The Treasury has released K837 million for social protection programmes. In a statement, Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa says of the total amount,K255 million is targeted at pensioners  under the Public Service Pensions Fund(PSPF), and K50 million for those under the Local Authorities Superannuation Fund(LASF). Mr Nkulukusa says of the total released for social protection,K402 million is for the ...

Police in Lusaka have arrested a 33-year-old woman of Misisi compound for hitting her eight-year-old son with an iron bar on his genitals after she found him stealing a piece of chicken from a pot. Confirming the development, Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says Police have formerly charged and arrested Jessy Banda for the offence of Assault on a Child Contrary ...

Government has directed all water utilities to scale up service delivery by improving the treatment of water to required standards. Speaking in Kitwe today when he called on district commissioner Lawrence Mwanza, Minister of waster development and sanitation Mike Mposha says Zambians are demanding for clean and safe drinking water, hence the need to upscale the supply and treatment of ...

The Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) says all dam works must have a WARMA permit for both construction and modification in order to protect the environment and its inhabitants settled around the structure. In a statement following the bursting of the Mbabala dam in Choma, Southern province which led to floods to nearby residents downstream resulting in the death of ...

Two artists have been acquitted by the Choma Magistrate Court for the offence of insulting Former President Edgar Lungu in a political song released in January this year. Senior Resident Magistrate Peter Mungala dismissed the case after the State failed to bring witnesses to the Court since June this year when the case started. The court overlooked the states’ application ...

Seven Parliamentary candidates have successfully filed in their nominations with the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) in the Kabwata by-election slated for 20th January,2022. Mrs Mubita says the Rainbow Party communicated that they had challenges which has rendered them unable to file in, while the DP failed to avail their candidate within the premises of the nomination center by 15:00 ...

The country has recorded 3,907 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours out of 11,925 tests conducted, a 33 percent positivity. According to latest Covid-19 information made available by the Zambia National Public Health, seven deaths were also recorded in the last 24 hours bringing the cumulative death toll to 3,716. Eight hundred and sixty eighty recoveries were also ...

Patriotic Front Chairperson for Information and Publicity Raphael Nakacinda has denied defaming President Hakainde Hichilema before the Lusaka Magistrate Court. Mr Nakacinda pleaded not guilty when he appeared for plea before Lusaka chief Magistrate Dominic Makalicha this morning. Mr Nakacinda 43, a businessman of Kafue District, is on 13th December,2021 in Lusaka with intent to bring the name of the ...

Two traditional leaders have stressed the need for farmers to seriously embrace crop diversification during this farming season. They have also urged farmers in their chiefdoms and across the country to seriously consider planting trees during this year’s planting season in an effort to address climate change and deforestation. Chief Chanje of the Chewa people in Chipata District is encouraging ...

Energy Regulation Board (ERB) Acting Director General Fred Hang’andu says the board is currently examining the liquefied petroleum gas plant in Lusaka’s Shantumbu area which is using rubber and plastic to make clean energy gas. According to central African Renewable Energy Corporation Limited Director Mulenga Mulenga, the mini-plant is able to produce 700 liters of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) which ...