PF national chairperson for women affairs Jean Kapata says it is possible that people did not turn out to vote in the Lusaka mayoral by-election last Thursday because they were afraid of political violence. And UPND deputy national youth chairman for administration Munji Habeenzu says PF and UPND youths should avoid rivalry but instead engage […]
Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party has taken an early lead as results from the just ended harmonised elections rolled in on Tuesday. The state-owned Herald newspaper reported on Wednesday that Zanu-PF was “poised for a comfortable majority in parliament, as the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission continued to announce the results”. The report said that of the 102 National Assembly […]
THE National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) has released K24 million for the completion of Manyumbi Toll Plaza on the Kabwe-Kapiri Mposhi road. In March last year, Government terminated Nzovu Transport Enterprises Limited’s contract for allegedly failing to complete the project within the contractual period. NRFA chief executive officer Wallece Mumba said the Road Development Agency […]
BANGLADESH Export Import Company (BEXIMCO), the largest in the Asian country’s textiles, garments manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and ceramics, is interested in setting up business in Zambia. BEXIMCO Group director and chief executive officer Syed Husain said the Bangladeshi oldest and largest textile company has a US$1.4 billion investment with 70,000 workers. Mr Husain was speaking […]
THE Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence slapped on Cephas Kaniki of Masaiti district after establishing that he killed his mother, whom he accused of being a witch. This is a case in which Kaniki had appealed against the High Court’s decision to convict him of murder and sentence him to death. The High […]
A local court has ordered a 63-year-old man to pay K10, 000 as compensation for committing adultery with another man’s wife. Paul Ndashi, a security guard of Chazanga compound has been ordered by the Matero Local Court to compensate Allan Ngulube, 49, a carpenter for committing adultery with his wife, Beatrice Mbewe, 39. Ngulube told […]
A 24-year old woman of Bulangililo township has narrated before the local court how her husband ganged up with his girlfriend to beat her up after she found them committing adultery. Priscilla Bwalya, 24, was testifying in a case in which she sued Violet Mvula, 30, to compensate her for assaulting her. Bwalya told the […]
FATHER of the now separated Siamese twins, who recently made headlines, Moses Mwape, said he is still waiting for the help Government promised them. And the couple says they would like to be re-united with the girls, but they have no decent house to live with them. Mapalo and Bupe, now about one-year-two-months old, are […]
N an apparent blend of arm-twisting and b lackmai l , an ex – soldier of Kabwe who tried to jump off a communication mast two years ago in Lusaka has threatened to do it again if his former employer, the Zambia Army, does not pay him his benefits. In an interview from Kabwe , […]
FOURTH year University of Zambia (UNZA) chemistry student, Isabel Chisulo, has developed a project of making solar panels using plastic polymers. UNZA lecturer in the school of natural sciences Steven Mudenda said this in an interview at the ongoing Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Ndola. He said the university is hoping to secure funding […]