THE ELECTRICITY TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS WILL PROTECT LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
Eng. Elijah C. Sichone, the Director General of the Energy Regulation Board (ERB), has assured the public that the recent decision to approve ZESCO’s application for emergency electricity tariff adjustments…
THE 91-YEAR-OLD AFRICAN PRESIDENT WHO KEEPS DEFYING ORBITUARY-WRITERS
Speculation over the wellbeing and whereabouts of Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has become a hot topic across Africa this week. After attending the China-Africa summit in Beijing in early…
INFERNO CLAIMS TWO LIVES AT LUSAKA’S TOKYO WAY MARKET
A devastating fire broke out at Tokyo Way Market in the Misisi area of Lusaka, claiming the lives of two individuals and leaving one person seriously injured. The incident occurred…
MAN LEFT WITH PAINFUL BUTTOCKS AFTER ALLEGEDLY BEING BEATEN BY SOLDIERS
In a disturbing turn of events, another case of alleged military brutality has emerged in Masaiti District, where a 32-year-old man, Henshel Muya, claims he was brutally beaten by Zambia…
SURVIVORS OF LUILI GOLD MINE ACCIDENT STABLE, DEATH TOLL REMAINS AT 10
In a tragic incident at the Luili gold open-pit mine in Mumbwa District, ten artisanal miners lost their lives following a devastating accident. Among the five survivors, two are currently…
TUNISIAN PRESIDENT WINS SECOND TERM WITH LANDSLIDE
In an election that was criticised by rights groups, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won a second term with more than 90% of the vote, the electoral commission has said.…
AFRICA’S FIRST CHOLERA VACCINE PLANT COMING TO ZAMBIA
The Zambian government has partnered with China’s Jijia International Medical Technology Corporation to establish a vaccine production factory in Zambia with an approximate total investment of 37 million dollars. The…
COURT SETS JUDGEMENT DATE IN LUNGU’S ELIGIBILITY CASE
The Constitutional Court has set December 10, 2024, as the date in which to deliver its judgement in a petition challenging the eligibility of former President Edgar Lungu to contest…
RWANDA STARTS VACCINE TRIALS AGAINST DEADLY MALBURG VIRUS
Rwanda has said it will begin vaccine trials for the fatal Marburg virus, which has already killed at least 12 people in the country – most of them health workers.…
ANTISEMITIC INCIDENTS IN US SURGE TO RECORD HIGH – REPORT
Reports of antisemitic incidents in the US have reached a record high since last year’s Hamas attack in Israel, according to a preliminary report from the Anti-Defamation League Center for…