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PF infighting goes to Parley
MATERO Member of Parliament Miles Sampa has petitioned the Speaker of National Assembly not to acknowledge instructions from anyone purporting to be the Patriotic Front (PF)....
Monday 25 September 2023
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Wake Up! Ian Bakala questions own players mental strength
NKANA coach Ian Bakala has questioned his players mental strength, describing the 1-0 loss to Forest Rangers as embarrassing. Wusakile is one of the quietest places...
Monday 25 September 2023
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Court upholds K14,000, term three tuition fees by Nkwazi Primary School management
THE Lusaka High Court has ruled that the increased K14, 000 term three tution fees being challenged by parents with children at Nkwazi Primary School should...
Monday 25 September 2023
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Residents of Kapisha Township in Chingola burn motor vehicles after accusing council officers of being Satanists
ENRAGED residents of Kapisha Township in Chingola yesterday set fire to two council vehicles and two private cars after spotting them burying a decomposed body at...
Monday 25 September 2023
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Seven people sentenced to five years each for taking part in the Mumbwa riots
THE Mumbwa Magistrates Court has sentence seven people who were part of the Mumbwa riots to five years imprisonment. The seven are out of the nine...
Sunday 24 September 2023
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Barbra Banda Brace sees off Morocco
A BARBRA Banda brace was enough for the Copper Queens to beat Morocco in an international friendly in Casablanca on Friday night. The team is in...
Sunday 24 September 2023
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Chawama man allegedly murdered by his neighbor for defecating outside his house
A 38-YEAR-OLD man of Chawama Township in Lusaka has died after he was allegedly beaten by his neighbor for defecating outside his house. Police have since...
Sunday 24 September 2023
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ECZ set to issue three-year tender for printing and delivery of election materials
THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has announced that the tender for the printing and delivery of ballot papers, ballot paper posters, blind voter templates and...
Sunday 24 September 2023
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Lusaka resident discovers a head of a baby in a rubbish pit, police say
IN a traumatic state of events, a 32-year-old woman of Lusaka has discovered a head of a baby without its body in her rubbish pit. Beatrice...
Saturday 23 September 2023
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16-year-old North Western Province boy allegedly kills himself after being told to take responsibility for impregnating a girl
AFTER hearing that a girl he impregnated had given birth and he needed to take responsibility, a 16-year-old boy of Kalumbila district in North Western Province...
Saturday 23 September 2023
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FISIP to phase out gradually as Govt introduces agriculture loans
MINISTER of Agriculture Rueben Phiri has clarified that the Government will phase out the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISIP) gradually as it plans to introduce agriculture...
Saturday 23 September 2023
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Pastor defiles three girls, threatens to kill them if they disclose the ordeal
A PASTOR from Senga Hill has allegedly defiled three juveniles, including his granddaughter, after luring them into the bush with biscuits and bubblegum. Pastor Abel Sichivula...
Friday 22 September 2023
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Mother of three in court for abandoning three bundles of joy
A 20-YEAR-OLD housewife of Mtendere Township is in court to explain why she should not be jailed for deserting her seven-months old baby and two others...
Friday 22 September 2023
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Govt to engage Siemens for cancer radiotherapy equipment
MINISTER of Health, Hon. Sylvia Masebo, M.P., says the Zambian Government is working on procuring cancer radiotherapy equipment at Cancer Disease Hospital. Hon Masebo said this...
Friday 22 September 2023
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GRZ to patent all innovations and inventions by pupils
MINISTER of Education Douglas Syakalima says the Government will patent all innovations and inventions displayed by pupils from different provinces at the just-ended Junior Engineers Technicians...
Friday 22 September 2023
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HPCZ exam leaks, nine members of staff suspended
THE Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) had disclosed that an intensive preliminary investigation has revealed a breach of theory examination papers for Bachelor of Medicine...
Friday 22 September 2023
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Simaero to expand to Zambia
SIMAERO Holding, a French company that specializes in aerospace engineering, has announced plans to open a new office in Lusaka, Zambia. Simaero is a major player...
Thursday 21 September 2023
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Seven men on the run after raping a woman in Kalulushi, police say
A Bar lady of Kalulushi on the Copperbelt has been left traumatized after she was allegedly raped by seven men who took turns. The 38-year-old victim...
Thursday 21 September 2023
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Former Head of State must notify cabinet before traveling, says Thabo Kawana
MINISTRY of information and Media director spokesperson Thabo Kawana says former President Edgar Lungu is required to inform Cabinet before undertaking any travel, as he is...
Thursday 21 September 2023
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Desai Mafia jailed 15 years for abduction and indecently assaulting three girls
A JUDGE yesterday rebuked a 31-year-old businessman of George Township for shamefully showing his nakedness to minors he sexually abused. As punishment, Lusaka High Court Judge...
Thursday 21 September 2023
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First Quantum announces passing of co-founder and chairman Philip Pascall
FIRST Quantum Minerals Limited has announced the death of one of its founders and Chairman, Philip Pascall. Philip passed away peacefully today at his home in...
Thursday 21 September 2023
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ECL withdrawals academic case against the State
BARELY a day after filing a lawsuit against the State seeking to challenge the decision to bar him from going out of the country, former President...
Thursday 21 September 2023
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Nkana Mp interrogated
NKANA Member of Parliament Binwell Mpundu this afternoon endured a four hour long interrogation at the Kitwe District Police Headquarters in a matter involving youths who...
Thursday 21 September 2023
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Governments desire to deliver all commercially viable infrastructure and Energy projects, and public services through Public Private Partnerships
MINISTER of Infrastructure, Housing, and Urban Development Charles Milupi says the Governments desire is to deliver all commercially viable infrastructure and Energy projects, and public services...
Thursday 21 September 2023
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UN appoints Zambian as its Resident Coordinator for Jamaica
UNITED Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed a Zambian, Mr. Dennis Zulu, as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Jamaica. Mr Zulu will also be responsible...
Wednesday 20 September 2023
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Tragic case of mistaken identity as game scout fatally shot by colleague
A 43-YEAR-OLD game scout at Mzimbiri Farm Ranch in Lusaka West has lost his life after being mistakenly identified as a poacher and subsequently shot by...
Wednesday 20 September 2023
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Govt embarks of Artificial Insemination services to enhance production of cattle and pigs
GOVERNMENT has trained around 70 experts who will work in 14 satellite Artificial Insemination (AI) centres which have been dotted across the country. The AI centres...
Tuesday 19 September 2023
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You will be punished. Triple C threatens Power ahead of second leg
WITH his brace giving Simba an edge, midfielder Clatous Chama has said Power Dynamos will be punished when the two teams meet in Tanzania at the...
Tuesday 19 September 2023
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Driver on the run after causing an accident
POLICE are looking for a 30-year-old man identified as Joe Sakayoya of Makungu compound, Chilanga District for the offence of Causing Death by Dangerous Driving. Police...
Tuesday 19 September 2023
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Hon. Stanley Kakubo, to represent President Hichilema at the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema will be represented by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Stanley Kakubo at the 78th Session of the United Nations (UN) General...
Tuesday 19 September 2023
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