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7 May 2025 | Precious Daka

I didn’t see the accused kill IBA DG, reserve cop tells court

A POLICE reserve has told the Lusaka High Court that he did not witness the murder of former IBA Director General Guntila Muleya. William Shawa, 33, also told the court that he did not check...

7 May 2025 | Precious Daka

Musyani gets 6 months for harassing Kidist, Yo Maps

LUSAKA Magistrate Mutinta Mwenya has convicted and sentenced social media blogger Elias Musyani to six months’ imprisonment and a K70,000 fine for online harassment of artiste Yo Maps and his wife, Kidist. The Magistrate says...

6 May 2025 | Precious Daka

Opposition is full of selfish leaders who all want to be president – Saboi

UKA member Saboi Imboela has expressed her displeasure with the “selfish and visionless” attitude of some opposition figures who want nothing but the presidency, stating that Zambia deserves better. Imboela has also insisted that she...

3 May 2025 | Precious Daka

HH headed for landslide on the Copperbelt – Matambo

COPPERBELT Province Minister Elisha Matambo says UPND will win the 2026 general elections with a huge margin in the province because the party has delivered on the majority of its promises. In an interview, Wednesday,...

3 May 2025 | Precious Daka

Munir petitions court to halt Lumezi by-election

FORMER Lumezi Independent MP Munir Zulu has dragged Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti and ECZ to the Constitutional Court, seeking an order to rescind their decision to declare his parliamentary seat vacant. Zulu...

3 May 2025 | Precious Daka

Opposition protests against cyber law as Munir gets 18 months for sedition

VARIOUS opposition leaders yesterday held a silent protest against the newly enacted Cybercrime law after Lusaka Senior Resident Magistrate Trevor Kasanda sentenced Munir Zulu to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour for sedition. Shortly after...

2 May 2025 | Precious Daka

We’ll win Lumezi, unified opposition doesn’t shake us – UPND

UPND Deputy Spokesperson Elvis Nkandu says the party is not shaken by the opposition’s decision to field one candidate in Lumezi ahead of the by-elections in June 2025. Nkandu says UPND will emerge victorious in...

2 May 2025 | Precious Daka

Cost of living worries us, says HH as he celebrates reduction in fuel prices

I HEARD my colleague saying, ‘there is no need for dialogue, HH alebepa ubufi’; come to the table in a civilised way, let’s dialogue, President Hakainde Hichilema has urged political parties. And President Hichilema says...

2 May 2025 | Precious Daka

Gary still elections chairperson, he wasn’t fired for indiscipline – Imenda

UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda says President Hakainde Hichilema will retain the presidency in 2026 but adds that the party will hold intra-party elections before the polls. Meanwhile, Imenda says former Local Government Minister...

2 May 2025 | Precious Daka

ERB extends Zesco’s emergency tariffs for another 3 months

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has extended Zesco’s emergency electricity tariffs for an additional three months, from May 1 to July 31, 2025. In a statement, Thursday, ERB Board Chairperson James Banda said the board...