KABANANA WOMAN KILLS TWO CHILDREN, COMMITS SUICIDE
A woman of Kabanana compound in Lusaka poisoned three of her children on Tuesday April 11,2023 and later committed suicide. Of the three children, two died, aged 5 and 3…
MEALIE MEAL CRISIS: MILITARY DEPLOYED TO CURB SMUGGLING
The Zambian government has deployed military personnel to patrol the Northern Circuit and Copperbelt Provinces in order to curb rampant smuggling of mealie meal into the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC.…
GOVT APPROVES 667 CDF COMMUNITY PROJECTS WORTH K590 MILLION
Government has approved 667 Community projects at a cost of K590 million in the first quarter of 2023 under the 2023 Constituency Development Fund-CDF approved budget. Speaking at a press…
ZAMBIA’S TOURIST ARRIVALS STILL LOW
Despite numerous strides to grow Zambia’s tourism through vigorous marketing strategies, the numbers of new arrivals remain low. Zambia Association of Indigenous Tour Operators Secretary General, Kelvin Mutale, is of…
MASSAGE PARLORS UNDER PROBE FOR ALLEGED PROSTITUTION
The Lusaka City Council is investigating some massage parlors and boarding houses for allegedly promoting prostitution. This follows complaints by concerned residents that some establishments were operating as brothels in…
MEALIE MEAL SHORTAGE CAUSES PANIC-BUYING ON THE COPPERBELT
Continued mealie meal shortage on the Copperbelt Province is causing panic buying among residents that keep flocking to retail outlets in the early hours of each morning in the hope…
INJURED UPND CADRE NARRATES SERENJE VIOLENCE ORDEAL
A United Party for National Development UPND Cadre, Emmanuel Simposha, has accused Socialist Party President, Fred M’membe, of threatening to shoot him dead. Mr. Simposha who is currently admitted at…
LCC ENCOURAGES CREMATION AS CEMETERY SPACE RUNS OUT
The Lusaka City Council (LCC) is considering purchasing over 60 hectares of land in Chongwe’s Mikango area for burial site. And the local authority has encouraged the public to consider…
MEALIE MEAL SELLING K350 AT MUKAMBO BORDER
Residents of Mukambo Border in Mufulira District of the Copperbelt Province of Zambia, have questioned why authorities have allowed a situation where retailers are extorting them by selling a bag…
WOMAN’S LACK OF EDUCATION LEADS TO DIVORCE
The Matero Local Court has divorced a couple of Lusaka following a complaint by the husband that his wife was having extra marital affairs. Owen Phiri sued his wife, Tamara…