Clik here to view.
Sakwiba Fears for His Life after Rupiah Interrogations
Former president Rupiah Banda’s lawyer Sakwiba Sikota is fearing for his life and that of his client over the manner the joint investigating team are approaching the issues. Commenting on the warn and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mutembo Nchito Lied to Parliament, Faces Contempt
Director of Public Prosecutions Mutembo Nchito is coming under pressure to resign and face possible prosecution for freeing his creditor Rajan Mathani from prosecution. Nchito also faces contempt of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Katete Riots: 288 Still in Police Custody
About 288 people have been arrested in Katete following riots over alleged delays in arresting suspects who gang-raped and strangled a grade 12 schoolgirl last week. Police reinforcements were deployed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
BoZ Circulates Kr 3.2 Billion Rebased Currency
The Bank of Zambia has circulated about Kr 3.2 billion of the rebased currency as at March 31, 2013. Out of the Kr3.2 billion circulated, Kr 13.7 million are coins. BOZ head of public relations Kanguya...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sata says Africa has A Lot to Learn from China
President Michael Sata says Africa has a lot to learn from China’s fast-growing economy. Speaking on arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport last night, President Sata, a once fierce critic of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Opinion: Zambia Needs No Lessons from Cuba
Suddenly, there is an outbreak of visits to Cuba by senior Zambian government officials. Some sort of cordial and warm relationship is emerging. There is a strong bond, from the looking of things,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hunger Looms in Pemba
Hunger is looming in Pemba District in Southern Province following severe crop failure resulting from poor rainfall. This came to light when a Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) team led by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
JCTR Unsettles PF on Jobs
Government is surprised at the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR)’s extensive criticism of Government’s announcement that it has created more than 195,000 jobs since the Patriotic Front...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Zanaco Battle for CAF Place in Johannesburg
Keagan Mumba has named Rodrick Kabwe and Henry Banda in the line up against Orlando Pirates at FNB Stadium tonight. Banda, who captains the side, is recovering from injury and his combination with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Soured Love: Top Footballer Lottie Phiri Calls ZNBC’s Magambo “Gold Digger”
Zambian soccer star Lottie Phiri has exposed his ex-girlfriend Mary Magambo literary describing the ZNBC newscaster as “a gold-digger”. Lottie, who is on the register of Zesco United, exploded with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Zanaco Bombed Out of CAF Race
Zambian champions Zanaco were this evening booted out of the CAF Champions League after going down 2-1 to Orlando Pirates at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. The visitors were trailing 1-0...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sata is Not Ailing, says Guy Scott
Vice-President Guy Scott has refuted reports of the ailing President Michael Sata. Dr Scott said when campaigning in at Chipepo Basic School in Kapiri Mposhi ahead of the by-election that President...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Looming Hunger Prompts Minister to Calm Zambians
Deputy minister in the Office of the Vice President Harry Kalaba has urged people not to panic on the anticipated hunger situation in the country this year. Kalaba said government will soon conduct an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
GBM Deploys Soldiers to Curb Mealie Meal Smuggling
Defence minister Geoffrey Mwamba has said he has deployed soldiers along the Zambian borders to stop the smuggling of maize and mealie meal. Mwamba, who owns a milling company named after him, said the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
30 Refugees Arrested in Zambia
Over 30 refugees in North Western Province have been arrested for operating businesses without permits. Immigration public relations officer Justine Siame said among those arrested were from Congo,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Thief Burnt to Death in Luanshya
Luanshya residents on Friday burnt to death a thief whom they caught stealing. Copperbelt Province police commissioner Mary Tembo has confirmed the incident saying others fled with goods worth over K23...
View ArticleClik here to view.
17, 000 Zambians in Jail
Zambia Prisons Commissioner Percy Chato is worried at the huge number of prisoners in the country. Chato said over 17,000 Zambians are currently in prison with the highest number from Copperbelt. He...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gay Rights Activist Arrested at Muvi TV
Police in Lusaka last night arrested a gay rights activists, Paul Kasonkomona, within a private television station premises after featuring on a live programme dubbed The Assignment. Kasonkomona was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Zambia Needs a Credible Report on Unemployment
The unemployment rate is an economic indicator that refers to the number or proportion of people in an economy who are willing and able to work, but are unable to get a job. The issue of reporting job...
View ArticleClik here to view.
PF Denies Socialist Trends
Acting President Edgar Lungu has refuted assertions that the Patriotic Front government is imposing a socialist economic management system on the country’s liberalized economy. This follows...
View Article