POLICE officer testifies in taxi driver murder case
A POLICE officer has testified in the Kitwe High Court how he arrested a Congolese national and two Zambians for allegedly murdering a 31-year-old taxi driver and later dumping his body at Chingola...
View ArticleShamulenge, Shawa appear before the committee over FISP irregularities
THE Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday took to task two permanent secretaries in the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock for failing to review the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP),...
View ArticlePresident Sata’s Facebook : 19/02/14 – water supply, sanitation and drainage...
PF GOVT’s COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE WATER SUPPLY, SANITATION AND DRAINAGES Today, I wish to share with you our Government’s efforts to improve the living standards of our people. Our Government has...
View ArticleRupiah Banda’s son, Andrew Banda faces new charges
FORMER President Rupiah Banda’s son, Andrew, who was last week convicted of corruption charges, is facing fresh charges for alleged theft involving more than K1 million. Police in Lusaka have since...
View ArticleKNOW YOUR Member of Parliament (5): HON. ESTHER MWILA BANDA,
KNOW YOUR MPs (5): HON. ESTHER MWILA BANDA, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR CHILILABOMBWE – PF; Hon. Esther Banda is a Member of Parliament for Chililabombwe Constituency under the Patriotic Front (PF). She...
View ArticleHolograms sales hit K650,000 – Kapeya
GOVERNMENT says K650,000 has been raised from the sale of holograms on audio-visual products sold in Zambia since the introduction of the technology last year. Minister of Information and Broadcasting...
View ArticleZambia Railways to begin repossessing land
DAYS are numbered for traders and squatters who have encroached on the Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) land because the railway company will soon begin repossessing the land. ZRL head of corporate...
View Article8 cheat death in police vehicle crash
A POLICE vehicle ferrying suspects to Kamfinsa State Prison on Tuesday afternoon overturned, leaving four injured. The vehicle, a Toyota Land Cruiser registration number ZP2197 overturned after the...
View ArticleGirl narrates how dad’s friend raped her
A TEN-YEAR-OLD girl has testified in court how she was left an invalid after she was defiled by her father’s friend. This is in case in which Augustine Lesa, 67, of Mungwi District is being tried for...
View ArticleChina Jiangxi raises workers’ wages
CHINA Jiangxi International Corporation (CJIC), a company engaged by Government to construct a six-storey provincial administration in Choma, has increased salaries for its general workers to K910 per...
View ArticlePolice probe ABZ candidate
POLICE in Lusaka are investigating Alliance for Better Zambia (ABZ) candidate for the Katuba parliamentary by-election Patricia Mwashingwele for allegedly issuing two cheques amounting to K13,000 on an...
View ArticleState lambasts HH
STATE House has advised United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema to tone down on his political rhetoric because it is irritating Zambians. Special Assistant to the...
View ArticleLusaka in K1.8bn water & sanitation boost
GOVERNMENT has mobilised a grant of K1.8 billion (US$355 million) to improve water supply, sanitation and drainage systems in Lusaka, President Michael Sata has said. The funds have been organised...
View ArticleKapeya spells out digital migration benefits
INFORMATION and Broadcasting Services Minister Mwansa Kapeya has said the digital migration will present a fertile ground for local actors to generate better income and create employment for the...
View ArticleAgritech Expo to put Zambia’s farming sector on the map
Strong industry support for unique Chisamba agri-event Zambia’s booming agriculture sector will be in focus at the country’s first and only business-to-business outdoor agriculture exhibition, Agritech...
View ArticleProvide evidence of Katuba violence – police
THE police command in Central Province has challenged individuals who have allegedly been attacked during the ongoing campaigns in Katuba Constituency to provide evidence for the police to take action....
View ArticleChitotela,Mwewa probe on course – ACC
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) says investigations into allegations of corruption against Pambashe Member of Parliament Ronald Chitotela and his Mwansabombwe counterpart Rodgers Mwewa are...
View ArticleThieves terrorise Ndola market
RAMPANT thefts have struck Pamodzi Market in Ndola’s Pamodzi Township, forcing some traders to close down. A check at the market yesterday found that two beauty hair salons have shut down after thieves...
View ArticleLevy Park tenants owe Napsa K11m
Some tenants accrued arrears over a two-year period while others have not paid rentals since they occupied the shops. NAPSA has engaged Masauso Banda Debt Collectors and Certified Bailiffs to recover...
View ArticleJudge recuses himself from GBM expulsion case
LUSAKA High Court judge Mubanga Kondolo has recused himself from handling a matter in which former Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba has challenged his suspension and expulsion from the ruling Patriotic...
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