We expect UPND to win Petauke, Pambashe by-elections – PF
FORMER PF chairman for elections Yamfwa Mukanga says the party expects the UPND to win both the Petauke and Pambashe by-elections slated for this Thursday because they have the resources. In an interview, Monday, Mukanga said by-elections were usually won by the highest bidder, which in this case was the ruling party, but he argued…...
Mother fails to report daughter’s defiler because he buys food
LIVINGSTONE police have detained a man for allegedly defiling his girlfriend’s 8-year-old mentally disturbed daughter. In a statement, Southern Province Police Commissioner Auxensio Daka revealed that after news of the incident spread in the compound, an informer reported the case to the police, who then informed the girl’s biological father. Daka said the woman failed…...
Miles challenges Registrar of Societies’ decision to amend list of PF office bearers
PF faction president Miles Sampa has sought leave of the court to commence judicial review proceedings, challenging the Registrar of Societies’ decision to amend the list of PF office bearers. Sampa claims that the Registrar of Societies unilaterally amended the list of PF office bearers without notifying him or other legitimate office bearers. Sampa, who…...
Jay Jay resurfaces on social media
FORMER Petauke Central MP Emmanuel Jay Banda has invited Zambians to join him at 11:00 hours today as he goes live to discuss issues affecting the nation and “a lot more”. Banda, who is still on the run, teased his Facebook followers with a short livestream yesterday. Banda spoke in Nsenga and appeared to have…...
Court urges state to accommodate inmates in some forfeited properties
THE Lusaka High Court has urged the state to consider converting one or more properties forfeited to the state for being proceeds of crime into accommodation facilities for inmates to help decongest prisons. High Court Judge Geoffrey Mulenga made the appeal during the opening of a criminal session in Lusaka yesterday after he was informed…...
Lubinda eyeing PF presidency, he’s only pretending to care about Lungu – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says Given Lubinda is tactically positioning himself to become PF president, which is why he is making fanatical statements like, “whether HH likes it or not, ECL will be on the ballot”. On Friday, while addressing Petauke residents at a rally, Lubinda insisted that former president Edgar Lungu would contest…...
Kasumbalesa cholera causing us mental stress – Truck drivers
THE Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Truck Drivers Association of Zambia says the outbreak of cholera at Kasumbalesa Border Post has caused mental stress on truck drivers. The Ministry of Health has declared Kasumbalesa as the epicentre of the Copperbelt cholera outbreak. In the past 24 hours, one new case was recorded in the area…....
If you were recruited through the back door, prepare for prison, Muchima warns
HEALTH Minister Elijah Muchima has warned that those who were fraudulently employed during the recent health worker recruitment should prepare to go to prison. And Muchima has commended the Ndola Teaching Hospital administration for managing the health facility well, stating that the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) should learn from the facility. On the other hand,…...
ACC quizzes Livingstone Mayor for corruption
LIVINGSTONE Mayor Constance Nalishebo Muleabai spent over two hours yesterday being questioned by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over alleged corruption and abuse of office. Last year, an investigation linked Muleabai to a bribery scandal in which she allegedly received K180,000 from the owner of Zam Nuka Farm Ltd to facilitate the cancellation of property rates…...
Couple dies while digging for gold in Lumezi
EASTERN Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson Mweemba has confirmed that a couple and another person died after a pit collapsed on them while they were illegally mining gold in Lumezi District. In an interview, Mweemba identified the victims as Winstone Mwale and Grace Nkhoma, a couple, as well as Peter Banda. Mweemba said the incident…...
