Lusaka City Council public relations Manager Habeenzu Mulunda says the local authority has counted 120 shops that were destroyed in an inferno last night, but are still probing the cause. And Zesco spokesperson Henry Kapata says the utility company has nothing to do with the fire as none of the 120 shops were connected to...

Kabwe PF Member of Parliament Tutwa Ngulube says he will remain fearless and independent in his professional career judgment despite being dropped from his position as legal counsel for the party. Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila on Thursday dropped Tutwa Ngulube from his position of legal counsel for the ruling party, saying the Kabwe...

One officer by the name of Sergeant Mulenga has died on the spot while others have sustained injuries in an accident involving a presidential motorcade vehicle which overturned due to a tyre burst in Mpika this evening. Explaining the accident in a telephone interview, Central Province police commissioner Lombe Kamukoshi said the fatality involved motor...

President Edgar Lungu says those who believe in God can overcome any challenge that comes their way. President Lungu was speaking during mass at St John’s Cathedral in Kasama today. “Today is a great day n the Christian calendar. We have been observing the death and rising of our Lord Jesus Christ. I think every...

President Edgar Lungu yesterday vowed to put lawlessness in the UPND to an end even if it could affect his BP condition, in an emotional public address. President Lungu told Mpulungu residents that he would show them that they did not vote for a coward. “You see, in a country, you take a break from...

Patriotic Front media director Sunday Chanda says UPND allegations that the tear gas used on Hakainde Hichilema was laced with poison are politically fraudulent, dumb-founded and absurd. Responding to UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma in a statement today, Sunday said no one in their right minds would investigate such bogus claims. “In conclusion, therefore, we find...

UPND says the Patriotic Front will be held responsible for anything that might happen to party leader Hakainde Hichilema whilst in police custody. In a statement today, Kakoma asked authorities to take HH’s health seriously. “The Zambian authorities should take this matter seriously. As a party, we would like to warn the Patriotic Front government...

President Edgar Lungu says diplomats did not leave their countries to come and interfere in Zambia’s internal affairs, and therefore they are wasting time persuading him to intervene in the treason charge against Hakainde Hichilema. And President Lungu says he will consider pardoning convict Chanda Chimba instead of HH whom he said should face the...

Southern Province Police Commissioner Bonny Kapeso has condemned his Livingstone Deputy Commanding officer Makanga for having a soft spot for the opposition UPND. And Kapeso has ordered all police officers in the province to use reasonable force on any person or groups which attempt to push the police against the wall. Kapeso’s remarks came in...

Police yesterday detained UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka, national chairman Mutale Nalumango and Sylvia Masebo after they attempted to visit their leader Hakainde Hichilema who is detained at Lilayi Police Training Camp. Masebo said she and Nalumango were detained for almost three hours whilst Katuka was only released this morning. “Yesterday I, alongside UPND chairperson,...