In this audio (courtesy of Byta FM Radio) South Province police commissioner Bonny Kapeso announces punitive measures against the people of Batoka after they burnt down a police post. An emotional Kapeso says he has ordered all police officers in Batoka to leave and that no Batoka resident will be allowed to report any crime...

Lusaka principal resident magistrate David Simusamba has set June 8 for hearing on whether or not to commit treason accused Hakainde Hichilema to the High Court for trial. The decision was arrived at after Hichilema's lawyers and the state advocates met in the magistrate's chambers to hear an application to abridge time. Hichilema's lawyer Mulambo...

A 31-year-old Chinsali man has committed suicide by hanging himself to avoid being arrested and sent to prison for various criminal offences he allegedly committed. Confirming the development, Muchinga Province Police Commissioner Goldwin Phiri said the incident happened last Saturday at 13：00 hours in Mundu village of chief Nkula. Phiri identified the deceased man as...

Quick action by alert onlookers yesterday saved a Mpika man from being killed by angry soccer fans who noticed him celebrating Italy triumph over Zambia in the quarter final of the Under-20 World Cup played in South Korea. According to eyewitnesses, trouble started soon after the referee blew the final whistle when a man who...

The University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU) says if Zambians are pushed for too long, they will reach a point where they can no longer bottle up their emotions and they will explode. And UNZALARU has called off the go-slow which was in effect for about two weeks but have threatened to go...