Mpongwe- President Hakainde Hichilema yesterday reaffirmed the New Dawn Government’s commitment to promoting inclusive and sustainable development, particularly in rural areas, through strengthened partnerships with traditional leaders across the country. The President’s remarks were delivered on his behalf by the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Gift Sialubalo,

Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary (Administration) Dr. Gabriel Pollen features on Hot FM Radio Station (87.7 ) to discuss Zambia’s commemoration of the 2025 Urban October event, which is a long global campaign spearheaded by UN-Habitant, to reflect on how human settlement systems, particularly in urban

MLGRD Permanent Secretary in charge of Adminstration, Dr. Gabriel Pollen with selected Directors in the ministry, this morning held talks with Smart Zambia Institute National Coordinator, Mr Percy Chinyama relating to digital transformation and decentralisation being undertaken in the ministry

The Constituency Development Fund (CDF), Zambia’s flagship vehicle for grassroots transformation, has once again received a boost. Finance and National Planning Minister, Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, yesterday announced that in the 2026 national budget, the allocation to each of the country’s 156 constituencies will rise from K36.1 million in 2025 to

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD), in partnership with the World Bank and higher learning institutions, has officially launched the Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) Curriculum and Training Program at Chalimbana Local Government Training Institute. The initiative is designed to strengthen Zambia’s capacity in managing environmental