By ALICE NACHILEMBE Unknown people have stolen 60 x 50 kg bags of fertilizer from a Lufwanyama based Business Man from a consignment he was transporting. This happened on December 25, 2022 after a hired truck laden with his fertilizer was involved in a road traffic accident and overturned near Mininga turn-off at Mutwe wa […]
By Staff Writer An-employee of Jack n’ Jill shop at Mukuba shopping mail in Kitwe has been arrested for allegedly stealing on pair of boys shoes valued at K349.00. Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer Peacewell Mweembe said that on December 28, 2022 around 12:00 hours, Honest Muzhike the suspect was working in the shop’s stores office […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE A-37- year- old man of John Howard Township in Lusaka has committed suicide after a dispute with his wife over the salary he never took home. Ronald Kavuma committed suicide on December 27, 2022 around 12:00 hours in Lusaka’s John Howard Township. Deputy Police Spokesperson Danny Mwale said Police were alerted and […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Zambia Institute of Independent Media Alliance (ZIIMA) says it is disappointed with the conduct by civil servants at the Ministry of Information and Media over the draft ZAMEC bill. And also with the placing of TV stations onto the DSTV platform and plans to eliminate TopStar. ZIIMA President Jajah Coulibaly said it […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) Board of Commissioners has fined Airtel Money and Farm Depot 3% of their respective annual turnovers for engaging in anti-competitive business practices. The two companies were fined during the 59th Board of Commissioners meeting on the adjudication of cases held in Lusaka on December 5, […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Drug Enforcement Commission has apprehended Allan Muvundo the man who had escaped from the DEC premises on July 15, 2022. Muvundo brandished a gun at DEC when he escaped from the DEC premises and in the process shot an innocent bystander in the arm. DEC Public Relations Officer Hussein Khan said […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested a 22-year-old Zambian national for trafficking in over 4.5 kilogrammes of heroin. The Commission has charged and arrested Andrew Kalilo for Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Importation of Narcotic Drugs contrary of the Laws of Zambia. DEC Public Relations Officer Hussein Khan said Andrew of house […]
Five armed criminals have killed-a 36-year-old security guard at the residence of Ilyas Patel an Indian National in Chipata. The criminals who got away with an Itel phone and 150 Kwacha cash did not steal anything from Mr Patel’s but fled when the other guard was shouting for help as he was being dragged by […]
Serenje Town Council has approved a total of K78, 027, 836 budget in its 2023 financial year. The budget which has seen an increase of 10.11 percent from the 2022 budget which stood at K51.4 million was approved during a Special Council Meeting. Public Relations officer Oscar Malipenga said the increase has been necessitated by […]
Government has increased minimum wage for domestic, shop keepers and general workers. Labour and Social security Minister Brenda Tambatamba said the upward Revision of the minimum wage was arrived at after consultations with tripartite constituencies and other key stakeholders. Ms Tambatamba said the minimum wage for domestic workers has been revised from 993 Kwacha 60 […]
Alice Nachilembe
