ZRA OFFICER JAILED FOR CAUSING ACCIDENT INVOLVING CHIEF JUSTICE
A 30-year-old Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Examination Officer, Philemon Dyamin, has been sentenced to 18 months simple imprisonment for causing a road accident that resulted in injuries to Chief Justice…
TRANS SOCIALITE DID SERVE HER JAIL TERM, NIGERIAN PANEL FINDS
A Nigerian investigative panel has dismissed allegations that transgender socialite Bobrisky, sentenced to six months in jail for abusing the national currency, lived in a flat outside prison and didn’t…
LIAM PAYNE’S DEATH PROMPTS MUSIC INDUSTRY SOUL SEARCHING
The death of former One Direction star Liam Payne has sparked a debate about the duty of care in the music industry, particularly for young people. In one of the…
CAMEROON’S PRESIDENT FINALLY SEEN IN PUBLIC
Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has been seen in public for the first time in six weeks amid speculation about his ailing health. His absence from the public eye led…
UN ‘DEEPLY CONCERNED’ KENYA RETURNED TURKISH REFUGEES
The United Nation’s Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has said it is “deeply concerned” by news that four refugees were returned to Turkey from Kenya. The refugees were repatriated at the request…
MUSK IS GIVING SOME US VOTERS $1M. IS IT LEGAL?
Questions have been raised about the legality of cash incentives offered by tech billionaire Elon Musk to swing-state voters who sign his petition before the US election on 5 November.…
JOHN GENERAL’S ALLEGED RAPE VICTIM PAID K1, 000 FOR SPIRITUAL HELP
Bishop John General, also known as Miracle Impact International Clergy John Nundwe, has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrate Court to face charges of rape. It is alleged that the bishop…
JAY BANDA’S ABDUCTION CASE DISMISSED
The Lusaka High Court has dismissed with costs a lawsuit filed by fugitive Petauke Member of Parliament Emmanuel Jay Banda against the state. Banda had sought damages for his alleged…
FAKE KASAMA MEDICAL DOCTOR NABBED
Gerald Chishimba, a local businessman in Kasama District, Northern Province, has been arrested for operating an illegal health facility. The arrest was made following a joint operation by a task…
MUSK’S $1M-A-DAY TO SWING STATES VOTERS ‘DEEPLY CONCERNING’
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said he will give away $1m (£766,000) a day to a registered voter in key swing states until the US presidential election on 5 November.…