TAZAMA pipeline hurting our business – PTAZ
THE Petroleum Transporters Association of Zambia (TPAZ) has lamented that the transportation of fuel through the TAZAMA pipeline has negatively impacted their business. In an interview, Tuesday, TPAZ Secretary General Benson Tembo said when the initiative began, transporters had expected locals to be favoured by being given tenders to transport the commodity from Ndola, which…...
Vehicle found on Guntila Muleya murder site was hired – witness
A DIRECTOR at Opulent Trek Car Hire and Tours has told the Lusaka High Court that a Toyota RAV4 hired by Caleb Zulu, a suspect in the murder case of IBA Director General Guntila Muleya, was parked for a few minutes in Njolwe area on the night of July 23, 2024. Muleya was found dead…...
Install CCTV to deter crime and aid investigations, govt urges businesses
THE Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security has urged businesses and individuals to install CCTV equipment, saying it will deter crime and help with investigations. The Ministry has cited the recent arrest of individuals allegedly behind the brutal killing of a fuel attendant at Rubis Filling Station in Lusaka’s Hellen Kaunda area, noting that…...
MAZ urges market players to share affordable maize benefits with consumers
MILLERS Association of Zambia (MAZ) president Andrew Chintala is urging all market players who are accessing maize at affordable prices to also pass on the benefit to farmers and consumers. Meanwhile, Chintala says the association projects to buy over 1.8 million metric tonnes of maize for this season in order to supply the domestic markets…....
Man found trapped in fishing net after hippo attack
THE body of a 28-year-old man has been retrieved from Itezhi-Tezhi Dam after being found trapped in a fishing net. Police have confirmed that Kelvin Chinyemba drowned after being attacked by a hippo around 21:00 hours on July 20, while on a fishing expedition. According to Southern Province Deputy Police Commanding Officer Moono Namalongo, Itezhi-Tezhi…...
I didn’t legally advise Lungu on instructions to transfer property to PF – Ex-judge
FORMER Mongu High Court judge Wilfred Muma has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Court that he did not advise late former president Edgar Lungu legally on his instructions requesting the Army Commander to surrender the certificate of title for the property in Woodlands to PF. In the previous sitting, Muma had told the court…...
Let the kwacha appreciation be felt in the pockets of the people
OVER the past month, Zambia has witnessed a rare and impressive economic milestone; a steadily appreciating kwacha. For more than four weeks now, the local currency has shown consistent gains against major currencies, particularly the United States dollar. From hovering at around K29 per dollar not too long ago, the kwacha has strengthened to about…...
Learners who don’t do well in G9 external exams can start Form 1 in 2026 – MoE
EDUCATION Minister Douglas Syakalima says learners who don’t perform well in the 2025 Junior Secondary examinations will have the option of starting Form 1 in 2026 to write the School Certificate Ordinary Level examination in 2029. Syakalima explained that the 2025 Junior Secondary External (Grade 9) and Junior Secondary School Leaving examinations will be the…...
Court acquits Mushala actor in indecent assault case
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has acquitted actor Leo Simukoko, famous for his character ‘Mushala’, of indecent assault charges. In this matter, Simukoko, 33, was charged with indecent assault on a female, contrary to Section 137 (1) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence alleged that Simukoko, on…...
Some individuals in public service control organised criminal gangs – DPP
DIRECTOR of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Gilbert Phiri says the economic and financial crimes his office is targeting are often committed by honourable-looking individuals who hold influential positions, with some working in public service. He adds that this crop of criminals must be brought to account, noting that some of these individuals control organised criminal gangs…...