UPND’s 3 years in Govt: A mixed bag of triumphs and shortfalls: Part One
AS the UPND enters into its fourth year in power, many citizens have mixed feelings about the state of affairs. The government insists that it’s on the right track in implementing long term measures for economic recovery, but the cost of living, which is the biggest factor and most important issue at household level, has…...
We’ll introduce pool tables in schools to deter pupils from going to bars – Kabwata MP
KABWATA UPND MP Andrew Tayengwa says he will procure about 30 pool tables next year through the CDF and distribute them to schools to deter pupils from going to bars. And Tayengwa says load shedding is a challenge that government will gradually cure in the next coming years. Speaking on Prime Television’s Matters Arising programme,…...
Don’t preach to manipulate, Anglican archbishop tells bishops
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says when one part of leadership is dysfunctional, it affects service delivery to Zambians. And Anglican Archbishop Albert Chama has advised other bishops against preaching with the intention of manipulating Christians. Speaking during the consecration service of Anglican Bishops, Sunday, President Hichilema said leaders must love Zambians in order to serve diligently…....
Lungu is the top mukukulu, we can’t fear UKA which is full of ‘nashala neka’ parties – Govt
YOUTH, Sport and Arts Minister Elvis Nkandu says it is surprising that former president Edgar Lungu can call someone a mukukulu when he himself is the number one mukukulu in the country. Nkandu also says Lungu should be grateful that the UPND government is completing some of the projects he started, as he lacked both…...
Court acquits Chinese national accused of manslaughter
THE Lusaka High Court has acquitted a 40-year-old Chinese national whose 10 dogs were said to have mauled a 13-year-old girl. Shi Yaming, 40, a director at farm No.289a in new Kasama was charged with manslaughter. Particulars of the offence were that on November 8, 2023 in Lusaka, Shi Yaming caused the death of S…....
Airtel explains adjustment of its Soche packs
AIRTEL Networks Zambia Plc says it has adjusted its service packs by maintaining the price points while reducing the resources provided, in order to maintain affordability. For instance, the Airtel Soche Pack for K50 now offers 225 monthly minutes, down from 300. In response to a press query on the matter, Airtel Zambia’s Head of…...
Civil Servants Union reacts to Lungu’s threats: “He shouldn’t provoke us, we’ll deal with him in 2026”
THE Zambia Police Service says it is not worried about Edgar Lungu’s warning about coming to sort out police officers or civil servants doing “ifyabupuba”, as they are simply enforcing the law. And the Civil Servants and Allied Workers Union of Zambia says civil servants do not fear Lungu, adding that they will deal with…...
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Several feared dead at a Chongwe gravel mine
POLICE spokesperson Rae Hamoonga has disclosed that an unknown number of male loaders are feared dead after a gravel mine collapsed in Chongwe District. Hamoonga says the rescue team managed to retrieve eight bodies yesterday, but the operation continues today. In a statement, Sunday, Hamoonga said a tipper truck arrived at the site to load…...
Woman who was reported missing found dead in Makeni
POLICE in Lusaka are currently investigating a suspected murder case involving a 32-year-old woman and a missing person report concerning a 24-year-old fourth-year student at Information Communication University (ICU). In a statement, Sunday, Police Public Relations Officer Rae Hamoonga said the suspected murder case involves a woman from Makeni identified as Precious Milimo Muchape, who…...
