COPPERBELT Minister Elisha Matambo has given the police a 24-hour ultimatum to establish exactly what transpired during the gassing incident that saw over 200 pupils at Buyantanshi Technical school falling victims. On Tuesday, the Police disclosed that they were investigating a report of suspected fumigation reported to have occurred at Buyantanshi Technical School (BUTECH) which...

THE Lusaka Magistrates' Court has sentenced a 45-year-old woman of Lusaka’s Garden Compound to five years imprisonment for assaulting her six-year-old nephew. In this matter, Thandi Ufwenuka and her husband, Mulonda Khumalo, 35, were charged with assault on a child. It was alleged that Ufwenuka and Khumalo between March 1, and May 31, 2020, in...

MINISTER of Information and Media Chushi Kasanda has called on well-wishers to come on board and help restore United Voice Radio, which was recently gutted. Speaking after touring the premises, Wednesday, Kasanda said it was disheartening to see the extent of the damage. “Having gone round to see what happened, it is disheartening to see...

HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says the ministry is investigating suspected food poisoning among people who drunk munkoyo at a wedding ceremony in Nampundwe, which has left one person dead. And Masebo says 219 pupils and three teachers from Buyantanshi Technical School were on Tuesday managed at Nchanga North General Hospital following a suspected gassing incident...

FINANCE Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has reassured citizens that government will implement the free education promise in the next budget. And Home Affairs Minister Jack Mwiimbu says PF has no chance of bouncing back into power once UPND implements its budget. Debating the Presidential Speech in Parliament, Wednesday, Dr Musokotwane insisted that UPND would honour...

VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says despite citizens' expectations being high, the UPND administration should be given time to settle down and make rational decisions that will stand the test of time. In a statement, Wednesday, Mwaanga said UPND and President Hakainde Hichilema’s victory had brought renewed hope that Zambia would have a functioning democracy. “Africa...

FORMER transport and communications minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says President Hakainde Hichilema is being let down by his Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu on the issue of cadres returning to markets. In an interview, Kafwaya argued that things were merely going back to the way they were in the past. “Honourable Jack Mwiimbu...

SPEAKER of the National Assembly, madam Nellie Mutti, has expressed concern that the number of women in the August House has declined from 18.1 per cent representation, to 15 per cent. According to her, this is cause for great concern. Her sentiments are echoed by the largest women's rights advocacy body, NGOCC. Director of NGOCC,...

VUBWI UPND losing candidate Alphonso Phiri has asked the Chipata High Court to declare the election of Ackleo Banda as Vubwi PF member of parliament null and void, citing electoral malpractice. When the matter came up for hearing before Justice Ruth Chibbabuka, who was sitting in the Chipata High Court, Phiri told the court that...

MINISTER of Tourism and Arts Rodney Sikumba says foreign tourists will get excited about coming to Zambia once the majority of the population gets vaccinated against COVID-19. In an interview, Tuesday, Sikumba expressed worry at the low vaccination rate, saying there was no way the country could grow its tourism sector if people did not...