8 criminals attack, injure Yango driver, his client
A 23-YEAR-OLD Yango driver and one of his clients have sustained some injuries after being attacked by some criminals in Lusaka’s Kamwala South area. According to a statement issued by Police deputy spokesperson Danny Mwale, Sunday, the Yango driver was attacked as he was dropping off three clients along Esther Lungu Road around 01:00 hours…...
Lsk man burns to death in his car
A 48-YEAR-OLD man of Lusaka’s Meanwood Chamba Valley has been burnt to death inside a car he was driving after it caught fire. Nkowani Nhtinkani was with his wife and 16-year-old son along PHI road near the Hybrid roundabout when the vehicle caught fire around 20:00 hours on July 6. The 16-year-old escaped without injuries…...
Leaked audio reveals how Kawana, Matembo attempted to settle Jay Jay’s abduction claim
A CONVERSATION has leaked in which two senior government officials are heard asking Petauke Independent member of parliament Emmanuel Jay Banda to refute ever naming anyone involved in his abduction. In the said audio, Ministry of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana and his Home Affairs counterpart Dickson Matembo, are heard asking Banda to…...
Nichoka manzi yoipa kuukazi since hubby married another lady, Lsk woman tells court
Nichoka manzi yoipa maningi kuukazi, since my husband’s second wife disclosed that she had been sleeping with him, laments 26-year-old Veronica Tembo of Mandevu. Tembo said this when she appeared before the Matero Local Court in a matter in which she sued her husband, Benson Mukumba, 32, also of Mandevu, for divorce because he insisted…...
Marrying Accidentally: The story of Hatsuko Takara – book review
THIS son of the soil has penned another one! Starting off as a private media journalist before joining government for a stint in the public service, Amos Malupenga has now established himself on the bookshelf. His debut book, “Levy Patrick Mwanawasa: An Incentive for Posterity” would be said to be one of the most compelling…...
I’ve been the marrying type, reflects VJ on 80th birthday
At a lively celebration for his eightieth birthday this past week, veteran politician Vernon Johnson Mwaanga entertained guests with his candid reflections on marriage. He humorously noted that while he admires his friends who are the “marriage type”, he has always been the “marrying type”. With a twinkle in his eye, he declared that his…...
Seeking healing from ‘prophets’ a waste of time – Ephraim
Gospel artiste Ephraim Son of Africa says true healing comes only from God and Jesus, not from any prophet. He openly criticises self-proclaimed men of ‘God’ who flaunt their so-called miracles online, claiming they possess the power to heal. He emphasises that this misguided belief misleads people away from the true source of healing. Ephraim’s…...
Binwell wonders why “criminals” behind Jay Jay’s abduction are still serving within the Presidency
NKANA Independent MP Binwell Mpundu is questioning why individuals allegedly involved in the abduction of Emmanuel Jay Banda are still serving within the Presidency when they should have been fired. Mpundu raised an urgent matter without notice in the National Assembly, Friday, indicating that an audio had circulated in which a Permanent Secretary at the…...
I’m still PF president, there’s no pact with Lungu – Miles
MATERO PF member of parliament Miles Sampa says he is still PF president. And Sampa says there is no pact or agreement which he signed with former president Edgar Lungu when they met, describing the meeting as a courtesy call. He further says he fired his secretary general Morgan Ng’ona and leader of opposition Robert…...
Esther was illegally funded throughout Lungu’s tenure – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says former first lady Esther Lungu’s office was getting an illegal allocation of funds through the National Assembly throughout her husband Edgar Lungu’s time in office. At a press briefing on Friday, Lungu said the expulsion of nine PF MPs from the National Assembly was the highest level of political…...