The Lundazi Magistrate Court has convicted a former Chama District Council Secretary and two (2) Constituency Development Fund Committee (CDF) chairpersons for corruption involving over k700,000.00. Magistrate Edward Chisanga who presided over the case sentenced the trio to 24months simple imprisonment. In 2019 the Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) in Chipata arrested and charged Chama District Council Secretary Yaphet Simpamba aged ...

Government has noted with concern a deliberate campaign by some people to misinterpret and mislead the public on the proposed amendments to some provisions in the penal code and the criminal procedure code (CPC). Chief Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda has stressed that the process to amend the penal code (pc) and the criminal procedure code (CPC) started in 2011 following ...

Agriculture Minister, Rueben Mtolo has disclosed that over 37 thousand farmers field in various parts of the country have been affected by floods in the 2021-2022 agricultural season. This translates to a total of 36,640 hectares. Delivering a ministerial statement Mr Mtolo cited luapula, Muchinga, northern, northwestern, southern, Lusaka, Eastern and Copper Belt as provinces which experienced floods. He says maize, ...

Transport and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali is saddened that despite measures government has put in place to curb the scourge of road traffic accidents has increased to 32, 372 in 2021 compared to 28, 484 recorded in 2020 and 30, 648 recorded in 2019. Mr. Tayali has told parliament in a ministerial statement that in the same vein, the number of fatalities increased ...

The opposition Economic Front party says it is extremely worried over congestion in schools following the free education policy pronouncement, because the situation is likely to compromise the quality of education.    Party Member of Central Committee, Fewdays Nsensema has urged the UPND administration to quickly pay attention and provide solutions to the overcrowding of pupils in classes in most ...

Health Minister Sylvia Masebo says eye diseases are one of the neglected health conditions in the country. According to statistics from 2014, 339,081 people in Zambia are blind with over 200,000 requirement eye care. And according to a consortium of eye health partners in Zambia, the country currently has inadequate staff in eye hospitals and clinics despite the diseases burden ...

Some first year students at the University of Zambia [UNZA] who were left out on Higher Education Loans and Scholarships have staged a protest in Lusaka demanding that government awards them scholarships. Last year the higher education loans and scholarships board awarded student loans to 2,481 eligible first year students at the University of Zambia from the 10,682 applications received ...

Police in riot gear has blocked protesting teachers march to statehouse to seek an audience with the head of state over their plight. This comes barely a week after part of the 800 doctors staged a similar protest demanding to be recruited. The Teachers who were on their way to state house along the independence avenue were blocked by the ...