ZESCO CRACKING DOWN ON ILLEGAL ELECTRICITY CONNECTIONS
Zambia’s power utility ZESCO has disconnected 16 unmetered houses in Kawire residential area in Chilanga District, South of Lusaka, as part of its campaign to crackdown on illegal electricity connections.…
HIGH COURT DEMANDS FRESH EXAMINATION ON SUSPECTED ABDUCTOR
High Court Judge, Charles Kafunda, has ordered for a conclusive medical examination of James Bwalya, one of the suspected abductors of 13 young women in Lusaka. When the matter came…
DIAMOND TV EXPANSION CELEBRATED
Diamond TV’s Expansion Launch into Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Malawi was held on Wednesday night at the Taj Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka. Tourism Minister Rodney Sikumba officiated the event that…
CHOLERA CONTAINED IN ZAMBIA’S FOUR DISTRICTS
The Ministry of Health has declared an end to Cholera in four out of the eight affected districts in the country. The four districts are Mwansabombwe, Chipata, Vubwi and Lusangazi…
CHILD WITH CLOSED ANAL REGION NEEDS SPECIALIST TREATMENT
A 32-year-old woman of Kabanana compound in Lusaka Masiliso Maoma is nursing a two-year-old son who was born with a closed anus and a hole in the heart. The condition…
LOCAL AUTHORITY RUN LIBRARIES IN DEPLORABLE STATE
The four Lusaka City Council (LCC) run public libraries are in a deplorable state and look like archives with tattered and outdated books that need replacement. A check by Diamond…
COPPERBELT TEACHERS STORM PROVINCIAL EDUCATION OFFICE OVER PAYROLL
Some Teachers on the Copperbelt Province have stormed the Copperbelt Provincial Education Office questioning why they have not been put on payroll since 2020. The teachers who were seeking an…
DEFILED 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL MISSING
A mother of Lusaka’s Mtendere East is appealing for help from authorities to locate her 12-year-old daughter who has been missing for two days now. Margaret Phiri, 27, has told…
ZESCO SIGNS US$3.5 BILLION POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH CiEG
Zesco has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Integrated Clean Energy Power Company Ltd (CiEG) to produce 2,400 Megawatts of renewable energy estimated at US$3.5 billion. CiEG is an…
SUSPECTS IN ABDUCTION CASE TO UNDERGO MENTAL CHECKUP
Suspects in the recent abduction of 13 young women in Lusaka will have to undergo mental and physical checkup to ascertain if they can stand trial. When the two suspects…