President Hakainde Hichilema this morning officially welcomed Isaac Herzog, President of the State of Israel, who arrived in Zambia for a two-day State Visit aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two nations. The Israeli leader was greeted with full military honors, including a 21-gun salute.The visit by President Herzog is a reciprocal engagement following President Hichilema’s State Visit to Israel in 2023. It marks another significant step in advancing Zambia–Israel diplomatic and economic relations, which have been steadily growing in…

Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia Limited (NCZ) the country’s flagship fertilizer producer and the Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve the production, distribution, and marketing of fertilizers across Zambia. The agreement was signed at the NCZ factory in Kafue District. It establishes a framework for the two organizations to work together to deliver high-quality, locally produced fertilizers to farmers nationwide through ZCF’s cooperative network, which serves over 3 million farmers. NCZ Chief Executive…

President Hakainde Hichilema was yesterday forced to cut short his address in Chingola District on the Copperbelt Province after security concerns emerged when a riot broke out during his engagement with residents at Chiwempala Market. According to a statement issued by the Zambia Police Service, the incident occurred around 14:50 hours when a group of unruly individuals began looting and attacking shops as the Head of State was still addressing the public. Police officers moved in to restore order, but…

The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has named former Chipolopolo defender and longtime assistant coach Moses Sichone as the new head coach of the senior national team. Sichone, a stalwart of Zambia’s defensive line during his playing career, steps up from his role as assistant under former boss Avram Grant. He will lead the Chipolopolo into the Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers and beyond. Joining Sichone on the technical bench is a star-studded group of Zambian football…

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos has named the squad to face Zambia in a friendly international next month. Broos has picked 36 players in the preliminary squad, which will be trimmed to 23 players in the coming days. Bafana Bafana will host Chipolopolo at a venue yet to be confirmed on 14 November, during the FIFA international break. Both teams will use the friendly as part of their preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which kicks off in…

The Zambian government has suspended financial support to the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) for the senior men’s national team, the Chipolopolo, due to poor performance in the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The decision was announced by the National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ) following a directive from the Minister of Youth, Sport and Arts, Elvis C. Nkandu. According to NSCZ Director and CEO Sombwa Musunsa, the government’s expenditure on the team has become difficult to justify given…

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed with costs the Edgar Lungu family’s application for leave to appeal against an earlier ruling that the body of the former Zambian president must be repatriated to Zambia for a state funeral. Lungu, who served as Zambia’s sixth president from 2015 to 2021, died in Pretoria on 5 June 2025 at the age of 68 after a short illness. His family has been fighting a series of legal battles in South Africa…

The Pretoria High Court has ruled that the body of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, who died earlier this year in South Africa, must be repatriated to Zambia for a state funeral at Embassy Park in Lusaka, putting an end to weeks of legal back-and-forth between the Zambian government and Lungu’s family. Lungu’s sister, Bertha, cried loudly in the court after the court ruling. She says, “Hichilema’s government wants to take her brother’s body to perform rituals”. The judgment, delivered…

The sun hung low over Lusaka’s Olympia neighborhood, casting a warm glow on the quiet street leading to Vernon Johnson Mwaanga’s residence. Known to Zambians as “VJ,” this towering figure in the nation’s history welcomed me into his home, a place brimming with artifacts and ornaments collected from his travels around the world, each piece a testament to a life steeped in diplomacy and history. I had come to talk about Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president, and his role in…

Lusaka — 24th June 2025The scheduled burial of Zambia’s sixth Republican President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu, in South Africa has been thrown into uncertainty following a dramatic legal intervention by Zambia’s Attorney General, Mulilo Kabesha. Kabesha has filed an urgent application in the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria, seeking an interim interdict to prevent the burial of the late President, which was set for Wednesday, 25th June 2025. The Attorney General is arguing that the burial should not…