By MUSONDA MANGILASHI and STEVEN ZANDE – POLICE in Chinsali, Muchinga Province, have arrested a 27-year-old man, suspected to be mentally unstable, for axing his 70-year-old father to death after being advised to stop his...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – A PASTOR of Door of Heaven Ministry Church in Chibolya Township has appeared in the Lusaka magistrate court for the explanation of a charge of murdering his 10-year-old son and nine-year-old...

By KASONDE KASONDE – GOVERNMENT has said despite the prevailing fish deficit in the country, it will not allow importation of fish species that are found in Zambia. Fisheries and Livestock Minister Michael Katambo said...

By STEVEN ZANDE – VARIOUS stakeholders have expressed mixed feelings over Lusaka mayor’s plan to impose a street lighting levy on Lusaka residents, with some calling on the local authority to conduct wider consultation before...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – PATRIOTIC Front (PF) Secretary General Davies Mwila has reiterated that the ruling party belongs to all members and not only those that perceive themselves as founder members. Mr Mwila said the...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – THE Malawian government has commissioned the Nacala Railway, a project that could see Zambian bulk cargo transporters reduce the distance to the sea by 500 kilometres. The project was launched on...

By MUNAMBEZA MUWANEI – Households across Southern Province have been directed to level over their rubbish pits and to invest in garbage bins as part of the Government’s strategy to manage the environment and avoid...

MINES and Minerals Development Minister Christopher Yaluma has warned Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) against effecting its threatened retrenchments, saying the Government will not allow even a single job cut. Mr Yaluma says Government had been...

By FRANCINA PHIRI, RABECCA CHIPANTA and STEVEN ZANDE – A 35-YEAR-OLD male nurse of St Paul’s Mission Hospital in Nchelenge has been jailed 15 years with hard labour for raping a 17-year-old patient after injecting...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA — MOPANI Copper Mines (MCM) has given notice to retrench nearly 5,000 workers in view of a power supply standoff with the suppliers Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC). CEC has slapped a power...