SERIAL RAPIST IN SOUTH AFRICA GETS 42 LIFE SENTENCES
A South African serial rapist – who assaulted children as young as nine years old – has received 42 life sentences. Nkosinathi Phakathi was convicted of 90 counts of rape…
AFCON QUALIFICATION REMAINS TARGET, GRANT SPEAKS AHEAD OF CHAD ENCOUNTER
Avram Grant, the head coach of Zambia’s senior men’s national team, has emphasized that qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) remains the primary target as the team…
BLUNT AND BOLD – KENYA’S ‘TRUTH SPEAKER’ FACES THE SACK
Kenya’s embattled Deputy President, Rigathi Gachagua, calls himself the “truthful man”, attributing his remarkable rise to the fact that he speaks truth to power. But as he faces impeachment proceedings,…
ZESCO RESUBMITS PROPOSED ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE: MINISTER MUSOKOTWANE URGES PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR SUSTAINABLE POWER SUPPLY
Finance and National Planning Minister, Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, has urged the Zambian public to support Zesco’s proposed electricity tariff increase to ensure the utility company has sufficient resources to import…
ESTHER LUNGU HAD NO KNOWN INCOME TO BUILD 15 FLATS – COURT
The recently delivered judgement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Court has revealed that former First Lady, Esther Lungu, had no verifiable sources of income to support her substantial real…
CHIPATA’S KAUMBWE TRADERS PROTEST OVER INCOMPLETE MARKET
This morning, traders at Kaumbwe Market in Chipata City staged a protest over delays in the completion of a market shelter project funded by the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). The…
FISHERMEN IN ITEZHI-TEZHI PROTEST OVER PARK ENTRY PERMITS
Thousands of fishermen in Itezhi-Tezhi District, Southern Province, have staged a protest over the limited issuance of park entry permits for fishing in Kafue National Park. The fishermen argue that…
NBA LEGEND MUTOMBO DIES FROM BRAIN CANCER AGED 58
NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo has died from brain cancer at the age of 58. The eight-time NBA All-Star, who retired in 2009, spent 18 years playing in the…
GANG RAPISTS SENTENCED TO LIFE IN TANZANIA PRISON
A court in Tanzania’s capital has sentenced four men to life imprisonment for the gang rape and sodomy of a girl under the age of 18 in a case which…
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY CRIPPLED BY LOADSHEDDING
The construction industry in Lusaka is facing a severe crisis as ongoing loadshedding has brought key operations to a near standstill. Tipper truck drivers in Lusaka West have been forced…