Baby snatcher caged
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka THE Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a woman of Lusaka’s John Laing township to five years imprisonment after finding her guilty of stealing a five-month-old baby. In...
View ArticleLungu didn’t threaten judges
CATHERINE MUMBA and NANCY SIAME, Lusaka VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina told Parliament yesterday that President Lungu did not threaten judges while in Solwezi but simply provided counsel to them as...
View Article‘He comes back home with soiled underwear’
MELODY MUPETA, Kitwe A 27-YEAR-OLD woman of Buchi township in Kitwe could not hold back her tears as she narrated before the court how her husband goes away from home for more than three days only to...
View ArticleCOSAFA tourney attracts Egypt, Uganda
CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka EGYPT and Uganda are among 12 teams that will battle for honours during next month’s Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Under-20 Championship billed for...
View ArticleSurviving an invasion of army worms
DOREEN NAWA, Lusaka JERRY Ng’andu, 53, a small-scale farmer of Shibuyunji district, has lived in the area for over 25 years and his livelihood solely depends on farming. He cultivates about three acres...
View ArticleI slept with church elder and his son
CHRISTINE CHIHAME, Mansa A 34-YEAR-OLD woman, standing as a witness in a case in which her husband has sued a Church elder and his son for committing adultery with her, confessed having sexual...
View ArticlePrince Siame is back
THELMA BWALYA, Lusaka AFTER being quiet for about 12 years, gospel singer Prince Siame is back in the studio working on his third album titled “Prince My Jesus Songs” to be released in January next...
View ArticleTales of refugees in Nchelenge
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Nchelenge KAIMBA Kazla sits outside a tent nursing her infant child. The child is one of a set of triplets she delivered while escaping the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
View ArticleNumba regrets
ALEX NJOVU, Godfrey Chitalu Stadium, Kabwe WARRIORS 2 ZANACO 2 ZANACO coach Mumamba Numba says sharing points with Kabwe Warriors is a setback to their quest to defend the Super Division title. The...
View ArticleRefugees snap up 21,000 condoms
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Nchelenge DESPITE the harsh realities of life, asylum-seekers, some of whom have been separated from their loved ones, have been given 21,000 condoms so far at Kenani Refugee Transit...
View ArticleExecutive can’t intimidate Judiciary – Chanda
JACK ZIMBA, Lusaka SPECIAL assistant to the President for press and public relations Amos Chanda has said the Executive cannot intimidate the Judiciary but can only give counsel to other wings of...
View ArticleMiracle impact bishop general sued
MIKE MUGALA, Lusaka A 21-YEAR-OLD woman of Lusaka’s Emmasdale has sued bishop John General of Miracle Impact Ministries International of Lusaka’s Matero township over child maintenance of two children....
View ArticleEveryone should help in fight against drug abuse
Dear editor, WE WRITE in response to a letter from a concerned parent in your newspaper edition No. 261 of Thursday, November 2, 2017. The display of cannabis symbols on t-shirts, caps and other body...
View ArticleChiefs counsel selves to observe rule of laws
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka THE House of Chiefs has called on traditional leaders to heed President Lungu’s call for chiefs to observe the rule of law. Chief Chipepo, the House of Chiefs whip, said President...
View ArticleLong, adventurous journey to Dar
Travelogue: FERGUS COCHRANE-DYET, Lusaka BRITISH diplomats are trained to be curious about the countries where they’re posted. For me, in a country like Zambia, that comes naturally because I’ve been...
View ArticleMweene, 4 others in for Cameroon clash
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe NATIONAL team skipper Kennedy Mweene and four other South Africa-based players yesterday arrived in the country ahead of Saturday’s dead rubber 2018 Russia World Cup qualifier...
View ArticleWorld Bank boss in
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka DIRECTOR of the World Bank’s Global Indicators Group Rita Ramalho is in the country to discuss Zambia’s performance and insights on how to push further improvements on the ease...
View ArticleGold mining to transform Rufunsa district
BENEDICT TEMBO, Lusaka RUFUNSA, a rural outpost about 190 kilometres east of Lusaka, will soon transform from an agricultural district to a mining town – thanks to exploration works by a UK company,...
View ArticleMugalu demotes City
DIANA CHIPEPO and ALEX NJOVU, National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka DYNAMOS 5 CITY 2 CITY of Lusaka were yesterday officially demoted to the lower ranks after losing to a Chris Mugalu-inspired Lusaka Dynamos...
View ArticleZRA exceeds revenue target
MWILA NTAMBI, Chililabombwe THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has exceeded its revenue collection target at Kasumbalesa border post on the Copperbelt by K14 million. ZRA Kasumbalesa deputy station...
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