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The Chisamba Magistrate’s court has sentenced a 40-year-old man to five years’ imprisonment with hard labour for causing grievous bodily harm. Resident Magistrate Susan Magalashi yesterday convicted and sentenced Herolite Mwanachipeso of Wayamanyama village in Chief Chamuka’s…
TONSE-Pamodzi Alliance leaders Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu could face the long arm of the law if they fail to avail themselves for questioning over ongoing investigations into activities police say could threaten national security. Inspector General of Police Graphel…
Lawyers representing former Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer Mwala Yuyi have asked the Ndola High Court to grant him constitutional bail after spending 20 days in police custody. The lawyers have accused the State of failing to bring the matter before the court within a…
Two persons have been seriously injured in a road traffic accident involving a motor vehicle and a motorbike in Mambwe district in the Eastern province. Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer, Robertson Mweemba, said 17-year-old, Teddy Zulu, a motorbike rider of Chikalaba…
The Zambia Cyber Security Agency (ZCSA) has moved into new offices that will serve as the agency’s operational hub to enhance the country’s capacity to respond to cyber incidents. Speaking during the handover ceremony of the new ZCSA offices today, Director General, Schmidt…
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has warned that he will not tolerate individuals seeking to promote anarchy, political violence or division through the use of militias. Mr Hichilema said no one will be allowed to divide Zambia and warned that those found…
The Central Joint Operations Committee (CJOC) has confirmed that former government minister Mutotwe Kafwaya was the man fatally wounded during a joint intelligence-led security operation conducted in Kabulonga, Lusaka, on August 14, 2026. In a statement issued on behalf of the…
Inspector General of Police Graphel Musamba has confirmed that Tonse Alliance member Mutotwe Kafwaya was shot dead during a joint intelligence-led operation in Lusaka’s Kabulonga area last Friday, a day after the 2026 General Election. The confirmation comes five days after…
The Lusaka Securities Exchange (LuSE) has officially flagged off preparations for the 2026 Zambia Capital Markets Conference and Awards, with stakeholders calling for stronger, deeper and more inclusive capital markets to drive Zambia’s economic transformation by 2030. Speaking…
MARGARET CHISANGA Lusaka THE United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states to accelerate the transformation of the region’s vast mineral and agricultural wealth into industrial production and…
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