By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE- THREE police officers have been sentenced to two years imprisonment each with hard labour for attempting to extort K10, 000 from a woman they accused of illegally importing beer into the country....

By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE Botswana 66 Zambia 14- THE Zambia 15’s squad missed out on qualification to the Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) Africa Cup Group 1B following a trouncing suffered at the hands of hosts...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA- THE Kabwe High Court has sentenced two men aged 74 and 72 years to 25 and 15 years imprisonment respectively with hard labour for defilement. In the first case, Kabwe High Court-in-Charge...

By JULIUS PHIRI- TRANSPORT, Works, Supply and Communications Minister, Yamfwa Mukanga has asked United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and World Bank to support infrastructure development in Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs). This, he said, would help...

By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA- THE Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) has assured that it is capable of handling all the households affected by the Kitwe City Council (KCC) operation to demolish houses built on illegally...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA- ZAMBIA Railway Limited (ZRL) yesterday launched the first passenger service train to operate between Kapiri Mposhi and Nakonde. Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Yamfwa Mukanga reaffirmed that the launch was in...

By KAIKO NAMUSA- GOVERNMENT and mining firms operating in the country need to coordinate and harmonise their efforts to improve infrastructure development for the needed production expansion, economist, Oliver Saasa has said. Professor Saasa said...

By ETAMBUYU SANG’ANDU- GOVERNMENT has launched the Shimukunami Chiefdom Development Strategic Plan (SDSP) for 2014-2018 which seeks to promote development in the area. Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs, Nkandu Luo said on Saturday during...

From CHILA NAMAIKO – in Istanbul, TURKEY ZAMBIA’s peaceful atmosphere coupled with favourable investment prospects have attracted Turkish investors who have indicated willingness to invest in many economic sectors and help create more jobs. The...

By CATHERINE NYIRENDA  – SPEAKER of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has defended Vice-President Guy Scott for using the word ‘monkeying’ to refer to opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) who were protesting in Parliament for...