PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has announced that Zambia has written to the United States government to withdraw its Ambassador Daniel Foote. President Lungu said that this was because Zambia does not want people who support unchristian values such as homosexuality in the country. The government’s position comes in the wake of undiplomatic antics by ambassador Foote […]
THE Livingstone High Court has sentenced a 36-year-old man of Choma to five years imprisonment with hard labour for drug trafficking. And Judge Kenneth Mulife has observed that drug related cases were on the rise lately. In this case, Doubt Mwiinga, 36, of Shampande Compound is charged with two counts of trafficking in 74.48 kilogrammes […]
A church in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, has warned its congregants against wearing “inappropriate church attire”, the Daily Nation newspaper reports. St Peter’s Claver Catholic Church in the city centre has hung a notice on its entrance with photos of 10 kinds of clothing that should not be worn by worshippers. They include miniskirts, dresses with […]
Farmer, Maria Zaloumis Nyirenda, and her Tuzini Farms have been sued by Omnia Fertiliser Zambia Limited over non-payment of more than US11, 000 dollars. Omnia Fertiliser Zambia Limited, which has cited Tuzini Farms Limited and farm director Zaloumis, as first and second defendants respectively, is claiming payment of US$11,542.98, enforcement of directors’ guarantee and interest […]
A DRUG Enforcement Commission (DEC) officer has told court that Zambia Air Force (ZAF) Colonel Dexter Maseka who denied knowing former ZAF commander Eric Chimese’s properties in court, gave a contrary statement to the investigating officers. Ms Miriam Mubialelwa, a senior investigations officer, said after further investigations, Maseka said he fixed aluminum windows at the […]
While medics will tell you being obese is a sign of an underlying chronic condition, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni thinks being overweight is linked to one’s level of corruption. Museveni, who claimed he had never stolen any public funds, said obesity among some public servants was a sign of graft. He made the remarks on […]
Dear editor, please hide my identity I am a fourth year student at Mulungushi University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in economics. I would like to take this opportunity to respond to Hon Brian Mushimba’s fake statement made yesterday concerning the Mulungushi university payment issues and those students stopped from writing the exams. I expressly state […]
91 cases of suicide have so far been recorded this year countrywide, indicating an increase in cases compared to the year 2018. Zambia Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has told phoenix news in an interview that there has been an increase in the number of reported suicide cases from 85 last year to 91 this year […]
INFORMATION and Broadcasting Minister Dora Siliya has this morning chased Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation ( ZNBC) unionized workers who went to her officer over the non – payment of November salaries. The Petauke Central law maker only took three minutes to address hungry workers and it was a reminder that they are not special compared […]