Dead body picked in Solwezi with testicles, other parts cut off
Police in Solwezi have picked up a body of a man who was killed by unknown people in a bizarre circumstance. North Western Province Police Commissioner, Eugene Sibote, said the body of Mathews Chewe,...
View ArticleChipimo blames govt for delayed maize market
Opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) president, Elias Chipimo, says Government’s delay to announce the maize floor price for the 2013-2014 maize marketing seasons has created a vacuum for...
View ArticleNevers cries for unrepresented constituencies
MMD President Nevers Mumba has charged that the people of Mkushi South and other constituencies where there are pending by elections are being held hostage. Dr. Mumba says this is not only...
View ArticleFinish envoy bemoans poor women participation in Zambian politics
Finish Ambassador to Zambia, Perti Antiinen has bemoaned the poor participation of women in politics in Zambia. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka today for send off of five female politicians...
View ArticleYaluma advises Nawakwi to study KCM report
Mines Minister Christopher Yaluma has advised Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) President Edith Nawakwi to study the Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) report prepared after investigations conducted...
View ArticleZambia makes strides on universal education for children – Mgemezulu
Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education Acting Permanent Secretary, Owen Mgemezulu, has disclosed that there has been remarkable progress towards the goal of the...
View ArticleUPND official in Court for disrupting Agro Show
A United Party for National Development (UPND) official has appeared in court for disrupting proceedings of the block agricultural show in Mbila ward in Chief Shezongo’s area in Itezhi Tezhi district....
View ArticleSino hydro workers strike citing wages below minimum wage
Four hundred and fifty (450) workers at a Chinese firm – Sino hydro that is constructing the US $250 million Itezhi Tezhi hydroelectric power plant - have gone on strike to protest against wages...
View ArticleBanda elected as PALU president
State counsel Elijah Chola Banda has been elected as the new president of the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU). And the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) president George Chisanga has congratulated...
View ArticlePF to remain zero tolerant
PF member of central committee John Chisanga says the ruling party will not condone corruption at all its leadership structures in the country. Mr. Chisanga maintained that it was for this reason...
View Article‘We won’t tamper with final draft constitution’ – Namulambe
DEPUTY Minister of Foreign Affairs Gabriel Namulambe says Government has no intentions of tampering with the contents of the final draft constitution. Mr Namulambe said this on Sunday when he featured...
View ArticleYou can run but you can never hide, pay back loans – Kambwili
MINISTER of Youth and Sport Chishimba Kambwili has warned that youths that have defaulted to pay back loans under Youth Development Fund (YDF) risk being arrested. “If you don’t pay back (YDF), its...
View ArticleGovt budgets for hostels, houses at Solwezi College of Education
Government has set aside K900,000 for the construction of new student’s hostels and staff houses at Solwezi School of Education in Solwezi. This came to light when Youth and Sport Minister, Chishimba...
View ArticleFr Bwalya suspicious about draft contentious constitution clause discussion
Alliance for Better Zambia President Frank Bwalya has charged that the PF government is aiming at creating an impression that it is the Zambian people who have rejected the contentious clauses in the...
View ArticleKwacha shows signs of stability – BoZ
The Bank of Zambia says tightened monetary policy measures being taken have helped bring about stability in the exchange rate which has seen the Kwacha show signs of stability over the past week. Bank...
View ArticleZambian Engineers rule out imminent collapse of Kariba dam
An investigation recently conducted by the Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ) has revealed that contrary to earlier media reports, there is no imminent collapse of the Kariba Dam. Speaking during...
View ArticleTIZ dares govt over NGOs deregistration
Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has dared the Patriotic Front government to go ahead and deregister mainstream NGOs in the country and face the consequences in 2016. Speaking during a media...
View ArticleOasis Forum demands release of draft constitution
The Oasis Forum has charged that it is unreasonable to continue giving different explanations on why Zambians cannot have a new constitution now. Oasis Forum Chairperson Suzanne Matale in a statement...
View ArticleThree people die in road accident in Solwezi
Three people have died on the spot while more than 40 have sustained serious injuries after the bus they were travelling in over turned near Mumbezhi area along the Solwezi Mwinilunga road....
View ArticleChild rights activists warns teachers against befriending girl-pupils
Child Rights activist, Godfrey Simukonde, has cautioned teachers in the country against having intimate relationships with their female pupils. Mr Simukonde, who is also Director of Constituency Plan...
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