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27/08/2025

Press Statement on the award of student loans to first-year students at Nkwame Nkrumah and Mukuba Universities.

Issued by Chiselwa Kawanda
Manager Corporate Affairs
Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board.

27/08/25

The Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) has awarded student loans to 1,270 first-year students at Kwame Nkrumah and Mukuba University for the 2025/2026 academic year.
At Kwame Nkrumah university a total of 660 first year students have been awarded student loans while at Mukuba university a total of 610 students has been awarded student loans,
HELSB received a total of 1, 486 for consideration out of which 1,238 were eligible for the award and 248 were not eligible for the award.
From the eligible applicants 948 are from rural areas and 538 are from urban areas representing 64 percent and 38 percent respectively.
A total of 18 applications from persons with disabilities applied for consideration, and all were successfully awarded student loans.
For Mukuba University, HELSB received 1,177 applications for consideration out of which 1,058 were eligible and 119 were not eligible for the award.
From the eligible applicants 724 are from rural areas and 453 are from urban areas representing 62 percent and 38 percent respectively.
A total of 5 applications from persons with disabilities applied for considerations and all were considered for the award.
Reasons for Ineligibility at both universities included:
• Completion of Grade 12 before 2021
• Incomplete or incorrect documentation
• Exceeding the age limit of 26 years

25/08/2025

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This Evening on The platform, we feature Hon. Brian Mundubile – Mporokoso Member of Parliament to discuss 4 years of the UPND

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24/08/2025

The Platform

This Evening on The platform, we feature Hon. Brian Mundubile – Mporokoso Member of Parliament to discuss Zambia’s political Spectrum – assessing the four years of the UPND administration

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*CEC Partners with LuSE as Gold Sponsor for Inaugural Zambia Capital Markets Conference and Awards 2025*The Copperbelt E...
24/08/2025

*CEC Partners with LuSE as Gold Sponsor for Inaugural Zambia Capital Markets Conference and Awards 2025*

The Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) has partnered with the Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) as a gold sponsor of the inaugural Zambia Capital Markets Conference and Awards 2025, scheduled for October.

As part of the partnership, the company has contributed K250,000 to support the event, which will bring together policymakers, investors, and corporate leaders to discuss opportunities and challenges in Zambia’s financial ecosystem.

CEC’s Head of Corporate Communication and Investor Relations Ms. Verona Mwila expressed enthusiasm about the upcoming conference, emphasizing the company’s unique position as a product of Zambia’s evolving capital market reforms.

She highlighted CEC’s pioneering issuance of Zambia’s first-ever Green Bond as a milestone that reflects both innovation and investor confidence in the local exchange.

“CEC is a beneficiary of the reforms in Zambia’s capital markets, evidenced by the successful listing of Zambia’s first-ever Green Bond. Through partnering with the LuSE on this inaugural event, we look forward to the benefits the conference and awards will bring for present and future investors, showcasing the immense potential of Zambia's capital market,” Ms. Mwila said while handing over the cheque.

The conference and awards, set to take place in the first week of October, 2025, will recognize excellence in capital market participation and innovation.

Since CEC’s listing on the Lusaka Securities Exchange, the LuSE has remained a key partner in supporting the company’s growth journey on the exchange.

Lusaka Securities Exchange Plc Chief Executive Officer Mr Nicholas Kabaso said the conference will be more than an event.

“It’s a movement to elevate our capital markets to attract investments and to inspire confidence in the promise of Zambia,” he said.

“Together let’s harness the power of capital markets to fuel Zambia’s economic transformation.”

Some of the personalities to be awarded will be company CEOs, secretaries, stock brokers and the media.

22 YEAR OLD MAN DIES AFTER ALLEGEDLY PLOTTING TO ATTACK KABWE FARMER WITH ACID By Cherish Sibote Police in Kabwe have l...
19/08/2025

22 YEAR OLD MAN DIES AFTER ALLEGEDLY PLOTTING TO ATTACK KABWE FARMER WITH ACID
By Cherish Sibote

Police in Kabwe have launched investigations into a suspected plot to cause grievous harm after a 22 year old man allegedly confessed he had been hired to pour acid on a farmer.

Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga confirmed that the suspect, identified as Enock Simfukwe Kasengele, was apprehended by farm workers at Munyama Farms on August 16, 2025 after he was found with a concealed bottle of suspected chemicals.

He is reported to have confessed that unknown persons had engaged him to attack Ms. Maria Zaloumis, a farmer at Munyama Farms.

The suspect was handed over to Kabwe Central Police Station but later complained of body pains sustained during his apprehension and was rushed to hospital for treatment but died in the early hours of August 17, 2025.

The body has since been deposited in the Kabwe Central Hospital Mortuary awaiting postmortem as investigations continue.

Incase you missed itDiamond TV Online Rubis filling station victim discharged after month in hospital!The surviving vict...
19/08/2025

Incase you missed it

Diamond TV Online

Rubis filling station victim discharged after month in hospital!

The surviving victim of the Rubis Filling Station robbery, Mapalo Mwelwa, has been discharged from hospital after a month-long battle with severe head injuries sustained during the July 16, 2025 incident.

Mr.Mwelwa had been admitted in critical condition following the attack that left him fighting for his life.

Levy Mwanawasa Teaching Hospital Public Relations Officer Chizongo Siachiwena has confirmed that Mr.Mwelwa underwent intensive treatment before being declared stable enough to return home.

Community finds body of CBU student cut in piecesA FINAL-YEAR medical student at the Copperbelt University (CBU), Fred K...
19/08/2025

Community finds body of CBU student cut in pieces

A FINAL-YEAR medical student at the Copperbelt University (CBU), Fred Kapuku, has been found dismembered in the Chiminwa area of Zamtan.

His headless body, with both legs severed, was found on Monday, stuffed inside a black trunk along Jonken Road.

Area councilor Luckson Filongwe reported the discovery to the police after residents woke to the grim scene.

According to community members, a vehicle was heard in the early morning hours, around 4:30 hours and a loud noise suggested a heavy object, believed to be the trunk, was being dropped.

Copperbelt Police Chief Pathius Siadenge confirmed that the body was found naked inside the closed trunk.

He noted that the cuts appeared fresh and there were visible burns on the victim's chest, suggesting the killing took place elsewhere.

"The place looks like a second scene of crime," Siadenge said.

While police were at the scene, they received a report from Hillcrest Police in Ndola about the discovery of two human legs and a head near Hillcrest Clinic.

Authorities suspect these body parts belong to Kapuku, linking the two separate crime scenes.

The body has been transported to Kitwe Central Teaching Hospital Mortuary as police continue their investigation.

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18/08/2025

SU***DE -MTENDERE POLICE STATION

August 18, 2025-The Zambia Police Service wishes to inform the public that yesterday August 17, 2025, at 18:20 hours, Mtendere Police Station through Kalingalinga Police Post received a report of a suspected su***de incident. The report was made via a cellphone call by Kalingalinga area Councillor, Mr. Mukubesa Nyoni, aged 39, who informed police that a dead body had been discovered behind Sun City Hotel near Muvi TV, at the curve of the tarmac leading to East Park Mall.Upon receipt of the report, officers rushed to the scene and conducted investigations. The body of a male adult was found in a semi-decomposed state, lying in a supine position. He was dressed in black jean trousers, a light-blue sweatshirt, and black-and-white canvas shoes. Dead flies were observed on the face and body, and an empty bottle of a pesticide was found nearby, suggesting death by poisoning.The deceased was identified as Abel Nsapato, aged 22, a fourth-year medical student at Ridgeway Campus, University of Zambia. He had earlier been reported missing from campus on August 9, 2025.The body was deposited at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) mortuary, where a postmortem examination was conducted today. The findings were consistent with preliminary observations pointing to poisoning.Burial of the deceased has since taken place today at Mutumbi Cemetery in Chamba Valley.The Zambia Police Service conveys its deepest condolences to the bereaved family and further wishes to advise members of the public to seek counseling, psychosocial support, or help from relevant professionals when facing distress, instead of resorting to taking their own lives.

Rae Hamoonga
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER.

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18/08/2025

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17/08/2025

Xaven-kopala-Queen kuchalo BBC News Africa

Xaven, is currently one of the most popular female artists in Zambia. The female rapper known as the Kopala Queen, hails from the Copperbelt province and is making waves with the sound of Kopala, new genre which blends Bemba drum patterns with Afrobeats, and Amapiano.

Two Bodies Discovered in Lusaka Tragedies⚠️ GRAPHIC CONTENT – Reader discretion is advised.Another dark day for Lusaka.T...
17/08/2025

Two Bodies Discovered in Lusaka Tragedies

⚠️ GRAPHIC CONTENT – Reader discretion is advised.

Another dark day for Lusaka.The body of an unidentified woman, believed to have been beaten and r***d, has been found naked on Ring Road. A Good Samaritan later covered her with a wrapper.

In a separate incident, a 47-year-old man has been discovered dead outside his home in Kalingalinga Compound.

Police investigations into both cases are currently underway.

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writes It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the untimely passing of our dear comrade and friend, M...
17/08/2025

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It is with deep sorrow and heavy hearts that we announce the untimely passing of our dear comrade and friend, Marinos Alexandros.

Marinos was abducted on 30th March 2022 in Mbuya, subjected to incredible torture and r***d by regime thugs at CMI, Mbuya. Her crime? Playing Bobi Wine's music on loud speakers!

When she came out and exposed the thugs, she started receiving calls threatening to kill her. Her house was raided in the night by rogues, but she was not there that night, having slept at a friend's home.

This prompted her to seek refuge in Nairobi - Kenya. Even in Kenya, regime thugs attempted to abduct her, forcing her to leave Nairobi and go to the UNHCR camp where she could have some security.

Out of the abduction and torture ordeal, Marinos contracted several diseases, including HIV/AIDS.

Last year, she became very sick and started getting treatment while we supported her. Because of the loneliness and other conditions in the refuge camp, she returned to Uganda a few weeks back in order to get better treatment in the presence of her family.

It is most unfortunate that we have lost her this morning at 1:30am. Marinos joins hundreds of other victims of the Museveni regime of blood and terror.

Fight on, comrade! The struggle for freedom and democracy in Uganda is poorer without you, but the evil regime will never have the last laugh.

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