A 16-year-old pupil of Lusaka’s Garden Chilulu Township on Friday appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly publishing an image of President Edgar Lungu in a squatting position that depicted the Head of State sitting on the toilet. The 16-year-old is charged with one count of defamation of the President. It is alleged that...

Bold employees should sue government over the political directive to reduce their salaries because it is against the law, says Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) president Davies Chiyobe. Last month, President Edgar Lungu announced the reduction of his salary and that of his Cabinet between a range of 15 and 20...

Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) chief electoral officer Patrick Nshindano says stakeholders should appreciate how the delimitation of constituencies will improve service delivery instead of focusing on how much the country will spend on more members of parliament. Obviously, from an electoral officer’s point of view, he has a point. But we don’t think this...

The Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) has cautioned against the consumption of non-boiled water due to possible contamination resulting from flash floods, which may have submerged some boreholes and caused soak ways to overflow. In a statement issued, Saturday, WARMA public relations officer Joshua Kapila advised consumers in the areas hit by flash floods around...