Zambia

The oldest patient at Chainama Hills Hospital, which has nine patients who have never left the mental health facility, will soon be hitting 90 years of age, having been admitted as far back as 1968. The patient suffers from schizophrenia – a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality …

Police in Lusaka have officially charged and arrested Fredrick Chulu aged 30 of Hellen Kaunda in Lusaka for three counts of the offence of use of Insulting language Contrary to Section 179 Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. Brief facts of the matter are that on 12th May, 2022 …

Officers asked to return K150,000 stolen from Chinese businessman. The identities of the three police officers who stole over K150,000 belonging to a Chinese businessman in Chipata have been revealed, including how they staged the robbery. The three are officer-in charge of police intelligence in Eastern Province detective superintendent Nedson …

By Oliver Chisenga WITH some 900,000 followers on Facebook, Mutale Mwanza is arguably Zambia’s most talked about societal media influencer. Mutale who was recently named a Fenty Beauty brand influencer has been the topic of discussion regarding how she makes her money to support her glamorous lifestyle and sense of …

After coming back from a drinking spree and not finding any nshima reserved for him, a 50-year-old grandfather of Madzi-a-Tuwa Resettlement Scheme in Chipangali aimed a hoe at his wife, but it inadvertently landed on his four month-old granddaughter, who was on her back. The hoe hit the baby right …

By Noah Silomba The boxing fraternity in Zambia has been hit with massive euphoria following team Zambia’s bagging of ten medals at the just ended Mount Kilimanjaro International Boxing Championship held in Tanzania. The tournament was held from 27th to 31st May 2022 and Zambia had ten boxers representing the …

By Dickson Jere My inbox is jammed with messages from parents, relatives, wives and children whose relatives are stuck in various Police cells for many inordinate days. Going by the messages, it appears to be a big problem! I cannot resolve this issue alone. Yes, I managed to get the …

Munali Constituency based politician Chrispine Chiinda over the weekend met Socialist Party president Dr Fred M’membe where they discussed possibilities of working together as opposition in the run up to 2026 general elections. Mr Chiinda attempted to contest the Munali parliamentary last year but was sidelined in the adoption process …

The Zambia Revenue Authority has confirmed that indeed, 33,045 registered motor vehicles at RTSA do not have matching records of Customs clearance at ZRA. On May 23, Pungwa Online News reported that over 33,000 motor vehicles on Zambian roads have unresolved issues with the tax authority on suspicion of being …

Former Republican President, Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu deserves kudos for his infrastructural legacy, Advocates for National Democracy and Development executive director, Samuel Banda has said. Mr Banda notes that failure to appreciate and honour the former president for his work, especially infrastructure development would be unfairly hypocritical. He cited the …