A SALES manager at Pick N Pay in Makeni has testified how a couple complained to him about buying Legana Hungarian sausage from the store which was allegedly not fit for human consumption as it looked like it was wrapped in a condom. This is a matter in which Luyando Kopakopa, a clinical medical student...

THE State has entered a nolle prosequi in favour of a 21-year-old man of Kanyama Site and Service who was jointly charged with Capital Buses operational manager Arnold Zulu with indecent practices between males. The 21-year-old has now been turned into a State witness and will testify against Zulu on April 20, this year. Meanwhile,...

Retired Boxer Esther Phiri says she has “made it in life” because of self-discipline, determination and hard work. The former women’s welterweight champion, who earned a living by helping her mother sell merchandise on the streets in Lusaka before she shot to stardom in the boxing world, narrated how she overcame ridicule from numerous Zambians...

GOVERNMENT must immediately suspend or reduce taxes related to data and voice telecommunication services to cushion the social and economic impact of the Coronavirus, says Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) president Chabuka Kawesha. In a statement, Kawesha stated that in the wake of the deadly COVID-19 virus, it was ideal to reduce taxes...

JUSTICE Minister Given Lubinda should desist from handling the Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 as if it is a game that the ruling party should win at all costs, says former Secretary to Cabinet Dr Sketchely Sacika. And Dr Sacika says Bill 10 is a private member's bill, and as such, government cannot...

KAPOCHE PF member of parliament Dr Charles Banda has told his constituents to desist from engaging in their usual traditional greetings, which involve physical human contact, to prevent spreading the deadly Coronavirus. Speaking to his electorate, Sunday, in various areas within Sinda District, Dr Banda took time to sensitise local residents about the COVID-19, and...

President Edgar Lungu says Zambia now has 12 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus disease, and has since directed the shut down of all bars, night clubs and restaurants. Speaking when he addressed the nation via ZNBC and Diamond TV, President Lungu announced that 11 of the confirmed cases resulted from people, who had travelled abroad...

THE Confederation of African Football (CAF) disciplinary committee has sanctioned the Football Association of Zambia for the unruly behaviour exhibited by soccer fans following Zambia’s 2-1 loss to Zimbabwe in a Group H Cameroon 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at National Heroes Stadium on November 19, 2019. After the match, local fans expressed their...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu is this morning expected to address the nation on the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. According to a statement released by President Lungu’s Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipapme, the Head of State will address the nation on the COVID-19 outbreak live on ZNBC TV1, ZNBC radio stations and Diamond TV...

A SECURITY guard has testified how he found a container and some liquid which looked like petrol on the floor where MTN’s Finance Department is in the early hours of February 13, 2020. This is a matter in which two MTN employees, Kamanyanga Kaseele, 35, an accountant of Woodlands, and Chipasha Kamukwamba, 36, a businessman...

POLICE have arrested a 40 year old woman of Lusaka for indecently assaulting an eight year old boy. In a statement, Police spokesperson Esther Katongo Cindy Mulopo the suspect as Cindy Mulopo of Chilenje South. She said the mother to the boy took the child to the hospital where it was discovered that he had...

A number of local super league stars have joined the self-quarantining campaign on Covid-19, encouraging fans to stay home in adherence to government’s directives. Most notably, soccer power house Nkana is among the leading clubs that are sensitizing members of the public on how to avoid coming into contact with the virus. In a recent...

Last Wednesday, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) member of parliament Joseph Chishala opted to stay in Parliament and vote for the Constitution Amendment Bill number 10 of 2019. This is contrary to what he had promised his party supporters in Roan constituency and his opposition alliance partners. Well, several other opposition members rebelled and stayed...

EMIRATES has suspended most of its passenger flights to various international destinations across the globe, including Lusaka, effective Wednesday, March 25. In a statement released, Sunday, the Dubai-based carrier announced its planned cancellations of passenger flights due to take effect today, Wednesday. The airline, however stated that cargo operations would continue as normal. “Emirates retains...

THE Judiciary has cancelled the Court of Appeal Session which was scheduled to commence on Tuesday as a precautionary measure to avoid further spread of the COVID-19 virus. Chief Registrar of the Judiciary and Director of Court Operations Charles Kafunda stated in a public notice issued, Tuesday, that legal practitioners and litigants would be informed...