorption capacity at the local authority level.

“In the last two weeks alone, the Ministry of Finance and National Planning has disbursed over K1 billion as Constituency Development Fund in addition to the K602 million that was released by the 3rd of October,” he said.

During a media briefing, Dr Pollen said from January to date, K4.9 billion has been released to support CDF projects across the country.

“With this latest CDF disbursement of K1, 060, 713, 449. 98, this brings the total CDF amount received from the treasury for the financial 2025 from January to date, 15th October, 2025, to K4, 907, 699, 601.

22/10/2025

IN AN unfortunate turn of events, a 69-year-old senior headman of Gwembe has been shot dead by unknown people while seated outside his house.

There has been a spate of shootings, especially of senior citizens, in different parts of Southern Province by unknown gunmen.

Last week, a suspected hitman - hired for a K3,000 reward - and two others were detained by police in Mazabuka for allegedly scheming to kill a 75-year-old woman on suspicion of practising witchcraft.

Southern Province police commanding officer Auxensio Daka said the senior headman, of Chifumbu village in Chipepo area, Gwembe, whose name is Clement Chifumpu, was shot dead on Monday evening.

Mr Daka said the deceased sustained a broken left hand and gunshot wounds on the left side of his chest as an unknown type of firearm was used in the act. He said the shooting happened after Mr Chifumpu returned home from watching a soccer match at a local football pitch within the village.

22/10/2025

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has commissioned Zambia’s first ever glucose and starch-manufacturing plant under Kingsworth Group Limited (KGL), a member of Trade Kings Group of Companies, at a cost of US$110 million and is expected to create over 1,000 direct jobs.

And Trade Kings Group has so far invested over US$1 billion in Zambia, employing over 17,500 full-time employees.

The KGL plant will source over 126,000 tonnes of maize annually from local farmers, supporting thousands of smallholders and strengthening Zambia’s agribusiness value chain.

The facility will produce starch, glucose, maltodextrin key inputs in the food and beverage production.

Trade Kings Group executive director - corporate affairs Phil Daka said the investment is expected to deliver far-reaching economic benefits which include saving US$30 million in annual imports and creating US$150 million in export potential, job creation and small and medium enterprises linkages and strengthening food security and increased foreign exchange earnings.