Two Lusaka men have seen sentenced to four months imprisonment with hard labour in the Lusaka Magistrates' Court for escaping from prison. The two are; Hitler Kantu, 24, of Kafue and Lawrence Malambo of Kabanana compound. Kantu escaped after he was assigned to apply fertilizer in the main garden at Lusaka Central prisons, while Malambo...

NDC secretary general Mwenya Musenge other than abolishing the Local Government Service Commission, NDC will also dissolve offices of District Commissioners and redeploy staff to Local Government Authorities where there’s lack of human resource. And Musenge who is former Copperbelt Province minister, says when in power, NDC will not tolerate political party cadres who collect...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested a 25-year-old woman of Kitwe for forgery and impersonating an ACC officer. In a statement issued by ACC Acting Public Relations Manager Dorothy Mwanza, Mulenga Mukuka was arrested for uttering a false document, contrary to the laws of Zambia. “Mulenga Mukuka, who at the time of arrest was residing...

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced two men to three months imprisonment for stealing a double bed worth K700 from a carpenter. In this matter, Jimmy Phiri, 22 and Kennedy Nyirenda, 23 had pleaded guilty to theft on Wednesday after stealing a double bed worth K700 on December 7, this year, property of Christopher Kunda....

The Supreme Court has slapped Rainbow Newspaper editor-in-chief Derrick Sinjela with one year six months simple imprisonment for contempt of court. And MISA Vice Chairperson Hyde Haguta has described the judgement as a sad development in the media fraternity, adding that journalists should not be intimidated but remain strong by ensuring that they are professional...

Minister in the Office of the Vice-President Sylvia Chalikosa has urged journalists aspiring to join the elite club in the industry to emulate already-accomplished practitioners by using the power of the pen wisely. Speaking at an awarding ceremony for outstanding journalists on "Sustainable Diets" in the year 2018 organised by CSPR and HIVOS, Wednesday, Chalikosa,...

Africa’s largest Coca-Cola bottler, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Proprietary Limited (CCBA), has acquired the Coca-Cola soft drinks business of Zambian Breweries Plc (Zambrew) and commenced operations. With this acquisition, the non-alcoholic ready-to-drink business of Zambrew has been transferred to Kalundu Beverages Limited, trading as Coca-Cola Beverages Zambia (CCBZ). CCBZ is a fully-owned subsidiary of CCBA via...

Former Attorney General Musa Mwenye State Counsel has made a very good observation about how African governments react and treat citizens who criticize bad decisions. He says such oppressive regimes often abuse words like “patriotism” to portray critics as bitter dissidents who deserve no one’s respect. This is wrong, State Counsel Mwenye says, because “patriotism”...

Sinda Independent member of parliament Masauso Tembo has warned people in his constituency not to sell the fertiliser and seed they get from agro-dealers, saying doing so is tantamount to stealing from government. In interview after visiting his constituency at Isaac Village, Tembo said the government's aim was for farmers to benefit from their farming,...