Cadre jailed for defaming President
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe THE Kabwe Magistrate’s Court has jailed Collister Progress Shimunzhila, a member of the United Party for National Development (UPND), for four months for defaming President Lungu....
View ArticleFugitive suspected murderer cornered
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI, Chipata A 19-YEAR-OLD man who allegedly stabbed to death a 43-year-old resident of Petauke in Eastern Province last year has been arrested in Kitwe. Eastern Province police...
View ArticleLungu bashes extortionists, calls for probe
MWILA NTAMBI, Trade Fair, Ndola PRESIDENT Lungu will not tolerate deceitful people, especially on the Copperbelt, who are using his name and those of high ranking government officials to extort money...
View ArticleEx-soldier jailed for conning
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka THE Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has sentenced former Zambia Army officer Clement Kanyembo to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour for obtaining money by false pretences....
View ArticleWorkers matter most, says Akufo-Addo
NKOMBO KACHEMBA and NKOLE MULAMBIA, Trade Fair, Ndola GHANAIAN President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged African countries to invest in human capital value addition by creating an education system that...
View Article‘Keep girls away from men’
BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, Kalumbila MINISTRY of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection permanent secretary Edward Chomba has advised parents in Kalumbila District against allowing young...
View ArticleRTSA extends licence renewal deadline
PRSICILLA MWILA, Lusaka THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has given a 14-day grace period in which motorists should acquire road tax and road service licences for the third quarter of this...
View ArticleGBM words incited violence – witness
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka A WITNESS yesterday told the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court that he understood United Party for National Development vice-president for administration Geoffrey Mwamba’s words that...
View ArticleFish farming gets $54 million AfDB boost
ARTHUR MWANSA, Parliament VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina told Parliament yesterday that government has sourced US$54 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to boost the country’s fish production....
View ArticleZambia economy grows by 3%
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Trade Fair, Ndola ZAMBIA recorded an economic growth of three percent in the first quarter of 2017 with the agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors contributing the highest...
View ArticleLungu to remain focused on development
HONE SIAME, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu says his critics will not manage to distract him from improving the welfare of Zambians because he will continue to speedily implement development programmes...
View ArticleWorld Bank approves $26 million for rural energy
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka THE World Bank has approved US$26.5 million International Development Association (IDA) credit to increase access to electricity in Zambia’s rural areas. The regions to benefit...
View ArticleZambia sticks to Criminal Court
ARTHUR MWANSA, Parliament ZAMBIA will not withdraw its membership from the International Criminal Court (ICC), Minister of Justice Given Lubinda announced in Parliament yesterday. Mr Lubinda told...
View ArticlePresident accommodating, assures Wina
STEVEN MVULA, Parliament PRESIDENT Lungu did not refuse to meet church leaders who may have sought audience with him because State House is open to all, Vice- President Inonge Wina told Parliament...
View ArticleATM thieves jailed
AROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka THE Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has sentenced three Bulgarians to nine years imprisonment with hard labour for stealing K945,000 from various Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in...
View ArticleFirst Lady elected SADC envoy
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka FIRST Lady Esther Lungu has been elected to represent the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on the steering committee of the Organisation of African Ladies against...
View Article‘Turn Isoka into tourist hub’
MELODY MUPETA, Isoka ISOKA district commissioner Evenwell Mutambo has appealed to tour operators in the country to consider building leisure resorts in the district, which has two magnificent...
View ArticleDon’t switch off, Napsa players told
CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka NAPSA Stars coach Tenant Chilumba is concerned that his players ‘switch off’ during matches. Chilumba said in an interview in Lusaka on Sunday that the technical bench will work on...
View ArticleEnergy Regulation Act under review
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka GOVERNMENT is reviewing the Energy Regulation Act relating to the electricity sub-sector to introduce a multi-tiered tariff increment framework to replace the current one that...
View ArticleK3m set for Sinda roads rehab
MAYENGO NYIRENDA, Sinda NATIONAL Road Fund Agency (NRFA) has released K3 million for the rehabilitation of roads in Sinda district in Eastern Province. Kapoche member of Parliament (MP) Charles Banda...
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