MTN Zambia launches Yako ni Yako lottery
MTN Zambia announced the launch of its loyalty programme dubbed Yako ni Yako. Offered as a lottery, MTN customer numbers will be randomly drawn to stand a chance to win prizes starting from ZMK 5...
View ArticlePoverty levels too high to observe Youth Day – FDD
The oppositions Forum for Democracy and Development (FFD) says it has stopped its youths from taking part of this year’s Youth Day celebrations due to high levels of poverty. FDD Spokesperson, Antonio...
View ArticleScot’s remarks scheme to derail the constitution making process- CSCC
Civil Society Constitution Coalition has charged that vice president Guy Scott’s remarks on the referendum is a scheme to derail the whole constitution making process. Civil Society Constitution...
View ArticleUPND’s PRIVATE member’s motion on Constitution roadmap fails to pass
A PRIVATE member’s motion moved to urge Government to provide a roadmap for enactment of the new Constitution has failed to pass through in Parliament. The motion moved by United Party for National...
View ArticleChibwe : Practitioner takes long route to Yerington, Nevada, USA
After stops in Zambia, South Africa, Iowa, Missouri and Philadelphia, Manasseh Chibwe has landed in Yerington where she is serving as a family nurse practitioner at South Lyon Medical Center. After...
View ArticleZambia Toppled on Copper Faces Rising Bond Costs -businessweek
Zambia’s second Eurobond will prove costlier than its debut issue in 2012 after the budget deficit ballooned in the nation, which lost its spot as Africa’s biggest copper producer last year. Spending...
View ArticleOne out of three admits possessing counterfeit notes
Two Lusaka businessmen and a woman have appeared in the Lusaka Magistrate Court charged with being in possession of over K294, 000 counterfeit notes. The first accused person in the matter, Mulenga...
View Article‘I wanted to smoke the marijuana’, youth tells court
A 23 year old man of Lilanda Compound in Lusaka has pleaded guilty to trafficking in 6.1 grammes of marijuana. Arnold Mupeta pleaded guilty to the charge before Lusaka Magistrate Albert Mwaba today....
View ArticleLuanshya women threaten to stage a naked protest
The people of Maposa Zone B in Luanshya have appealed to government to degazette the area to foster economic development and enable local people access basic social amenities. And the women of Maposa...
View ArticleSata reaffirms resolve to fight graft
President Micheal Sata has reaffirmed his government’s determination to fighting corruption in the country. President Sata said government has progressed in the fight against corruption in the past two...
View ArticleKwacha again loses value against US dollar
The Zambian currency, the Kwacha dipped against the United States dollar pressured by increased corporate and interbank demand for the greenback amid high volatility. The local currency opened trading...
View ArticleDefense opens in homosexual case
The case in which two Kapiri Mposhi men were put on their defense for practicing homosexuality has resumed in the magistrate court. James Mwape and Philip Mubiana were found with a case to answer and...
View ArticleZambia’s Ambassador to Nepal presents credentials
Ambassadors of four countries to Nepal presented their Letters of Credence to President Dr Ram Baran Yadav at the President´s Office, Sheetal Niwas, amidst a special function held on Thursday. Kim Yong...
View ArticleKitwe death toll rises again
The death toll in the Kitwe-Ndola dual carriageway accident has risen to 15. Copperbelt police commissioner Joyce Kasosa said in an interview today that nine out of the 15 dead people have been...
View ArticleChisamba teacher arrested for sodomy
Police in Chisamba have arrested a male teacher for allegedly being involved in sodomy with a ZESCO casual employee. Central Province Commanding Officer Standwell Lungu confirmed receiving a report on...
View ArticleHouse of Chiefs calls for calm among traditional leaders over land matters
THE House of Chiefs has called for calm among traditional leaders following concerns being raised on matters of land. House of Chiefs chairperson, Senior Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo II appealed to...
View ArticleIncrease in early marriages blamed on rural poverty
The Ministry of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs has attributed the increase in early marriages to high levels of poverty in rural areas. Chiefs and Traditional Affairs deputy Minister Susan Kawandami...
View ArticleRobert Makasa University completed
Vice President Dr. Guy Scott says government has embarked on construction of Universities in each of the 10 Provinces and to set up youth resource centers in each district. Dr Scott also revealed...
View Article15 accident victims to be buried tomorrow in Kitwe
President Michael Sata has conveyed a message of condolences to the grieved families. And Government has provided coffins, food staff and other logistics towards the funerals and burial for the...
View Article18 rioters ‘ caged ‘ for a month in Mkushi District
The Mkushi Magistrate Court has sentenced 18 people to a month’s imprisonment for their role played in last week’s riots in Itala Compound area. In passing the Sentence, Magistrate Ackson Mumba...
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