Lack of police presence will increase crime in Kuku area – IG
Inspector General of Police, Graphael Musamba, has anticipated a rise in crime in the Kuku area of Lusaka when the Police Post there is demolished. Minister of Water and Sanitation Development, Mike Mposha, recently ordered the demolition of the Kuku Police Post due to its construction atop a pipeline. In an interview on Wednesday, Musamba…...
Looking up to Lungu for leadership is dangerous – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has warned that looking up to former president Edgar Lungu for leadership is dangerous. In the early hours of yesterday, a Lungu-led team of opposition leaders, including Citizens First president Harry Kalaba, Golden Party of Zambia president Jackson Silavwe, National Democratic Congress president Saboi Imboela, New Heritage Party president Chishala…...
Tayali gets K20,000 fine for assaulting cop
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and fined Economic and Equity Party (EEP) leader Chilufya Tayali K20,000 in a matter in which he was charged with assault on a female police officer. Tayali was ordered to pay the K20, 000 fine yesterday, failure to which he was to serve a nine-month jail sentence. Meanwhile, Tayali,…...
Court dismisses Lungu’s daughters’ application to cross examine DPP
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court (EFCC) has dismissed an application by former president Edgar Lungu’s daughter Chiyeso to cross-examine the Director of Public Prosecutions in a matter where the latter has applied to have properties, which the State earlier seized and linked to Lungu, his wife Esther, and their children, forfeited to the State…....
If Zambians want, we can put pressure on HH to call for an early election – Lungu
FORMER president Edgar Lungu says if Zambians want, he and other opposition leaders can put pressure on “one man dictator” President Hakainde Hichilema so that he calls for early elections. And Lungu says his worst is far much better than what Zambians are currently experiencing under the UPND administration. Speaking during the opposition political parties’…...
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ERB hikes petrol to K34.19, as diesel reaches K32.15
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has increased petrol prices for February from K29.98 to K34.19 per litre, while diesel has risen from K29.96 to K32.15 and Jet A-1 from K29.29 to K32.69. ERB has, however, maintained Kerosene at K20.44. The board has adjusted upwards the pump price for petrol by K4.21, diesel by 2.19 and…...
Court issues warrant of arrest against Emmanuel Mwamba
LUSAKA Magistrate Trevor Kasanda has issued a bench warrant against PF’s Emmanuel Mwamba for absconding court sessions in a matter in which he is facing one count of assault on a police officer. But Mwamba, who is away in the United States, says he had communicated to the court that he would be travelling to…...
ZANEC commends govt for recruiting 465 teachers with disabilities
THE Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) has commended government for recruiting 465 teachers with disabilities during the 2023 teacher recruitment exercise. Recently, government recruited 7,221 teachers under the 2023 recruitment exercise of which 465 were teachers with disabilities. In an interview, Monday, ZANEC Executive Director George Hamusunga said the development would go a long way…...
Futsal coach happy with player fitness as Zambia prepares for Mozambique tie
FITNESS levels of players have impressed futsal national team coach Andrea Cristoforetti ahead of this weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Mozambique. Zambia will start its qualifiers in an away tie before the return leg at the Automotive Indoor Fustal Arena in Lusaka on February 10. Speaking yesterday, Cristoforetti said his team was getting…...