ZESCO STARTS IMPORTING ELECTRICITY
ZESCO limited has disclosed the importation of electricity, effective 1st May 2024 in order to supplement the national power supply, following reduced generation due to low water levels. Company Spokesperson,…
OF UNENDING COSTS: ERB OKAYS NEW ZESCO TARIFFS
Within just hours before Zambians could stomach increased fuel prices, they have yet again been hit by another economic bombshell. The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has approved ZESCO’s electricity tariffs…
KABWE ON QUEST FOR DOG REGISTRATION, COMPLIANCE
Kabwe’s streets are seeing a new kind of patrol, as dog registration clocks one week. It is part of a push to maintain order before the dogs are cropped, with…
MAUREEN MWANAWASA FACES MORE TROUBLE
The Lusaka High Court has ordered Levy Mwanawasa and Company law firm run by former first lady, Maureen Mwanawasa, to pay 100,000 dollars to NL Alterra, a Belgium based firm.…
DELAY TO ACCESS THEIR MONEY FRUSTRATES INVESTRUST DEPOSITORS
Scores of Investrust Bank Plc (in possession) depositors, who lined up at the Zanaco Bill Master Cairo branch, were frustrated by delays in accessing their money. A check by Diamond…
POLICE STILL INVESTIGATING KILLING OF CHIPATA COUNCIL EMPLOYEE
The family of Alick Banda, a driver and employee of Chipata City Council, is demanding justice following his untimely demise under unclear circumstances. Alick Banda died at his girlfriend’s house…
FAILURE TO PAY FOR MICHOPO WORTH K5 CLAIMS TEENAGERS LIFE
18-year-old Mwata Yowa of Sekondi village in Samfya district has been stabbed to death by Musaba, aged 17, for allegedly failing to pay for Michopo (meat snack) worth K5. According…
POLICE DETAIN CHIPATA CITY COUNCIL TOWN CLERK
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested Chipata City Council Town Clerk, Aaron Kamalondo, over allegations of corrupt practices. Mr. Kamalondo has been detained at Chipata Central Police Station since morning…
5 YEAR OLD HACKED TO DEATH BY GRANDFATHER
A five-year-old child, Lazarus Mwewa, has allegedly been hacked to death by his grandfather, Ponde Kafwanka, in Sub Chief Kunda Mfumu’s chiefdom in Chembe district. Ponde has admitted having killed…
JUST IN: 50 ILLEGAL ETHIOPIAN IMMIGRANTS APPREHENDED
The Immigration Department has apprehended a driver of a containerized Shoprite branded truck for aiding and abetting 50 illegal Ethiopian immigrants, who have also been detained alongside another Zambian national.