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 […]
At least 14 people have been killed and 24 others injured after a vehicle ploughed into crowds watching bikers at a popular carnival in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar. Eyewitnesses said that a speeding driver lost control of the car. Pictures shared online in the immediate aftermath of the incident show bodies strewn across […]
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 […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA An-11- year-old- boy of Luanshya’s Roan Townships has allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the toilet of his house. Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer Peacewell Mweemba said Abeuty Kanungwe the father to the juvenile reported the incident to the police. Mr Mweemba said that on December 27, 2022 at 07:00 Mr Kanungwe […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA A-44-year-old man of Mufilira’s Kalukanya Township has been arrested after he was found with huge sums of money in different currencies at Sabina checkpoint. Winfred Chileka was apprehended after a search was conducted by the police and they found a black laptop bag in the seat of his car. Copperbelt police commanding […]
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 […]
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