CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka THE case in which United Party for National Development (UPND) vice-president for administration Geoffrey Mwamba is charged with proposing violence again failed to take off yesterday in the Lusaka magistrates’ court because he has a funeral. Mwamba, 52, was arrested for allegedly proposing violence in connection with a statement he made that
HONE SIAME, Kitwe CHIMWEMWE Member of Parliament (MP) Mwila Mutale has described as a big relief President Lungu’s decision to pardon all Patriotic Front (PF) members who defied the party by contesting as Independent candidates in last year’s general elections. Mr Mutale was one of those who stood as Independent candidates and won after being
CATHERINE MUMBA,Lusaka THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) has welcomed President Lungu’s plan to engage millers to establish why the price of mealie-meal is spiralling to unaffordable levels. MAZ chairman Andrew Chintala said in an interview yesterday millers valued the concerns raised by President Lungu about mealie-meal prices and appreciated his wish to engage them
SHIKANDA KAWANGA, Livingstone THE Livingstone magistrate court has sentenced a 31-year-old man to five years imprisonment with hard labour for illegal possessing a python skin. Magistrate Chikoko Liyungu sent Alfred Kangongwe, a businessman of Satela village in Kazungula, to prison after finding him guilty of illegal possession of protected government trophy. Particulars of the offence
ARTHUR MWANSA & PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka DISASTER Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) national co-ordinator Patrick Kangwa has warned of stern action against Ministry of Agriculture officers who are reportedly charging farmers for chemicals for controlling armyworms. Mr Kangwa, however, said reports alleging that officers from the Ministry of Agriculture in Mwense district in Luapula Province
BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, Solwezi GOVERNMENT says it recruited 455 health workers last year who have been deployed to various clinics and hospitals across North-Western Province. North-Western Province Minister Richard Kapita said the new health workers had helped address the problem of shortage of staff in health institutions and resulted in improved healthcare delivery. Mr Kapita told
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe THE Kabwe High Court yesterday sentenced a 48-year-old man to 30 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a child. When he appeared before the Mkushi magistrate’s court for plea, the convict, Emmanuel Mulenga, admitted defiling the girl on October 13, 2016 to ‘recharge’ his business charms. “I did that because someone
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