Zambia

A Lusaka man who killed Kabwata UPND lawmaker Levy Mkandawire, Alick Jeta Kalenga has been sentenced to 12 months of simple imprisonment. High Court judge Ruth Chibbabbuka, who handed down the verdict a short while ago, ruled that Kalenga did not waste court’s time, was remorseful and pleaded guilty to …

A Mobile money agent has been murdered by unknown people in Katete district. EMMANUEL NYIRENDA, 22, who was operating from Dragon area in Chipata, is believed to have been killed by people, who enticed him into a transaction, away from his booth. Eastern Province Police Acting Commanding Officer, DAVIES SIMWANZA …

Civil servants must stay away from having side chicks says Mwizukanji. SOCIALITE Mwizukanji Nakamba has wondered why a civil servant in Zambia must engage in having extra partners when their salaries do not match or too low. “You are just a civil servant with K3,400 salary, how can you start …

……says it’s hard to survive under UPND Government A staunch PF Cadre Fred Phiri has cried to former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu saying life has become so difficulty to live under the UPND Government. Phiri who posted a picture of himself cooking using firewood says life in town has become …

“I’M READY TO PLAY FOR CHIPOLOPOLO” – MWEENE The former Chipolopolo goalie says he is available for national duty as long as he is active in football. He tells Studio Ken that he missed last week’s Zambia assignment against Ivory Coast because he was called less than a week before …

A local court was left reeling in shock after a married woman openly admitted to dating a workmate so he could father her child. Mercy Zulu,32, said she started dating Samson Chimpembe ,34, because she wanted to have another child. Zulu told a kabushi local court that she used to …

A 48 year old farmer, Theddius Audu, who impregnated his 15 year old daughters explains why he did it. According to his statements, He said, she looks beautiful and he always feel the pains that one day, someone else will toast her and start enjoying what he suffered all these …

Zambia Daily Mail reports that the current law does not allow people who are over 45 years to be engaged as civil servants for the first time, Parliament has heard. Vice-President W.K Mutale Nalumango, however, says Parliament can amend the law through a motion. Mrs Nalumango said this yesterday during …

An 18-Year-old girl of Kabwe has been arrested together with her 27-year-old lover after she allegedly faked her own kidnapping last weekend in a bid to have a romantic night with the man at a local lodge. After failing to elude the watchful eye of her parents to have an …

PROPOSAL FOR INTRODUCTION OF AN ALCOHOL LEVI TO BE PAID BY INDIVIDUAL CONSUMERS OF ALCOHOLBy Michael Kaluba The Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance-SAAPA- Zambia is proposing for an introduction of an alcohol levy to be paid by individual consumers of alcohol as a replica of the tourism levy and other …