WOMAN BEATEN TO DEATH BY HER LATE HUSBAND’S RELATIVES
A woman of Choma District in Southern Province has died after allegedly being beaten by her late husband’s relatives. 31-year-old Esnart Daka of Zambia Compound was accused of being behind…
GO SOLAR, GOVT CHALLENGES HOSPITALS, BARRACKS
Ministry of Information and Media, Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana has urged Hospitals, Military Barracks and learning institutions that are exempted from load-shedding to seriously consider going solar in the next…
EIGHT PEOPLE DIE AFTER CONSUMING TRADITIONAL BEER ‘CHIJABI’
Five people have reportedly died in Namwala District of Chief Muchila chiefdom in Southern Province after drinking a traditional beer known as Chijabi. Senior Headman Sichibilika told Diamond News that…
TWO SENSELE MINE VICTIMS PUT TO REST, ONE WAS UNIDENTIFIED
The bodies of two miners that were retrieved from Sensele Mine in Chingola have been put to rest at Chikola Central Cemetery. One body was retrieved yesterday and another today…
LIONS WREAK HAVOC ON MAMBWE COMMUNITIES, KILL LIVESTOCK
Communities in Mambwe District in Eastern Zambia are struggling to coexist with wildlife. Lions are causing chaos in communities in the game management area of South Luangwa National Park, killing…
KAMBWILI DETAINED, MILES WITHDRAWS AS SURETY
Patriotic Front member, Chishimba Kambwili, has been detained by the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court. This follows the decision of PF faction President, Miles Sampa, to withdraw his surety in a matter…
CHIRUNDU CALLS FOR A CHARCOAL BAN
Due to the district’s scarcity of trees, the Chirundu Town Council has requested that the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment extend the charcoal ban to valley areas such as…
BABY SNATCHERS TO APPEAL COURT JUDGEMENT
A notice of intention to appeal the court decision has been filed by the UTH baby snatchers who were found guilty. According to Precious Nkunika, a worker in the judiciary,…
MOTHER, DAUGHTER JAILED FOR STEALING BABY
A Judiciary worker, Precious Nkunika and her mother, Grace Siska, have been jailed for stealing a baby in 2022 at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH). The Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has…
UK PLEDGES 2 BILLION POUNDS TO HELP FIGHT EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
British High Commissioner to Zambia, Nicholas Woolley, has disclosed that his country has made available two billion pounds which Zambia can access to help fight the effects of climate change.…