My maid got burnt with porridge as I was whipping her, murder-accused lecturer tells court
A LECTURER has told the Lusaka High Court that he was shocked after his 14-year-old maid died because she was not very sick the previous day. Smart Mumba, 40, has also told the court that his wife, Majory Chanda, had never beaten up the deceased. This is in a matter where the couple is accused…...
CPI isn’t for political scoring, Lifuka tells PF
FORMER Transparency International Global Vice Chair Rueben Lifuka says the Corruption Perceptions Index is not a tool for political point-scoring, but a diagnostic measure of governance and institutional integrity. Commenting on Mporokoso PF MP Brian Mundubile’s remarks that Zambia’s new CPI score was inaccurate, Lifuka said the CPI was a globally recognised index based on…...
NGOCC commends conversion of Kapoko’s lodge into prison for mothers
NGOCC Executive Director Anne Anamela says the turning of incarcerated Henry Kapoko’s forfeited lodge into a prison facility for female inmates with circumstantial children is a big victory in the fight against corruption In the same vein, the Human Rights Commission has commended government over this development. On Monday, government announced that it had turned…...
Govt, donors will fund Public Health Emergency for now – Masebo
ACTING Health Minister Sylvia Masebo says the Public Health Emergency Fund established under the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) is not yet operational. Speaking in the National Assembly, Wednesday, Masebo, however, said the fund would become fully operational by the first quarter of 2025, once the necessary regulations were in place. “The Public Health…...
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Wynter’s warning about PF propaganda is right – Milupi
UPND Alliance Chairperson Charles Milupi says government is taking measures to counter propaganda. On Sunday, Economic Front (EF) Leader Wynter Kabimba warned UPND to fight PF’s propaganda or else what happened in Petauke would repeat itself in 2026. Commenting on this in an interview, Wednesday, Milupi said government would not sit idle and watch PF…...
D/Speaker directs Mwiimbu to issue statement on security threats at Kafue roundabout
FIRST Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Attractor Chisangano has directed Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu to issue a ministerial statement on security concerns at Kafue roundabout in Lusaka next Tuesday. Chisangano said this after Roan Independent Member of Parliament Joel Chibuye rose on an urgent matter without notice on why security…...
It’s an illusion that people have money in homes – Mundubile
MPOROKOSO PF member of parliament Brian Mundubile says there is nothing wrong with law enforcement agencies interrogating individuals who will deposit large sums of money during the withdrawal period to allow for new notes. But Mundubile, however, says it is an illusion to think people are keeping money in their homes because times are hard…....
Immigration Dept nabs 267 illegal immigrants
THE Immigration Department in Lusaka has apprehended 16 male suspected illegal immigrants in a routine clean-up operation conducted on February 12. In a statement, Department Chief Public Relations Officer Namati Nshinka said those arrested included eight Burundians, four Congolese, one Chinese, one Indian, one Rwandese, and one Zimbabwean. “The Lusaka Regional Immigration Office has successfully…...
HH to attend AU Summit in Ethiopia
FOREIGN Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Mulambo Haimbe says President Hakainde Hichilema is expected to attend the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State of the African Union. In a statement, Thursday, Haimbe said the Session, which was scheduled for February 15th to 16th, would be convened under the theme “Justice for…...
