Court convicts former UNZASU president for inciting violence
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted former University of Zambia Students’ Union (UNZASU) president Gabriel Banda for proposing violence at the institution. Meanwhile, Lusaka Senior Resident Magistrate Trevor Kasanda has reserved Banda’s sentencing for today, May 30. In this matter, Banda was facing a charge of proposing violence or breaches of the law to assemblies…...
Court orders Mpika, Nakonde MPs to pay K100,000 for failing to avail Tayali
LUSAKA Principal Resident Magistrate Sylvia Munyinya has ordered Mpika MP Francis Kapyanga and his Nakonde counterpart, Lukas Simumba, to pay K50,000 each for failing to avail Chilufya Tayali before the court. This was after Magistrate Munyinya noted that Kapyanga and Simumba had failed to present Tayali before court since early last year when she issued…...
Politics should be a competition of ideas, not physical – Chief Madzimawe
CHIEF Madzimawe of the Ngoni-speaking people of Eastern Province says politics should not be physical but a competition of ideologies. And Chief Madzimawe has urged politicians to exercise maturity and not engage in fights. In an interview, Tuesday, Chief Madzimawe said in a democratic dispensation, politicians must operate in a civil manner by competing against…...
Truck driver on the run, 30 tonnes of copper cathodes missing
A TRUCK driver is on the run after allegedly stealing 30 tonnes of copper cathodes he was transporting from Ndola to Durban, South Africa. According to police, the matter was reported by Michael Chanda, 39, of Kafue Town, a driver for Jamaras Limited. Confirming the incident, Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Auxensio Daka said the…...
Govt grants GMO import permits to 2 companies
THE National Biosafety Authority has granted two companies five-year permits to import products which may contain GMOs, namely assorted potato and corn crisps, as well as Hungry Lion chip spices. In a statement issued by National Biosafety Authority (NBA) Communications Officer Sandra Lombe, the companies are Cold Chain Zambia Limited and ABDIMS Sales and Distribution…...
Zambia strives to reduce air travel costs – Tayali
TRANSPORT and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali says Zambia is working on modalities to lower the cost of air transport. In a statement issued from Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls Town by his Principal Public Relations Officer Ernest Chanda, Tayali said this when he met the president of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Salvatore Sciacchitano, on Wednesday…....
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Judges role in electoral dispute requires massive public confidence
Chief Justice Mumba Malila could not have spoken any better. It is true that democracy, especially in nations like Zambia, political leadership is no longer decided by the ballot alone. Increasingly, the courts are being asked to play a central role in settling electoral disputes and, in many cases, determining who holds political power. In…...
FRA to announce maize purchase price next month
FOOD Reserve Agency (FRA) Board Chairperson Suresh Desai says the Agency will announce the price at which it will be buying maize this marketing season at the beginning of next month. In an interview, Tuesday, Desai said the Agency had delayed starting to buy the staple crop due to the high moisture content in maize,…...
Persons with disabilities demand 20 MPs under mixed-member proportional representation
ZAMBIA Union for All Persons with Disabilities president Pascal Mulenga has expressed disappointment with government’s proposed mixed-member proportional representation system, which offers only three spots for persons with disabilities. Government recently published the draft Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill, 2025, in which it proposes to increase constituency seats from the current 156 to 211, to…...
