A 14-year-old girl of Kalomo district is battling for her life after being defiled by an unknown 60-year old man. relatives of the victim have since expressed their disappointment that the police have not arrested the suspect despite having reported the matter to police on Wednesday. aunt to the minor, Florence Siambelele told ZANIS while at the request Muntanga hospital bedside ...

The Non-governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has urged president Hakainde Hichilema to reconsider his decision to maintain the office of district commissioner and scrap it off so that the resources saved can be channeled to other pressing areas such as health and education. In a statement, NGOCC chairperson Mary Mulenga says the organization notes with concern the impending reintroduction ...

A grade 11 pupil of Chainda combined school boys Peter Banda has been invited to deliver a statement during the 3rd African union girls summit on ending child marriage which will be held in the republic of Niger from 16th to 18 November 2021.  Zambia national men’s network for gender and development national coordinator Nelson Banda says the high level ...

President Hakainde Hichilema says the fight against corruption is not targeted at any individual or tribe. President Hichilema says the fight against corruption is meant to recover money that was plundered in order to put it back into the economy. The Head of State says areas that were affected by corruption include mostly the farmer input support programme, fuel procurement, road construction and general ...

Acting Education Minister Elvis Nkandu says government has released K48 million to the University of Zambia towards the payment of outstanding gratuities to workers at the institution. In a ministerial statement to Parliament on the recent go-slow and protest by UNZA lecturers and students respectively, Mr Nkandu says an additional K50 million will be released to the institution. He says ...

A UPND member has filed a petition in the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration and order that section 97(2) (a) of the Electoral Process Act no.35 of 2016 is inconsistent with and therefore contravenes Articles 8 and 45 (2)(a) and (b) of the Constitution of Zambia as amended by Act no.2 of 2016. Joseph Busenga, a member of the UPND ...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has instituted investigations into the matter in which Leopards Hill Memorial Park (LHMP) has requested all its installers to pay a 20% commission. CCPC Senior Public Relations Officer, Namukolo Kasumpa says it is within the mandate of the commission to initiate its own investigations in any matter it deems of concern as provided ...

Vice President WK Mutale Nalumango has cautioned Chief Executive Officers of parastals and senior government officials appointed during the PF regime against acting as saboteurs. Mrs Nalumango says while they remain in those offices, they should do their work properly.   She has acknowledged the concerns of the people of Zambia with regards the slow pace of the new dawn ...