Minister relaunches Ngoma Awards, salutes Sampa the Great
YOUTH, Sports and Arts minister Elvis Nkandu says the new dawn government is committed to address the various challenges that artists have been facing in the country. Speaking when he launched the 2022 Ngoma Awards, Nkandu assured that the artists have found a home in his ministry with significant milestones being made to restructure and…...
Zambian businessman stabbed to death in South Africa
A 34-YEAR-OLD Zambian businessman based in South Africa has died after being stabbed several times by unknown people. In a statement, Tuesday, First Secretary Press at the Zambia High Commission in Pretoria Tamara Nyirenda said Goodson Chomba was stabbed on September 27 in unexplained circumstances. She said the deceased was a businessman who owned, among…...
KBF did his mathematics, he knew we would win when he joined us – UPND
UPND deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda says Zambia Must Prosper leader Kelvin Bwalya Fube should not claim credit for UPND’s election victory because he did his “mathematics” and knew it would win before joining. And Imenda says it took UPND over 20 years before forming government because God wanted it to be the best administration…...
Pamela rescue has exposed police expediency, negligence
THE statement by the Inspector General of Police announcing their successful rescue of mobile money agent Pamela Chisumpa along with 12 other females who were abducted several months ago, has not settled well with members of the public. This is because the people feel police did not show their expected dedication and zeal to solve…...
Dump truck operator crushed to death in Mopani mine accident
A DUMP truck operator for Mwamona Investments, a Mining Contractor Company under Mopani Copper Mines, has died after being crushed in an underground mine accident. The accident is believed to have occurred around 23:15 hours on Monday at Nkana Mine Plant, South Ore Body (SOB) Shaft in Wusakile township, Kitwe. In a statement, Tuesday, Copperbelt…...
Findlay has four passports, reveals Immigration as they release him on bond
THE Immigration Department says it has seized two of four passports registered under Lusaka businessman and former president Edgar Lungu’s associate Valden Findlay. And the department has released Findlay on bond pending court appearance. Immigration public relations officer Namati Nshinka explained that Findlay was in possession of multiple passports under his name, stressing that this…...
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22 UPND members sue State for unlawful detention, demand K110,000
TWENTY-TWO UPND members have sued the State in the Lusaka High Court demanding K110,000 special damages for unlawful detention. Bobkins Chipeso and 21 others have cited the Attorney General as the respondent, further seeking aggravated and exemplary damages as well as general damages. The plaintiffs stated in their statement of claim that they were unlawfully…...
Police arrest 2 suspects in abduction case
ZAMBIA Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga has revealed that Police have apprehended two of the suspects wanted in the case in which 13 females were held captive in a house in Lusaka’s Chalala area. A video has gone viral on social media in which one of the alleged suspects is seen apologising to the affected families…...
Immigration nabs Findlay for ‘illegal entry’, possessing two passports
LUSAKA businessman and former president Edgar Lungu’s friend Valden Findlay has been arrested and detained by the Immigration Department for giving false information to a public officer. Confirming the arrest in an interview, Findlay’s lawyer Milner Katolo said his client was innocent, and expressed displeasure at the failure by officers to grant him bond. He…...
