Female soldier in court for assaulting cop
A 29-YEAR-OLD female military personnel has been dragged to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for allegedly assaulting a cop. Alinani Ng’ambi is facing one count of assault on a cop Contrary to Section 250(b) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence allege that Ng’ambi, on January 15, 2025,…...
HH’s 4 years have been full of rhetoric, arrests – M’membe
TRUTH be told, Mr Hichilema and the UPND’s four years in power have just been about empty rhetoric, lies, threats, and arrests of anyone who exposes their corruption and failures, says Socialist Party president Fred M’membe. In a Facebook writeup, M’membe said there had been no big changes under the UPND government in the last…...
Chinese businessman in court for misconducting himself at a police station
A 34-YEAR-OLD Chinese businessman has been dragged to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for disorderly conduct at a police station. Su Haojie is facing two counts of disorderly conduct at a police station and use of insulting language. It is alleged in count one that Su, on January 4, 2025, while at Matero Police Station, did…...
CEEC has failed to recover loans totalling K393.7m since 2012 – AG
THE latest Auditor General’s report on parastatal bodies and other statutory institutions has revealed that despite CEEC recording an increase in its loan disbursements from K331 million in 2022 to K728 million in 2023, Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) remained high at 92-97 percent, with only six percent of loans performing. Further, the report has revealed that…...
Plan B has worked in Petauke, we’ll use it to win 2026 polls – Lungu
FORMER president Edgar Lungu has described the UPND’s loss in the just ended Petauke Central parliamentary by-elections as an embarrassment. He says the Tonse Alliance will implement a similar Plan B strategy to counter the UPND’s “mingalato” and win next year’s general elections. Meanwhile, UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the opposition’s win in Petauke is…...
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The end of economic sabotage in the fuel sector
THE government has finally, after a couple of years mismanaging the fuel sector, actualised the open access regime for the usage of the TAZAMA Pipeline. Since the time that the government facility’s usage was changed from crude oil to finished product until now, the TAZAMA Pipeline had been held and monopolised by one fuel importer…...
Police lock up Mrs Kennedy for abducting hubby’s mistress
POLICE have arrested social media influencer Wendy Natasha Mutale, popularly known as Mrs Kennedy, for allegedly abducting her husband’s mistress, Lucy Mushabati. The drama unfolded after Mrs Kennedy, 26, publicly exposed her husband’s affair with Lucy, also 26, leading to a viral Facebook live session where her husband slapped her. However, instead of pursuing legal…...
HH to attend SADC, EAC summit in Tanzania
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced that President Hakainde Hichilema will travel to Tanzania to attend the joint summit of the SADC and East African Community (EAC) Heads of State and government. In a statement, Friday, Acting Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Jack Mwiimbu said the summit was slated for…...
Zesco increases power supply to 7 hours
ZESCO Board Chairperson Vickson Ncube says residential customers will receive at least seven hours of electricity as the utility has managed to secure additional imports. On Wednesday, Zesco announced that given its current generating capacity and ability to secure imports, each residential area would receive at least four hours of electricity daily. However, addressing the…...