Speeding costs 11 lives

STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka and JIMMY CHIBUYE, Choma SURVIVORS of a highway traffic accident that claimed 11 lives at the infamous Munali Hills in Chikankata on Thursday have said the truck on which they were travelling was over-loaded and over-speeding before plunging into a gorge. They have also alleged corruption on the road to allow passage

State unveils added police powers

PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka POLICE and other defence and security agencies have been granted powers to stop and search vehicles without a warrant, withdraw travel documents and detain suspects for more than 48 hours with authority of a magistrate. These are some of the measures that will be implemented during the three months the invoked Article

Man tries to sell daughter

CHRISTINE CHIHAME, Mansa POLICE in Mwense in Luapula Province have arrested a 22-year-old man of Chief Puta’s village in Chienge for allegedly attempting to sell his three-year-old daughter to a businessman at K5,000. Luapula Province police commissioner Hudson Namachila said in an interview yesterday that the alleged incident happened on Thursday and named the suspect

2 soldiers jailed over leopard skins

HONE SIAME, Lusaka THE Kapiri Mposhi Magistrates’ Court has sentenced two Zambia Army soldiers to six years imprisonment each with hard labour for unlawful possession of two leopard skins. And the Department of National Parks and Wildlife has arrested 17 people for allegedly committing various wildlife offences. Joseph Tapwila and Charles Mukanda, both of Mpepetwe

Nkana in hot Walter over FAZ attacks

ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has summoned Nkana for a disciplinary hearing for allegedly attacking the soccer governing body in the media. FAZ communications manager Desmond Katongo said in a statement released in Lusaka on Thursday evening that Nkana will appear before the disciplinary committee next Wednesday. Katongo said Nkana have
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