The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 19-year-old man of Bauleni Compound to one year imprisonment with hard labour for stealing four pairs of trousers valued at K550. Particulars of the offense were that Thomas Tembo, unemployed, on August 20, this year, did steal four pairs of trousers altogether valued at K550, property of Tasila...

A 23-year-old man of Lusaka’s Chipata Compound has admitted in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he stole three pairs of underwear from Shoprite Zambia Limited valued at K79.99 because he didn’t have any under-garments at the time of the theft. And a 35-year-old teacher of Lusaka’s Marrapodi area has appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court...

Presidential Empowerment Fund Initiative patron Chanda Kabwe says those fond of criticising the initiative should just shut their mouths if they have nothing alternative to offer the needy. Last week, NDC secretary general Mwenya Musenge issued a statement questioning the Presidential Empowerment Initiative Fund, alleging that it was money obtained from proceeds of crime. But...

Research by the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) has indicated that girls have continued to drop out of school at an alarming rate because of poor implementation of the re-entry policy. And Camfed has urged government to make the re-entry policy law in order to curb the huge school drop-out rates. Commenting on the research...

A 51-year-old pastor of Lusaka’s Chudleigh area has pleaded not guilty to defiling a 15 year-old girl in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court. The accused, Davies Banda, has since been granted a K10,000 bail in his own recognizance with two working sureties in the like sum. In this matter, Banda is alleged to have defiled the...

German Ambassador to Zambia Achim Burkart says limited knowledge of citizens and lack of formalised engagement processes for constituency office staff to engage Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Zambia remains a major challenge. And Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini says his institution recognises the important role that the local partners in the...

British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cochrane-Dyet has confirmed that his government has suspended all bilateral funding to Zambia owing to rampant corruptions, fraud and embezzlement of donor aid within government ministries. High Commissioner Cochrane-Dyet was commenting on a story published by News Diggers quoting the Africa Confidential report that UK had requested a refund...

We wish to express our views regarding the role of the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) to which we have been and continue to be fully paid up members. The comments attributed to the president of the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview programme on 9th September, and extensively quoted in the...

Last week, Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs, Honourable Reverend Godfridah Sumaili held a press conference at which she invited Zambians to attend en masse this year’s Day of Prayer and Reconciliation. The Reverend spoke with the passion and spiritual intonation of a real patriot who was demonstrating the need for harmony, love for...

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