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Market fire culprits jailed 15 years each

PRISCILLA CHIPULU, LusakaTHREE men of Lusaka have been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment each with hard labour for burning a makeshift shop and a vehicle at Soweto market.And Lusaka High Court judge Catherine Phiri says cases of arson have been prevalent in Zambia, especially those related to political hooliganism.Kelvin Mayanda, unemployed, Lastone Kasonde and Albert…

POLICE: Three suffocate to death

THREE members of the same family in Misisi compound have died after the house they were sleeping in caught fire. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo said the victims died out of suspected suffocation after fire burnt property in the sitting room as the house had no enough ventilation. She has named the deceased as Gezani Zulu…

Polls open for by-election

Polls have opened in the Lusaka mayoral and other local government by-elections taking place around the country. The Lusaka mayoral by-election is being contested by nine candidates. These are People‘s Alliance for Change’s Mundia Mukubesa,NDC’s Saboi Imboela, UPND’s Kangwa Chileshe, PF’s Miles Sampa, Republican Progressive People’s Leslie Chikuse,UPP’s Saviour Chishimba, and UNIP’s Alfred Banda. Others…

Unearthing valley’s potential

Analysis: BENEDICT TEMBOWHEN I am bombarded by economic jargons in the capital city, Lusaka, I travel to the rural areas of the country to see how the terminologies are being interpreted on the ground.Last week, I spent time in Gwembe and Sinazongwe districts of Southern Province just to catch up with recent economic developments in…

UPND drops MP

BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, MushindamoTHE United Party for National Development (UPND) has dropped Solwezi East Member of Parliament (MP) Leaky Kintu as its campaign manager in the Kangwena ward by-election slated for tomorrow.The Patriotic Front (PF) has fielded Stephen Kasono while the UPND candidate is Rabson Laishi.The decision to drop Mr Kintu as campaign manager follows the…
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