INFORMATION minister Dora Siliya says the media, especially private media, has opted to be the official opposition of the government. Speaking on a special interview aired on Prime TV on Thursday night, Siliya, in response to what the government was doing to ensure that the media in Zambia was protected, said: “First of all, in […]
37 year-old Aggrey Hamuyanze is demanding K20, 000 for damages in the Choma Local Court from Tryson Hakalima who married his wife. Byta FM Court News Specialist reports that this is after the couple from Chikanta’s Chiefdom in Kalomo grew apart due to lack of a child five years into the marriage. Hamuyanze testified that […]
A TOTAL of 464 prisoners among them death row inmates have received Presidential pardons which will see those condemned to death serving life sentences while those on life sentences qualifying for a jail term. President Edgar Lungu has exercised his prerogative of mercy in accordance with article 97 of the constitution of Zambia. Home Affairs […]
Patricia Chisanga is wanted by authorities in Washington, D.C. on $1,500,000 ($1.5 million) Medicaid Fraud charges. She is believed to have escaped to Zambia with her child. Her boyfriend, Ben Odunzeh, was arrested before he left the country and is in custody awaiting sentencing.
LUSAKA, 24TH MAY, 2018 – Inspector General of Police, Mr Kakoma Kanganja has thanked the Lusaka Province Minister, Mr Bowman Lusambo for coming to the aid of the family of Ms. Charity Munganga Chanda, Assistant Commissioner of Police whose house was gutted and property worth millions of Kwacha destroyed on Tuesday, 22nd May, 2018 between […]
KABWE Central PF member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube has urged the local municipality to reconsider its decision to move airtime and money transaction booths to street alleys in the town. Ngulube said the idea to relocate the booths to alleys behind the main shops in Kabwe did not make business sense. He argued that the […]
A ZAMBIAN woman was arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok airport, Thailand on Sunday after an x-ray showed she had 88 condoms filled with heroin inside her stomach. According to the local media in Thailand. A search of Doobay Mimengaloso’s bag revealed nothing but an X-Ray told otherwise. She had swallowed 88 pellets of a […]
A Copperbelt province based Economist Dr. Lubinda HABAZOKA has advised government to put up a deliberate policy that will compel mining companies to bank within the country if the nation is to benefit from the high copper prices on the international market. Reacting to the loss in value of Zambian kwacha against major currencies, Dr. […]
HIP-HOP artistes Slapdee and Macky2 will headline the much anticipated ‘Experience Concert’ that will feature popular Nigerian artiste Tekno. Event promoters, Goodlife events confirmed this today after reaching an agreement with the two hip- hop outfits. “We as Goodlife events would like to announce that we have come to an agreement with hip-hop artiste Mwila […]
Lusaka based businessman Hendrix Nyambe has pleaded not guilty to one count of theft involving white maize valued at K656, 040. Mr. Nyambe who is accused of stealing 31, 040 kilograms of maize belonging to opposition ADD president Charles Milupi, took plea before chief resident magistrate Nsunge Chanda. And Magistrate Chanda has granted Mr. Nyambe […]