LUMEZI DC NABBED OVER 271 BAGS OF FRA MAIZE
Lumezi District Commissioner (DC) Jimmy Phiri has been arrested for the alleged theft of 271 by 50 kilogram bags of white maize. Accoding to the Police Deputy Spokesperson, Danny Mwale,…
MAN ACCEPTS BREAKING EX-GIRLFRIEND’S VIRGINITY BUT DENIES FATHERING CHILD
A 26 year old man of Chinsali says despite breaking his ex girlfriend’s virginity, he doubts being the father of the child. The Chinsali Local court has heard how Steven…
ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF SATURDAY’S FUEL TANKER EXPLOSION DIES
One of the five people who was injured in last Saturday’s fuel tanker explosion along Mungwi Road in Lusaka has died. According to sources, the deceased identified as David Kapala…
CHINSALI COURT SETS DATE FOR JUDGEMENT IN AIRCRAFT CASE
The Chinsali Magistrate court has set 29th March 2023 as judgement day in a case of endangering safety of an aircraft. This is in a matter in which Andrew Kampyongo…
$577 MILLION FOR NDOLA-LUSAKA DUAL CARRIAGEWAY, FAR LESS THAN BEFORE
The Government of Zambia, and concessionaire Macro-oceans Investment Limited, have signed a 25-year Public-Private Partnership concession agreement, for the upgrade of the 327-kilometer Ndola-Lusaka Road, to a dual carriageway, at…
ZNS OFFICER REPORTS BRIBE BUT USES IT TO BUY BEER
A Zambia National Service (ZNS) officer who was deployed to guard Kansenseli Gold Mine in North-Western Province has been demoted after he reported having been offered a K5,000 bribe. The…
DELAYS TO COMPLETE KAZUNGULA BUS STATION IRKS RESIDENTS
Lack of a functional Bus station in Kazungula district which borders the country with Botswana has dismayed residents who say travelers are now forced to hitchhike, threatening their safety. This…
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA ORDERS RELOCATION OF FLOOD VICTIMS
President Hakainde Hichilema has directed the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to conduct a survey of the flood situation in Lusaka so that Government knows which areas are habitable…
LOCAL CONTRACTORS DEMAND PAYMENT
The Zambian Association of Citizen Contractor (ZACCO) has appealed to government to expedite the process of dismantling debt owed to local contractors. Association President Mutale Mpepo says it is worrying…
TWO DROWN AFTER BOAT CAPSIZED ON NAMWALA RIVER
Two people have drowned after a banana boat carrying 18 people capsized on Namwala River on Saturday. The bodies have since been retrieved from the river by a combined team…