• 29 Mar 2019
• Thomas Mulenga

Police nab witchdoctor for torturing suspected wizards in Kalabo

Police in Western Province have arrested a witchdoctor for torturing residents suspected of practicing witchcraft. In an interview, Western Province Police commissioner Charles Lungu confirmed the arrest of Shadreck Chimbinde, adding that the suspect had been slapped with 32 counts. Meanwhile, UPND councillor for Mazili ward in Limulunga District Mubukwanu Sile, gave an account of...

• 29 Mar 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Maid, guard in court for stealing laptops, gold jewellery

A 27-year-old maid of Mtendere Township and a security guard have been dragged to court for allegedly stealing laptops, gold jewellery and wrist watches worth over K130,000. And a 41-year-old civil contractor of Avondale Abbas Elali has testified in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he found a two-plate gas cooker and other items which went...

• 29 Mar 2019
• John Chola

New mining tax regime will badly impact emerald mining - Grizzly

Grizzly Mining Company’s fifth auction sale of Emeralds opened at Lusaka’s Intercontinental Hotel, Monday, with the company reiterating its concern over the enactment of the 2019 mining fiscal regime. Grizzly Mining chief executive officer Abdoul Ba resubmitted to government that the gemstones industry, and his company in particular, will be adversely affected with the changes...

• 29 Mar 2019
• Mirriam Chabala

We lost because we didn't have a sack of money to bribe voters - UPND

United Party for National Development (UPND) spokesperson Charles Kakoma says his party lost the Kafue Council chairmanship by-elections because it had no money to bribe voters like PF who had a sack full of money. And Kakoma has charged that Lusaka Province UPND Chairman Obvious Mwaliteta was arrested on poll day in order to create...

• 29 Mar 2019
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

C5 police cause commotion with colleague's funeral procession

C5 police yesterday caused commotion around Arcades and East Park Mall in Lusaka as they held a funeral procession of one of their colleagues. A convoy of about 20 'private' vehicles driving at high speed moved from East to West direction, with gun-toting plain-clothed officers who were literally latching on to the speeding cars. As...

• 29 Mar 2019
• Mukosha Funga

2 Lusaka residents get 1 year for bribing DEC officer

The Lusaka Magistrates' Court has convicted two Lusaka residents for corrupt practices involving USD$10,000. This is according to a statement issued by ACC spokesperson Timothy Moono. "Ben Kapoma and Precious Mwansa Kaunda are jointly charged with corrupt practices with public officer contrary to Section 19(2) as read with Section 41 of the Anti- Corruption Act...

• 29 Mar 2019
• Mirriam Chabala

Mwila explains Lungu's sack of money, "we'll not apologise"

PF secretary general Davies Mwila says his party will not apologise for announcing publicly at a rally last week that President Edgar Lungu has a sack full of money because it is true that the Head of State is in charge of resources. And Mwila says the Patriotic Front has shamed and proved to the...

• 29 Mar 2019
• Stuart Lisulo

Inflation marginally drops to 7.5%

The annual rate of inflation again reduced to 7.5 per cent for March, 2019, triggered by reduced fuel and lubricant prices, according to Central Statistical Office (CSO) data. Announcing Zambia’s annual rate of inflation for the month of March, CSO acting director of census and statistics Goodson Sinyenga said that fuel and lubricant price reductions...

• 29 Mar 2019
• Thomas Mulenga

Kafue has set the tone for peaceful elections - Mutati

MMD faction leader Felix Mutati says the just ended by-election for council chairperson in Kafue were peaceful, adding that they set a good example for future elections. In a statement, Mutati also said the constitution amendment process should include clauses that will prohibit political violence in order to address the issue permanently. “Today the elections...

• 29 Mar 2019
• Thomas Mulenga

Residents find Chingola woman dead in her home

A 31-year-old Chingola woman has been found dead whilst her 10-year-old daughter has been found injured in their home. In a statement, Thursday, acting police spokesperson Danny Mwale stated that police had since instituted investigations into the suspected murder. "A female identified as Rabecca Mwape Mutambo aged 31 of Chikola Loop area in Chingola was...