The Drug Enforcement Commission in Muchinga Province has formally arrested and jointly charged thirteen (13) people in Lavushimanda District of Muchinga Province for trafficking in loose cannabis, cannabis seeds and unlawful cultivation of fresh cannabis plants weighing a total of over 105 tonnes, contrary to the laws of Zambia. Commission acting Public Relations Officer, Kamufisa Manchishi has named the suspects ...

Land and natural resources Minister Jean Kapata has been called upon to consider lifting the ban on the export and trading of Mukula tree logs. Last year in July government banned harvesting, transportation, trading and exporting of the Mukula tree species until further notice. But Lusaka based politician, Gift Kasaro wants the Minister to consider regulating the trading and the ...

The Zambia Police Command should take responsibility for the crime committed when police officers fired teargas in students’ hostels during a riot at the University of Zambia last week leading to the loss of life, Alliance for Democracy and Development President Charles Milupi has said. Mr Milupi says it is against the Geneva international protocol on chemical weapons to release ...

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTDP) has projected an increase in government debt accumulation in 2019 as a result of increased borrowing. Making a presentation during the NGO WASH Forum panel discussion on the 2019 national budget, CTDP research officer, Bright Chizondi says government should reduce the stock of public debt in order to mitigate the risk of ...

Real Madrid and Wales forward Gareth Bale and Manchester City’s Belgium midfielder Kevin De Bruyne were among the first 10 nominees for the Ballon d’Or award announced on Monday. Bale, who scored two goals in Real’s triumph in the final of the Champions League against Liverpool, joins his club teammate Karim Benzema among the first wave of 30 nominees for ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has been left out of Portugal’s next four internationals, the national coach Fernando Santos said on Thursday, days after rape allegations against the Juventus star resurfaced. Fernando Santos told a press conference that he and the President of the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) Fernando Gomes talked to Ronaldo and “we agreed that the player was not available for ...

Seann Walsh’s girlfriend Rebecca Humphries has insisted “I am not a victim”, after he admitted kissing his Strictly Come Dancing partner. Comedian Walsh and Katya Jones, who is married to fellow Strictly professional Neil Jones, apologised after they were pictured kissing on a night out. Humphries tweeted she had thought something was going on but Walsh had called her a ...

Explosions and fire have hit an ammunition depot in Ukraine in a possible act of sabotage, officials say, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people. Videos on social media showed the blaze and explosions on the horizon near Ichnya, Chernihiv region. Around 10,000 people were moved from the area around the depot, about 109 miles (176km) north-east of the ...

The name of the second suspect in the Salisbury case is actually Alexander Mishkin, the BBC understands. The Bellingcat investigative website says the man who travelled under the alias Alexander Petrov is in reality a military doctor working for Russian intelligence, the GRU. Last month, Bellingcat named the first suspect as Anatoliy Chepiga, a claim rejected by Russia. More details ...

The Emerald and Semi-precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia has challenged African governments to empower small scale miners so that they can eventually operate legally. ESMAZ president Victor Kalesha notes the need for Africa to gain from its natural resources by empowering its own people in mining. Mr. Kalesha notes the need to form an African continental body for Artisanal ...