STATE, COUNCIL POLICE CLEANUP CBD AS VENDORS CRY FOUL
Government has removed street vendors from the Central Business District of Lusaka. A combined team of State and Council Police Officers moved in last night to demolish and burn down…
DEC SEIZES PROPERTIES WORTH OVER K10 MILLION
The Drug Enforcement Commission -DEC- has seized movable properties worth over K10 million, suspected to be proceeds of crime. Among the properties forfeited are three Toyota Land Cruisers, an excavator,…
FIC RECORDS AN INCREASE IN SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS IN 2022
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has recorded an increase of suspicious transaction reports for the financial year ending 2022, valued at K 5.9 billion . In the report, the centre…
MAIDS IN COURT OVER THEFT OF 15, 000 DOLLARS AND UNDERWEAR
Two maids of Lusaka have been taken to court over theft of 15, 000 dollars and ladies’ underwear, allegedly, belonging to their employer Ali Ecall, a Lebanese national. The accused…
UPDATE: DETAINED BOY REUNITED WITH FAMILY
An 8-year-old boy of Matero East who was detained by police for assaulting another child aged twelve has been released from custody. Zambia Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga has confirmed the…
DEVELOPING STORY
A family of Lusaka’s Matero East Township is demanding answers from the Zambia Police Service why its eight-year-old son was allegedly put in custody yesterday. According to sources, the family…
COURT EXPECTED TO MAKE A RULING ON MUNIR’S BAIL APPLICATION
Lumezi Member of Parliament, Munir Zulu, has arrived at the Lusaka Magistrates Court for ruling on his bail application pending trial. In this matter, Mr. Zulu is facing charges of…
EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN IN GEMSTONE SECTOR WORRIES THINK-TANK
The African Minerals Development Center (AMDC) has expressed concern over the excessive exploitation of women and the artisanal sector. Speaking during the Africa Gemstones, Jewelry Exhibition and Conference 2023 in…
SUGILITE-GATE SCANDAL: LUAPULA UPND WELCOMES ARREST OF ITS OFFICIALS
The ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) in Luapula Province has welcomed the arrest of some party officials involved in the illegal mining of Sugilite. Provincial Trustee Haggai Khumalo…
HUNDREDS OF LUSAKA TRADERS ALLEGEDLY SWINDLED IN BOOSTER LOANS SCAM
Hundreds of traders from various markets in Lusaka have allegedly been swindled in booster loans scam. One of the affected, 52-year-old Alice Nkhata, a widow, has lamented the loss of…