Mealie meal price reduction due to improved maize supply – MAZ
THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) has attributed the current reduction in mealie meal prices, by between K50 and K133, to an improved supply of maize on the market Speaking on Hot FM’s Breakfast show, Thursday, MAZ president Andrew Chintala said there was no political influence in the reduction of mealie meal prices. “Almost all…...
We expect 4m tonnes of maize supply in 2025 – Govt
GOVERNMENT says the country expects to be supplied with about 4,040,645 metric tonnes of maize in 2025. And ZAMSTATs says the country is expected to harvest about 3,655,645 tonnes of maize this year, compared to 1.5 million in 2024. Speaking during the presentation of the 2024/2025 Crop Forecast Survey, Thursday, Acting Agriculture Minister Sylvia Masebo…...
Court finds Katuta with case to answer
THE Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has found Chiengi MP Given Katuta with a case to answer in a matter in which she is accused of threatening violence against Times of Zambia photojournalist, Henry Chunza. The case relates to an incident where Katuta spat on Chunza shortly after she was suspended and ordered to leave the National…...
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4 accidentally shot at police station
FOUR people, including two police officers, have been wounded at Kansenshi Police Post in Ndola after one officer accidentally touched the trigger of a firearm, causing it to fire rapidly. In a statement, Thursday, Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer Pethias Siandenge identified the victims as police officers Elestinah Tembo and Mary Kabwe; Justin Mulimba, a Community…...
Kitwe police unearth brothel operating as massage parlour, 11 nabbed
POLICE in Kitwe have unearthed a brothel which was operating as a massage parlour and have arrested 11 women. In a statement, Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer Pethias Siandenge said the brothel was disguised under the name “Devine Massage Spa” and had employed 10 women working as massage therapists who were, in fact, sex workers. He…...
Parley informed us of vacancy in Mfuwe, by-election details coming – ECZ
ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Brown Kasaro says Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has notified the Commission of a vacancy in Mfuwe constituency following the incumbent lawmaker’s conviction. Last week, Lusaka Senior Resident Magistrate Trevor Kasanda sentenced Mfuwe PF MP Maureen Mabonga to eight months simple imprisonment for sedition. In an interview, Kasaro confirmed…...
We’re ready to assist with traditional medicine, just remove policy barriers – China
VICE Governor of the People’s Government of Sichuan Province in China, Yang Xingping, says medical aid is not the only lasting solution to healthcare challenges, but rather raising the capacity of medical professionals. Yang also says China is ready to provide assistance with the production of Chinese traditional medicine in Zambia, but notes that policy…...
Zambia draws Comoros, Botswana at COSAFA
RECORD seven-time champions Zambia have been placed in Group D of the 2025 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Cup, where they will face Comoros and Botswana in the group stage of the regional tournament set to run from June 4 to 15 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The Chipolopolo boys head into the tournament with a rich pedigree and…...
Vote for opposition, you’ll be fed not beaten – Nakacinda
WHILE there could have been portions of misconduct on the part of some cadres [in the past], to suggest that Zambians were generally being beaten is a lie, says PF secretary general Raphael Nakacinda. Meanwhile, PF deputy secretary general Brenda Nyirenda says the UPND is in panic mode. Commenting on President Hakainde Hichilema’s statement that…...
