South anthrax cases at 319
CHISHALA MUSONDA, CATHERINE BWALYA Livingstone, Choma SOUTHERN Province has cumulatively recorded 319 cases of people suspected to have contracted anthrax with two associated deaths. Last week, the Ministry of Fisheries…
Haimbe prods public workers to uphold integrity
KELVIN MBEWE Lusaka MINISTER of Justice Mulambo Haimbe has implored public workers to uphold integrity as it is a cornerstone upon which trust, justice and rule of law are built.…
Woman, 23, drowns after epileptic attack
MELODY MUPETA, MARY LEMBA Kitwe, Ndola A 23-YEAR-OLD woman of Mafinga, Muchinga Province, has drowned in a stream after suffering an epileptic attack while picking vegetables from the garden. Community…
I was fired over UPND links, says ex-ERB CEO
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka FORMER Energy Regulation Board (ERB) chief executive officer Butler Sitali has told a magistrate that his contract was terminated on allegations that he was a United Party…
Kaoma council signs K9.4 million contracts for CDF
KAOMA Town Council has signed contracts worth more than K9 million to fund building of 12 classrooms, market shelters and two water reticulation systems using this year’s Constituency Development Fund…
Ndola man gets 6 years for assault
PRISCILLA CHIPULU Ndola A 23-YEAR-OLD man has been sentenced to six years imprisonment with hard labour for assaulting another man using a taser gun. Kebby Mwelwa, an unemployed resident of…
9 UNZA, CBU students aided with $345,000 sponsorship
MELODY MUPETA Kitwe KAGEM Mine Limited has committed US$345,000 worth of sponsorship to nine students studying mining engineering and geology at Copperbelt University (CBU) and University of Zambia (UNZA). This…
Sleepwalker
Witch-doctor jailed one year to ‘sleep-walk’
CATHERINE BWALYA Choma AFTER causing commotion at Choma Magistrates Court by escaping from lawful custody, a 42-year-old witchdoctor accused of raping his 17-year-old patient now claims to have an ‘illness’…
Restaurants struggle to sell beef
DOREEN NAWA Lusaka SOME lodges and hotels in Lusaka, Chongwe, Chilanga and Kafue have removed red meat on their menus following the outbreak of anthrax two months ago. This was…
DEC launches surveillance boats
DIANA CHIPEPO Lusaka DRUG Enforcement Commission (DEC) has launched three surveillance boats to help effectively combat organised criminal activities on water-bodies. The boats, which were launched in Siavonga yesterday, will…