Defiled girl (9) identifies attacker in court
MULENGA MUSONDA writesA NINE-YEAR-OLD girl alleged to have been defiled by a Tanzanian man aged 60 told the Nakonde Magistrates Court that the accused smeared Vaseline on her genitals before…
Stop unnecessary roadblocks – minister
By SIMON MUNTEMBASTOP mounting unnecessary roadblocks because they are not only an inconvenience to the public but also cause damage to the tarmac, Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has directed…
SURVIVING COVID
THE advent of the coronavirus pandemic or COVID-19 has wreaked havoc with world economies and Zambia is no exception.As nations locked down their borders, it slowed down the movement of…
ZAMBIA EXTENDS DRC MUKULA TRANSIT DEAL
By SANFROSSA MANYINDAGOVERNMENT has extended the Mukula transit deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for one year.DRC had written to the Zambian government to reconsider extending the deal…
Man buried in rubbish pit
PETER MALASHA writesVILLAGERS in Mkushi’s Makolongo area have discovered a decomposed corpse of a man half buried in a rubbish pit.Central province police commissioner Chola Katanga confirmed the suspected murder in an…
DRUNKARDS DEARLY MISSED
THE outbreak of the coronavirus has affected revenue collection for the Mufulira Municipal Council as government closed down bars to slow the spread of the pandemic.The Council’s main source of…
‘TOXIC’ ACC SLAMMED
By BENNIE MUNDANDOTHE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is a toxic institution now risking to plunge the nation into pandemonium because it has been infiltrated by the opposition, a consortium of opposition…
‘Spring TV operating illegally’
By NATION REPORTERSPRING Television is operating illegally because any form of media whether functioning through radio frequency spectrum or an electronic communication network such as internet is required to obtain…
FAZ SAYS SORRY BUT …
By MICHAEL MIYOBATHE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has apologised for the FAZ appeals committee's decision to rescind the ruling by the FAZ disciplinary committee to award Zanaco three points…
ZAMBIAN JAILED IN SWEDEN FOR REPEATEDLY DEFILING HIS OWN DAUGHTERS
A former University of Zambia lecturer that migrated to Sweden on a Staff Development programme, has been jailed for 14 years.Sraj Umar Banda,46 has been found guilty of repeatedly raping…
