ELON MUSK CAN KEEP GIVING $1M TO VOTERS, JUDGE RULES
Elon Musk’s political group can keep awarding $1m (£722,000) to voters in swing states, a judge has ruled. The giveaway by Mr Musk’s America PAC is set to end on…
SOUTH AFRICA TO STRIP BEAUTY QUEEN OF ID DOCUMENTS
Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina, who has been at the centre of a fierce nationality row, is to be stripped of her South African identity and travel documents. The Department of…
LUSAMBO TAKEN TO LUANSHYA FOR SENTENCING
Former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has been transferred to Luanshya for sentencing following three days in custody at Chilenje Police Station in Lusaka. His arrest took place on Friday,…
FOUR MINERS RESCUED AFTER MIDNIGHT COLLAPSE AT LUANSHYA’S PIT 6
Four men narrowly escaped death after a midnight earth collapse at Pit 6 in Luanshya, where they were illegally mining. The incident was reported to the Mpatamatu Police Station, prompting…
ACCIDENT VICTIM STRUGGLES AFTER LIFE-CHANGING CRASH
Moton Zulu, a 42-year-old man from Lusaka, is struggling to cope after a devastating road traffic accident two months ago left him disabled. The accident resulted in the loss of…
SLAVERY REPARATIONS NOT ABOUT TRANSFER OF CASH, SAYS LAMMY
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said the concept of reparations for former colonial nations affected by slavery “is not about the transfer of cash”. In his first comments since…
SMALL SCALE MINERS RESIST RELOCATION FROM COP 5 DUMPSITE
Small-scale miners operating illegally at the COP 5 Dumpsite in Chingola District, Copperbelt Province, are urging authorities to grant them a one-month extension to continue their work before the site…
LUSAMBO AGREES TO REPAY K560,000 TO SWINDLED BUSINESS PARTNER
Former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has agreed to repay K560,000 to businessman James Kayula. The agreement comes after Mr. Kayula took legal action, claiming Mr. Lusambo defrauded him through…
BOTSWANA’S MASISI CONCEDES DEFEAT
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi, leader of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), has pledged a seamless transition of power following his election loss to Umbrella for Democratic Change leader, Duma Boko.…
COMESA EXPORTS SOAR TO 120% DURING ZAMBIA’S CHAIRMANSHIP – HH
At the 23rd COMESA Summit in Burundi, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema reported substantial progress and growth within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region, spotlighting an impressive…