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Four die in road mishap in Serenje

Four people, including a three-year-old girl-child, have died on the spot while five others sustained serious injuries after the vehicle they were travelling in overturned on the Great North Road...

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Paramount Chief Mpezeni praised for successfully hosting N’cwala

Three Chiefs from Muchinga and Luapula provinces have commended Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni speaking people of Eastern Province for the successful hosting this year’s N’cwala traditional...

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Central Province’s notorious “guest house/ lodge” bandit shot dead

A GUNMAN who has been terrorising patrons in guest houses and lodges in Central Province was yesterday shot dead after a heavy exchange of gunfire which also left two police officers injured in Mkushi...

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AG spells out ministries financial loopholes reasons

AUDITOR General Anna Chifungula has observed that lack of proper hand over by permanent secretaries in Government ministries after reshuffles has created loopholes and financial irregularities in...

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Sata’s Facebook Message 25/02/14 : YOUTH EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVES

Today I wish to share with you the some of the initiatives our Government is undertaking to empower our youths. During the official opening of the 3rd session of the 11thNational Assembly, I did...

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NCC targets 300 young people to train in operation of earth moving equipment

The National Council for Construction (NCC) Executive Director Charles Mushota has disclosed that about 300 young people have been targeted this year to be trained in the operation of earth moving...

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Commuters welcome suggestion to restrict long distance buses

The Commuters Rights Association of Zambia has welcomed suggestions to restrict long distance buses to traveling during the day in view of the increasing number of road accidents which are claiming...

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FOUR armed robbers stab Chisamba farmer, shoot son

FOUR armed robbers on Sunday night stabbed a Chisamba farmer three times in the back and shot his son in the chest before getting away with K60,000 cash. The men went away with the cash, leaving Steven...

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Masebo breached labour law, claims Harrington

FORMER Minister of Tourism and Environment William Harrington yesterday told a tribunal set up to probe alleged professional misconduct by Minister of Tourism and Arts Sylvia Masebo that she breached...

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Lusaka’s waste reaches 250,00 tonnes

Government says the problems of solid waste, poor sanitation, waste water management are enormous in Lusaka. Speaking during the launch of the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) innovations grant...

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2 Luanshya men to serve 3yrs for assault

NDOLA High Court judge-in-charge Petronella Ngulube has sentenced two men of Luanshya to three years imprisonment each with hard labour for assaulting a businessman of Bulangililo township in Kitwe....

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KATUBA : Shakafuswa’s daughter accused of distributing money

Shakafuswa’s daughter accused of dishing out cash to voters as Katuba polls start on a low note Northern Province Minister Freedom Sikazwe has accused UPND candidate in the Katuba by election Jonas...

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Hunting concession tendering process was transparent and above board – witness

A witness in the Tribunal investigating allegations of professional misconduct against Tourism Minister Sylvia Masebo has testified that the tendering process for the hunting concession cancelled by Ms...

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Parliamentary Accounts Committee grills South PS over missing K9m vouchers

Southern province Permanent Secretary Margaret Miyoba was this morning taken to task by the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee over missing payment vouchers amounting to K9 million. Appearing...

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$6.9m financial deal to create 3000 jobs

GOVERNMENT has sealed a US$6.9 million financial deal to create 3,000 decent jobs for youths and improve food security through the development of sustainable livelihoods in rural areas, President...

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Dad nabbed for ‘defiling’ own daughter

A FORTY-SEVEN-year-old man of Kabompo district has been arrested for allegedly defiling his 11-year-old biological daughter and impregnating her. North-western province commissioner of police Eugene...

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State seeks national airline equity partner

GOVERNMENT is consulting renowned airlines to get experience as it looks for an equity partner to set up a national airline. Minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Yamfwa Mukanga said...

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No monkey tricks on new constitution-ZCTU

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has reiterated that there should be no monkey tricks over the issue of the new constitution. ZCTU President Leonard Hikaumba has told Qfm News in an interview...

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Sata in DRC for COMESA summit

From NANCY MWAPE in Kinshasa, DRC PRESIDENT Sata is in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for a two-day Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) heads of State summit that...

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Minister escapes lynching

Shakafuswa’s daughter, Precious (in red top) .jpg SUSPECTED United Party for National Development (UPND) cadres yesterday allegedly attacked and beat up Northern Province Minister Freedom Sikazwe in...

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