200 BANK ACCOUNTS FOR MINISTRY OF FINANCE OFFICIALS FROZEN
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has frozen over 200 bank accounts of senior officials at the Ministry of Finance, in relation to theft of public funds amounting to over K 100…
NORTH KOREA FIRES LONG RANGE MISSILE AHEAD OF JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA TALKS
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) just hours before the leaders of South Korea and Japan were due to meet for landmark talks. Both Japanese and South Korean…
MOTHER BURNS BIOLOGICAL SON OVER MISSING K100
An eight-year-old male juvenile has suffered burns on his body inflicted on him by his mother after allegedly stealing a K100, which his mother hid in the house. The incident…
800 BAGS OF SMUGGLED MEALIE MEAL RECOVERED IN NDOLA
Police in Ndola on the Copperbelt have recovered about 800 bags of mealie meal in Minsundu area destined for the Democratic Republic of Congo through the Sakania area. The bags…
MAN LINKED TO PARENTS’ MURDER TO UNDERGO MENTAL ASSESSMENT
The Lusaka High Court has allowed murder accused 19 year old Bushimbwa Mwakacheya of Lusaka’s Salama Park to undergo mental assessment before his murder trial.This follows an application by his…
MAN CONVICTED FOR DEFILING NIECE
A 49- year-old man of Lusaka has been found guilty of defiling his 13 year old niece.In this matter Tavel Mupango was charged with the offence of defilement of a…
CHINA’S SHAOLIN TEMPLE OPENS ORPHANAGE IN LUSAKA
The first ever Shaolin Temple in Africa has now opened an orphanage of 20 children between the ages of six and 14 and targets to enroll 100 children by the…
MAN’S ALLEGED SUICIDAL THREATS LEAD TO DIVORCE
A 43-year-old man of Lusaka has been divorced for threatening to commit suicide after his spouse refused to share the rental bill. In this matter, Anna Chishimba, aged 35, sued…
ZAMBIA POLICE RANKS TOP IN BRIBERY
The latest Zambia Bribe Payers Index, ZBPI, survey has revealed that the Zambia Police Service received the highest bribes last year, followed by ZESCO. According to the index aggregate, the…
MEASLES BREAK OUT IN CHINSALI
Measles has broken out in Chinsali District in Muchinga Province. The district health office has confirmed four cases, including a six-month-old baby. District Health Director, Kennedy Kabuswe, says the cases…