Lusaka magistrate David Simusamba has summoned Hakainde Hichilema’s arresting officer Mbita Mpazi and another senior officer Arthur Shonga to explain why they have defied a court instruction ordering them to return the illegally seized property. Earlier, magistrate Simusamba spent over 20 minutes in chambers deliberating with defence lawyers and State prosecutors, ahead of the ruling...

Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata-Katongo says UPND Chilanga member of parliament Keith Mukata and his 'wife' Chamine Musonda have finally been formally charged with the murder of Namakau Kalila Kwenda. Updating the press on the development, Katongo said Charmine fell sick afterwards and she was taken to a private hospital where she remains admitted. "Mr Keith...

National Restoration Party (NAREP) president Elias Chipimo says he turned down an offer to stand as a member of parliament on the PF ticket because he is not in politics to make money. Chipimo said this when he featured on Hot FM’s Hot Seat programme yesterday when he promoted his party’s empowerment programme dubbed “Twenty...

The Lusaka City Council (LCC) says 980 deaths were recorded at the University Teaching Hospital in the past three weeks. In a statement yesterday, LCC assistant public relations manager Brenda Katongola revealed that out of these, 845 were buried within Lusaka. “A total of nine hundred and eighty (980) deaths were recorded at the Lusaka...