ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF SATURDAY’S FUEL TANKER EXPLOSION DIES
One of the five people who was injured in last Saturday’s fuel tanker explosion along Mungwi Road in Lusaka has died. According to sources, the deceased identified as David Kapala…
CHINSALI COURT SETS DATE FOR JUDGEMENT IN AIRCRAFT CASE
The Chinsali Magistrate court has set 29th March 2023 as judgement day in a case of endangering safety of an aircraft. This is in a matter in which Andrew Kampyongo…
$577 MILLION FOR NDOLA-LUSAKA DUAL CARRIAGEWAY, FAR LESS THAN BEFORE
The Government of Zambia, and concessionaire Macro-oceans Investment Limited, have signed a 25-year Public-Private Partnership concession agreement, for the upgrade of the 327-kilometer Ndola-Lusaka Road, to a dual carriageway, at…
ZNS OFFICER REPORTS BRIBE BUT USES IT TO BUY BEER
A Zambia National Service (ZNS) officer who was deployed to guard Kansenseli Gold Mine in North-Western Province has been demoted after he reported having been offered a K5,000 bribe. The…
DELAYS TO COMPLETE KAZUNGULA BUS STATION IRKS RESIDENTS
Lack of a functional Bus station in Kazungula district which borders the country with Botswana has dismayed residents who say travelers are now forced to hitchhike, threatening their safety. This…
FUEL TANKER VICTIMS STILL BATTLING INJURIES
Five men who were severely burnt when a fuel tanker exploded on Lusaka’s Mungwi Road last Saturday are still nursing wounds in hospital. University Teaching Hospital Public Relations Manager Natalie…
COURT LEARNS $7.5 MILLION DEPOSITED IN TURKISH ACCOUNT WITHOUT AUTHORITY
A Principal Internal Auditor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has testified that a total of USD 7.5 million was transferred into the Turkish Mission account without authority. This came…
N’CWALA AFTERMATH: 21 DETAINED FOR VARIOUS OFFENSES
Police in Chipata are holding 21 suspects for various offenses committed during the N’cwala Traditional ceremony period in Chipata. Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer Limpo Liywali says the N’cwala festival…
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA ORDERS RELOCATION OF FLOOD VICTIMS
President Hakainde Hichilema has directed the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to conduct a survey of the flood situation in Lusaka so that Government knows which areas are habitable…
LOCAL CONTRACTORS DEMAND PAYMENT
The Zambian Association of Citizen Contractor (ZACCO) has appealed to government to expedite the process of dismantling debt owed to local contractors. Association President Mutale Mpepo says it is worrying…