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Swala Pilu calls for stronger mental health support in police service By Francis Maingaila ♥️ Lusaka, Zambia24 — September 16, 2026 — Swala Pilu has called for stronger mental health and suicide-prevention services within the Zambia Police Service following the reported death of a police superintendent at Police Headquarters. The officer reportedly died by suicide at about 20:45 hours yesterday after locking himself in his office and using a pistol, according to a statement attributed to Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Timothy Malumo. Swala Pilu Executive Director Mary Kufanga said the incident should prompt the Police Command to strengthen confidential counselling and mental health support for officers. “We therefore appeal to the Zambia Police Command to strengthen confidential counselling and mental health support services within police departments and formations,” Ms Kufanga said. She said officers should have safe spaces to discuss personal and professional challenges and s...

NGOCC DEMANDS IMMEDIATE EVACUATION OF CRITICALLY ILL MAFINGA SOUTH MP TO LUSAKA By Francis Maingaila ♥️ Lusaka, Zambia24 — 16 September 2026 — The Non-governmental Gender Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) is demanding the immediate evacuation of Mafinga South Member of Parliament Hon. Faith Munthali to Lusaka following reports that she is critically ill and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a health facility in Isoka. NGOCC Board Chairperson Beauty Katebe said Munthali’s condition is a matter of serious concern, particularly to her family, constituents and the wider women’s movement. Katebe said Government should urgently facilitate Munthali’s transfer to Lusaka so that she can access specialised medical care and better-equipped health facilities. “In light of the seriousness of her condition, we call upon the Government to urgently facilitate her medical evacuation to Lusaka, where she can access specialised medical care and better-equipped health facilities,...

NGOCC and partners, including ActionAid and Oxfam, call for solidarity, practical support and sustained mentorship, stressing that no woman should stand alone in her quest for political leadership. By Francis Maingaila ♥️ Lusaka, Zambia24 — 15 September 2026 — The 2026 general elections have exposed both the progress made by women in politics and the barriers that continue to limit their participation, with women leaders and governance advocates now calling for the lessons to be turned into sustained action ahead of 2031. Faides Tembatemba, NGOCC Board Secretary and ActionAid Country Director, said the post-election reflection had demonstrated that women had made progress but still faced serious challenges in achieving meaningful political participation and representation. Speaking at the close of the reflection meeting, Ms Tembatemba said the lessons from the 2026 elections should guide organising and advocacy now rather than waiting for the next election. She said women had al...

NGOCC says women are still struggling to break through Zambia’s political barriers as party adoptions and lack of resources continue to hold them back By Francis Maingaila ♥️ Lusaka, Zambia24 — September 15, 2026 — ZAMBIA’S women have the numbers, the qualifications and the ambition to lead, but the doors to political power are still not opening wide enough for them. That is the message coming from the Non-Governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC), which says the 2026 General Elections have once again exposed how difficult it remains for women to secure political space despite years of campaigning for equal representation. NGOCC Executive Director Anne Mbewe Anamela said the organisation’s preliminary assessment of the 2026 elections shows that women are still far from having a meaningful share of political power. She said the results underline the need for deliberate and sustained efforts to give women a fair chance to compete, win and effectively particip...

NGOCC demands answers over alleged abduction of newly elected Mafinga South MP, warns of growing intimidation of women leaders By Francis Maingaila ♥️ LUSAKA, Zambia24 — 12-09-2026 — The Non-governmental Gender Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has condemned the alleged abduction of newly elected Mafinga South Member of Parliament Hon. Faith Munthali, describing the reported incident as deeply worrying and a threat to women’s participation in politics. Board Chairperson Beauty Katebe told Zambia24 that Munthali, a Citizens First (CF) lawmaker, was among the Members of Parliament sworn in only days ago after her duly recognised electoral victory. Katebe said the reported incident was concerning because the Zambia Police Service has a lawful mandate to maintain law and order and investigate suspected criminal conduct. She said NGOCC had observed what it considers a worrying pattern before and after the 2026 General Elections, in which some aspiring and elected Members of ...

Tourism PS Evans Muhanga challenges journalists and content creators to market Zambia through accurate information, compelling storytelling and knowledge of the country’s tourism products By Francis Maingaila ♥️ LUSAKA, Zambia — 11 September 2026 — The Zambian Government has challenged the media, content creators and the tourism industry to play a more active role in promoting the country as it seeks to attract five million international tourist arrivals and improve the quality of tourism facilities. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Tourism Evans Muhanga told journalists at the conclusion of a two-day media training workshop on tourism writing and reporting, organised by the Zambia Tourism Agency (ZTA), that Zambia would not achieve the five-million-tourist target if responsibility for marketing the country was left to Government alone. Mr Muhanga said journalists, content creators, tourism businesses and ordinary Zambians all had a role to play in telling Zambia’s story and...