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Woman 44, nabbed for death of hubby

A-44-year-old woman of Mpongwe has been arrested for allegedly causing the death of her husband by hitting him with a pan brick after a misunderstanding. Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer Peacewell Mweemba identified the suspect as Mailesi Zulu 44 and the victim as Dennis Chanda. Mr Mweemba said the victim had a misunderstanding with his wife […]

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Respect judges- Mundubile

By Staff writer Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Brian Mundubile has called on Zambians to respect judges, as the Judiciary is ‘The Third Estate’ in the governance of the country. Mr Mundubile said this as a result of false speculations recently of published reports, that Mongu High Court Judge, Wifred Muma had attempted to […]

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Baroste mall Hungry Lion in Mongu found with rotten Chicken

By Staff Writer  Mongu Municipal Council through the Department of Public Health has closed Hungry Lion restaurant at Baroste Mall. Mongu council public relations officer Emmanuel Lupikisha said that the restarurant was closed after a discovery of 60kgs of rotten chickens at their premise He said that this is contrary to the Food Safety Act […]

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Juvenile stabs’ friend over Boyfriend

By Staff Writer Police in Southern Province have nabbed an 18-year-old female juvenile for allegedly murdering her juvenile friend with a knife. The Juvenile from Maamba town in Sinazongwe district is alleged to have murdered her 18-year-old friend over a boyfriend. Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Paul Achiume said the incident occurred on Thursday morning […]

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Zambian Fisher man drown in Mozambique

By Staff writer A-23-year-old man has drowned in Mozambique at Mitiminyola Fishing camp after a hippo hit their boat and it capsized. Brief facts are that Happy Makate the victim together with the brother Edwin Makate 25, left Zambia for Mozambique on a fishing expedition but as they attempted to put the fishing nets in […]

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Zambia-EU pharmaceutical forum attracts 50 companies

By Staff Writer The Zambia-European Union pharmaceutical manufacturing forum has attracted 50 companies, 18 of which are from Europe. According to a statement from EU-COMESA delegation to Zambia information officer Elias Banda, the forum is a joint public-private initiative by Zambia and the European Union delegation to Zambia and COMESA. EU head of delegation to […]

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Govt calls for proactive interactions between Zambia and Saudi Arabia

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Permanent Secretary, Chembo Mbula says there is need for proactive interactions between Zambia and Saudi Arabia in order to increase trade volumes between the two countries. Mr Mbula said that areas of cooperation which Zambia and Saudi Arabia can explore include investment, mining, science and technology, youths, sports […]

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