HH removes Judge Muma from High Court
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has with immediate effect removed Judge Wilfred Muma from the High court. Judge Muma is currently facing charges of wilful failure to comply with the law and abuse of authority of office. In the said matter, it is alleged in count one that justice Muma between April 1, and December 31, 2018,…...
Army urges candidates not to attend drills if they’re sick
THE Zambia Army says special forces recruited candidate Elisha Daka aged 21 collapsed during the mandatory medical military requirement run and was pronounced dead upon arrival at 1Commando Unit Camp hospital. In a statement issued by Zambia Army Spokesperson Colonel Martin Liyungu, Saturday, Zambia Army Commander, Lieutenant General Sitali Dennis Alibuzwi advised short listed candidates…...
Cabinet moves to revise age of marriage from 16 to 19
CABINET has approved the publication and introduction in Parliament of the Marriage Amendment Bill, 2023 which intends to revise the age for a void marriage from 16 to 19 years. And Cabinet has also approved the Judicial Training Institute of Zambia Bill, 2023 which aims to establish the Judicial Training Institute of Zambia. In a…...
Mswati to grace International Trade Fair
FOREIGN Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Stanley Kakubo says King Mswati III of the Kingdom of Eswatini is expected in the country on a state visit from 30th June to 2nd July, 2023. In a statement, Kakubo said King Mswati was expected to hold bilateral talks with President Hakainde Hichilema which would culminate into signing…...
ZBF sweats over funds to send teams for tourney
THE Zambia Basketball Federation (ZBF) is sweating for funds to send a team of under 16 boys and girls to the Africa Basketball Championship (ABC) that will be held in Tunisia. Speaking to Hot FM yesterday, ZBF president Maziko Phiri said the federation was looking for K1.4 Million to send the two teams. “Zambia for…...
We’re ready for Switzerland – Mwape
COPPER Queens coach Bruce Mwape has declared his team ready to face Switzerland in today’s international friendly as they continue to prepare for the World Cup. Mwape said during a media briefing yesterday that the team was ready for its assignment. “Against Switzerland, the girls are ready because we have seen for the past two…...
63% of new cancer cases die in Zambia – Masebo
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says approximately 63 per cent of new cancer cases in Zambia die from the disease. And Masebo has disclosed that childhood cancers, despite being curable, are associated with very high mortality in Zambia. Meanwhile, Masebo says government is not aware that the National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) currently only pays…...
Amos opts to remain silent in insulting language case
MAGISTRATE Dominic Makalicha has set September 29, 2023 as judgment day in a matter in which former special assistant to the president for press and public relations Amos Chanda, his wife Mable and his sister in law are charged with three counts of using insulting language and obstructing Anti-Corruption Commission officers. Last year, magistrate Makalicha…...
Who’s behind the Precious Magande and Faith Musonda money?
THE revelation by a little known socialite, Precious Namweemba Magande, that she stole about US$1.2 million from the house of a Patriotic Front government official has left many people shell-shocked. A few days ago, an astonishing story was brought to light in which the above named protagonist claimed she was sentenced to five years imprisonment…...
Lungu gives us hope, PF still depends on him – Bowman
PF central committee member Bowman Lusambo says the former ruling party is still dependent on Edgar Lungu because he is still the “father of the party”. Commenting on remarks by Matero PF member of parliament Miles Sampa that PF was only using Lungu to play politics, Lusambo said PF was inclined to Lungu because he…...
