Pistorius admits ‘no reason’ to fire fatal shots
In a pummelling cross-examination, the prosecution called Oscar Pistorius’s account of killing his girlfriend “impossible” on Thursday, zeroing in on apparent inconsistencies in key parts of his...
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More than 38 pupils in Mansa district forced out of school by pregnancies
At least 38 pupils have dropped out of school at MABUMBA Secondary School in Mansa district due to pregnancies. School Head Teacher, ALEX CHIMBULE has attributed the development to lack of boarding...
View ArticleUS$163 million loan to link North-Western and parts of Western provinces to...
GOVERNMENT has signed a US$163 million loan agreement to link the entire North-Western and parts of Western provinces to the national power grid, President Michael Sata has said. The agreement, signed...
View ArticleConmen terrorise unsuspecting business people in Lusaka
Police are investigating a matter in which a group of conmen is allegedly swindling business people after drugging them with food that makes them unconscious. According to Police Service Spokesperson,...
View ArticleFacebook hits 100 million users in India
Facebook has hit more than 100 million users in India, only the second country after the United States to achieve the milestone. Facebook says the fast-expanding smartphone market is driving growth in...
View ArticleMan axes his mother to death after a dispute.
Police have since arrested Gideon Lubeya for allegedly killing his mother, identified as Afaliya Mumba of Nyalungwe Village in Nyimba District. Police deputy public relations officer, Rae Hamoonga said...
View Article3rd Year Copperbelt University Exam Cheat arrested writing exam for another...
Investigations have been instituted in a case where a 35-year-old man identified as Given Chiponji, who is a third-year student at Copperbelt University had been apprehended in connection with...
View ArticleFAZ slaps Mtine with life ban
FORMER Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) treasurer, Andre Mtine has been hit with a life ban from all football activities in the country. The ban of Mtine, who is an official at DR Congo giants TP...
View Article‘EXEMPT HOSPITALS FROM PRE-PAID METERS’
COPPERBELT Minister Mwenya Musenge has appealed to Zesco to consider exempting health institutions from its prepaid meters installation project. Mr Mwenya Musenge said in as much as Zesco was supplying...
View ArticleGovt stakes K2.5 million for Trauma centres
GOVERNMENT has disbursed K2.5 million for the construction of Trauma Centres at Kabwe General Hospital and Liteta Hospital. Health Deputy Minister Chitalu Chilufya said the Trauma centre at Kabwe...
View ArticleGOVERNMENT to update Catherine Phiri on fundraising drive for her welfare
GOVERNMENT will soon engage World Boxing Council (WBC) Women’s silver champion, Catherine Phiri to explain to her the outcome of a fundraising drive initiated last year by the Sports Ministry. The...
View ArticleChief Ngabwe installation challenged
THE Ngabwe Royal Establishment has appealed against the declaration of Ignatius Kashoka as Chief Ngabwe of the Lenje-Lamba speaking people by the Lusaka High Court. The Lusaka High Court on March 27,...
View ArticleMulenga Sata pledges better Lusaka, graft fight
NEW Lusaka Mayor Mulenga Sata has pledged to dedicate efforts to reshaping the city and rooting out corruption. Mr Sata pledged to ensure that his administration performed in a transparent and...
View ArticleKaseba invites teen Pakistan activist Malala Yousafzai to visit Zambia
First Lady Christine Kaseba has told a global forum on social entrepreneurship in London that the Zambian government and civil society have devised partnerships that are delivering results in the...
View ArticleRTSA and Lusaka City Council Fast Track Court convict 404 traffic offenders
THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) in conjunction with the Lusaka City Council Fast Track Court has convicted a total of 404 people for various traffic offences during the months of January...
View Article‘You lied’: Prosecution rips Pistorius on stand
On the third day of cross-examination, prosecutor Gerrie Nel tried to chip away at Oscar Pistorius’ version of events the night he shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his home on February...
View ArticleSACCORD counsels govt on terminal benefits for dismissed nurses
Government has been commended for its commitment of ensuring that the nurses that were dismissed last year after staging an illegal strike get their jobs back. Among government officials that have...
View Article4 Chipepo Secondary School pupils die in traffic accident
Four Male pupils of Chipepo Secondary School of Gwembe District in Southern Province have died on the spot in road traffic accident involving a light Mitsubishi Canter truck registration ALM 7466. The...
View ArticleHigh dropout rates of school girls worries govt in Eastern Province
Govt says it is concerned with the high dropout rate among girl children in Eastern province. Eastern Province Permanent Secretary, Chileshe Mulenga, says government was worried that the province has...
View ArticleZambian-born Bernard Fennell’s trip to Zambia ruined by UK Passport Office...
A FATHER could miss out on a dream family trip to Africa – because his passport hadn’t arrived. Zambian-born Bernard Fennell, 30, and Danielle Macintosh, 26, were due to fly to the Zambia on Friday...
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