Malaysian Flight MH370 pings go silent
After a week of optimism over four underwater signals believed to be coming from the missing Malaysian plane, the sea has gone quiet and Australia’s leader is warning that the massive search will...
View ArticleZambia to accumulate $11billion debt by 2014 year end – Mumba
Opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) President Nevers Mumba has projected that the Patriotic Front (PF) government will by the end of 2014 push Zambia’s total debt stock to around 11...
View ArticleZambezi HODs urged to report police officers abusing their authority
The Police Public Complaint Authority (PPCA) Chairperson James Mwanakatwe has called on heads of government departments in Zambezi district to report police officers that are abusing their power to the...
View ArticlePope asks forgiveness for ‘evil’ of child abuse by priests
Pope Francis made his first public plea for forgiveness on Friday for the “evil” committed by priests who molested children, using some of his strongest words yet on the Roman Catholic Church’s sexual...
View ArticleStrong Quake Hits Near Solomon Islands; Tsunami Warning Cancelled
(Reuters) – A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near the Solomon Islands on Sunday morning, triggering a tsunami warning that was later cancelled, according to U.S. government agencies, and...
View ArticleVJ backs creation of Electoral Court in Zambia
Retired Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga has backed the proposal for the country to have an Electoral Court that should enable faster disposal of electoral petitions. The Young African Leaders...
View ArticleAttack on HH in Ndola, unacceptable criminal act – Changala
Civil Rights Activist Brebner Changala has observed that the attack by suspected Patriotic Front(PF) cadres on United Party for National Development(UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema and his...
View ArticleIssuance of the US $1 billion sovereign bond, risky but bold move – Katele...
Former Finance Minister Katele Kalumba has described government’s issuance of the US $1 billion sovereign bond as a risky but bold move. Dr. Kalumba has observed that much it is a sign of confidence in...
View ArticleKasumbalesa couple shot by three men armed with knives and a gun
THREE men armed with knives and a gun on Saturday night shot a Kasumbalesa couple before getting away with a K4,000. The incident happened around 21:00 hours at house number A63 in Minestone Township...
View ArticleMan (60) admits taking wife’s nude pictures and showed them to his girlfriend.
A SIXTY-YEAR-OLD man of Lusaka’s Lilanda township has shocked a fully-packed Matero local court after admitting that he took nude pictures of his 58-year-old wife and showed them to his girlfriend....
View ArticleCourt upholds mum, son death sentences
THE Supreme Court sitting in Kabwe has upheld the death sentence slapped on a mother and his son who killed a three-year-old child so that they could become great hunters. This is in a case in which...
View ArticleGovernment may deploy troops at the Kasumbalesa border
Defence Minister, Edgar Lungu says government is considering deploying troops to improve security at the Kasumbalesa border following recent shooting of truck drivers. Mr. Lungu says a team of security...
View ArticleMalaysia Airlines Flight 370, Signals silent as search continues
Following four strong underwater signals in the past week, the “pingers” on-board a missing Malaysia Airlines jet have gone quiet, meaning the batteries in the plane’s all-important black boxes may...
View Article‘Zambia’s security at risk’
MINISTER of Defence Edgar Lungu says Zambia’s security has been put at risk by allowing a foreign national operate an airstrip in Luangwa. Speaking when he visited Luangwa airstrip on Saturday, Mr...
View ArticleZAMBIA is seeking an extradition of a 28-year-old Indian national
ZAMBIA is seeking an extradition of a 28-year-old Indian national from Mumbai who flew out last year after stealing K40 million from Kabdi Supermarket in Central Province. The Zambia Police have asked...
View ArticleDry port possible for Kasumbalesa
Government has reiterated that it will be left with no choice but to construct a dry port at Kasumbalesa border post if the security situation continues to worsen. Home Affairs Minister Ngosa...
View Article‘Modernise your filling stations’ – ENERGY Regulation Board
ENERGY Regulation Board (ERB) executive director Lengiwe Lungu has urged oil marketing companies (OMCs) to modernise their filling stations. Speaking when she toured energy facilities in Ndola last...
View ArticleLOPA, YETA DENY GETTING CASH FROM SAKALA
FORMER Zambia Army commander Wisdom Lopa and former Zambia National Service commandant Anthony Yeta have denied ever receiving K500,000 each from their co-accused former Zambia Air Force commander...
View ArticleMchinji railway cheers Parley committee
THE Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Communication has expressed satisfaction at the works on the Chipata -Mchinji railway line project. Committee Chairperson Kapembwa Simbao who is Senga Hill...
View ArticlePolice probe attack on HH’s entourage
Copperbelt Police Commissioner Joyce Kasosa says Police have launched investigations into the alleged beating of UPND members who were in the company of party president Hakainde Hichilema by Patriotic...
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