Zambia Drawn Against Algeria for AFCON 2021 Qualifiers
Draws for the Cameroon 2021 Africa Cup of Nations have been conducted in Cairo, Egypt with Zambia drawn in Group H alongside Algeria, Zimbabwe and Botswana. The Chipolopolo boys have missed out on the...
View ArticleLungu Dates Copperbelt Again
President Edgar Lungu is today expected on the Copperbelt on a two day working visit. The visit is his second in the province in the two weeks. Copperbelt Permanent Secretary Bright Nundwe has...
View Article‘Rapist’ Head Teacher Turns Himself In
A school head teacher of Myooye Secondary School who allegedly raped a Grade 10 pupil of the same school has surrendered himself to Mumbwa police. Central Province Commissioner of Police Chola Katanga...
View ArticleLCC to Bury 23 Unclaimed Bodies
A total of 23 unclaimed bodies will in the next 14 days be buried at Chingwere Cemetery by the Lusaka City Council (LCC). LCC Public Relations Manager George Sichimba has stated that this follows a...
View ArticleHuge Task AHead For Dr Bwalya Ng’andu
The decision that President Edgar Lungu made on Sunday was so important such that its announcement couldn’t wait for the morning – it had to be done in the night so that all the Zambians and, of...
View ArticleChristopher Shakafuswa Elected Deputy Mayor of Lusaka
Mpulungu Ward 23 councillor Christopher Shakafuswa has been elected as Lusaka Deputy Mayor. During elections held at the Lusaka Civic Centre this morning, Shakafuswa polled 16 votes ahead incumbent...
View ArticleState Witness Tells Court Lungu Applied to Have ‘Chagwa’ on NRC
A State witness has told the Lusaka Magistrates Court that President Edgar Lungu added the name Chagwa to his details on his original National Registration card (NRC) bearing the number 216992/67/1....
View Article2 Arrested Over Fake G12 Certificates
Police have arrested two people for being in possession of fake grade 12 certificates. Examinations Council of Zambia Public Relations Specialist Ronald Tembo, who confirmed the development, said the...
View ArticleJudge Yangailo Discharges Ex Parte Leave Granted to 2 Fired Sesheke Cops
High Court judge Pixie Yangailo has discharged the ex parte leave she had granted to two Sesheke police officers who wanted to challenge the State’s decision to retire them in national interest. This...
View Article2 Die in Separate Fatal Accidents in Mpongwe
Two people have died in two separate fatal road traffic accidents in Mpongwe district on the Copperbelt. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga has said that the first accident occurred on...
View Article2 Kasempa Juveniles Die in Bushfire While on Mouse-Hunting Expedition
Two female juveniles aged two have died after they were caught up in a bush fire in Kasempa district of North Western Province. The incident happened when the two, while in the company of their elderly...
View ArticleKapiri Man Kills Wife after Marital Dispute
A 66-year-old Woman of Kapiri Mponshi district has been murdered by her husband after a marital dispute. The incident happened when Point Chewe, 86, of Muteteshi area allegedly pushed his wife into the...
View ArticleLungu Fires Mawere in Cabinet Re-shuffle
Sports minister Moses Mawere has been fired while higher education minister Professor Nkandu Luo has been moved to Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries. Dr Brian Mushimba, who was transport and...
View ArticleLungu Threatens Underperforming Ministers with Dismissal
President Edgar Lungu has warned that he will fire ministers who will not improve in their performance. Announcing Cabinet reshuffles that have seen the dismissal Sports Minister Moses Mawere,...
View ArticleAccident Kills 3 on Solwezi-Mutanda Road
Three people have died in a road traffic accident along the Solwezi-Mutanda road near Mutanda River Bridge. The accident happened last night around 19:00 hours. North Western Province Commissioner of...
View ArticleChiyangi Names 20 Bullets for CHAN Duty
Chipolopolo stand-in coach Aggrey Chiyangi has named his final 20 member squad for next Friday’s African Nations Championship (CHAN) first leg encounter against Botswana in Francistown. Team manager,...
View ArticleCracking the Whip: Lungu’s Cabinet Reshuffle A Sweet Weekend Present
President Edgar Lungu has today made a shakeup to his Cabinet, a long awaited move that has got many Zambians excited, well, for obvious reasons. We actually began this week with a shock reshuffle at...
View ArticleChongwe Man Defiles Own Grandchild
A 39-years-old man of Libuko Village in Chongwe has been arrested for defiling his 1 year and 11 months old granddaughter. Police spokeswoman Esther Katongo said the mother of the baby reported the...
View ArticleA Red Card against the Yellow Card Protest Movement?
The controversial release of the the Financial Intelligence Centre’s 2018 Trends Report has continued to be a subject of debate among our chattering political classes – especially with regard to speed...
View ArticleBruce Mwape Names Shepolopolo Cosafa Team
Zambia Women National Team coach Bruce Mwape has named a 26-member provisional squad ahead of the 2019 Cosafa Women’s Championship that will be staged in Nelson Mandela Bay from July 31-August 11....
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