By MILDRED KATONGO – CHIEF Fwambo of the Mambwe people in Mbala in Northern Province has died. Senior Chief Nsokolo confirmed yesterday that Chief Fwambo died at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka on Sunday...

By MILDRED KATONGO and MWIYA MUKUMBUTA – A TWENTY-five-year old man of Mukanga village in Chinsali District has killed his one-year-old son after he kicked him during a fight with his wife. It is alleged...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – A COMBINED team of inspectors from consumer protection bodies in Zambia has started verifying the accuracy of  volumes of fuel dispensed at filling stations in Livingstone following complaints of suspected under-reading....

By EPHESTUS SIAZIYU – LIVINGSTONE acting mayor Fred Sikazwe has urged journalists in the country to be non-partisan and avoid accepting bribes from politicians in exchange for favourable coverage ahead of the 2016 tripartite elections....

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – A SHOPKEEPER of Chongwe District has been jailed 30 years with hard labour for sodomising a four-year-old boy. Gilbert Mutale, 23, admitted sodomising the boy on July 30, 2015, but said...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – THE recently conducted Patriotic Front (PF) mobilisation exercise in Eastern Province was a success, the party has said . Mobilisation chairperson Charles Banda said the tour of Eastern Province by a...

By CHATULA KANGALI – ZAMBIA’S cotton output is projected to double next year due to increased seed allocation to farmers. Zambia Cotton Ginners Association (ZCGA) executive secretary Bourne Chooka said in an interview that increased...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has said implementing the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) will cushion the budget deficit through Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs). CSPR executive director Patrick Nshindano said the...

By HELEN ZULU – THE Copperbelt Leather Industry Cluster Limited has acquired equipment worth US$86,000 to produce quality leather products for the export market. The equipment from Italy is expected in the country during the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – YAMBEEJI Honey and Rice Products Limited has urged Government to set up irrigation infrastructure in Zambezi District in North-Western Province that will support small-scale rice production. YamBEEji chief executive officer Chibbonta...