A 17-year-old bus conductor of Lusaka’s Kaunda Square Stage Two has been dragged to court for allegedly stealing a pack of Hungry Lion chips, cellphone, pair of headsets and K450 cash, among other properties, all valued at K2,410. The juvenile offender, who is charged with one count of aggravated robbery contrary Section 294 (2) of...

Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says the importation of cadres to areas where elections are taking place is the root cause of political violence. And Kampyongo says the Police Service Commission decided to dismiss officers who beat up PF cadres in the February 12 Sesheke parliamentary by-election after considering factors, such as the availability of...

Major Richard Kachingwe says he will continue to participate in the political arena amongst men and and women of goodwill and not people like Hakainde Hichilema who decide to discuss the personal affairs of other people behind their backs. Major Kachingwe who is former MMD national secretary announced, Sunday, that he had ceased to be...

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili says Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda's insults on members of the opposition alliance had the blessings of President Edgar Lungu since the Head of State has not reprimanded him. Speaking when he featured on Muvi TV’s assignment Program, Sunday, Kambwili said some of the...

Police in Lusaka yesterday arrested NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili and piled charges on him before denying him police bond. Among the offences, the former chief government spokesperson is charges with expressing hatred against a foreign national, which falls under Section 70 of the Penal Code, and he has also been slapped with the charge of...

Voice of Vespers, a movement to advocate for justice for Vespers Shimunzhila, has pulled out of her remembrance vigil after outrage from many Zambians who are unhappy with the inclusion of Minister of Higher Education Professor Nkandu Luo and her Ministry of Religious Affairs counterpart Reverend Godfridah Sumaili, among the keynote speakers. A Human Rights...

A Solwezi-based entrepreneur has taken up a rare business of rearing ducks to supply Chinese nationals in Zambia who fancy the local delicacy. Edgar Mutanuka, 32, said last June he supplied a number of ducks to Chinese nationals operating at a local firm, with each bird going for K150 and he had made good profit....

Standard Chartered Bank Zambia has allowed personal and priority customers to borrow up to K450,000, making it the highest personal loan threshold under that category in the country, company data shows. In a statement availed by StanChart head of corporate affairs Christine Matambo, Monday, StanChart raised its personal loan limit up to K450,000. “It is...

We have noticed that those in government are finding it very easy to fool people into believing that mining companies are, without any reason, resisting to accept the mining tax increase brought about in the 2019 budget. With that argument, it can be understood why Copperbelt residents are showing their anger to their employers, vowing...

Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa has directed Hybrid Poultry Farming to remove its chicken statue from the Chainama roundabout within the next two weeks, saying it was not conforming to the council standards. In a letter addressed to Hybrid Poultry Farming Country Director Huw Morris, Monday, Sampa ordered the company to remove its chicken statute from...