Local Zambia updates, community incidents, police news, court stories, and city developments.
Local Zambia updates, community incidents, police news, court stories, and city developments.
The Department of Fisheries and Livestock in Lavushimanda District of Muchinga Province says it has not recorded any cases of anthrax in livestock. Lavushimanda District Livestock and Fisheries Coordinator Abia Siwiti said the district has been conducting annual mass livestock…
The Kabwe Magistrate’s Court has set September 30, 2026 as the date for judgment in a case involving a 39-year-old farmer accused of trafficking in 700 grams of marijuana. Kabwe Resident Magistrate Sebastian Mwenya set the judgment date after hearing testimonies from both the…
GRACE CHAILE Lusaka LUSAKA Principal Resident Magistrate Idah Phiri has cautioned Zambians against making unsubstantiated claims that could bring the office of the President into disrepute or cause embarrassment. Ms Phiri said this when she sentenced blogger Joseph Chishimba to…
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka FIVE nominated members of Parliament (MPs) have pledged to use their legislative authority to complement President Hakainde Hichilema’s Grow Zambia Agenda, a blueprint for the country’s socio-economic development. The law-makers, who include re-appointed…
Sets ground rules for Cabinet ministers MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday swore in the first four members of his Cabinet, with a caution that he will not entertain non performing public officers who violate the ‘rules of engagement’. The head of State…
A 60-year-old man of Indeco Compound in Kabompo District has been sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment with hard labour by the Solwezi High Court for causing the death of a man he found naked in his house with his wife. Kennedy Liwema was convicted of manslaughter, contrary…
Government has completed the distribution of wetland farming inputs to vulnerable but viable households across all six districts of Lusaka Province, in a move aimed to strengthen household and national food security. Lusaka Provincial Administration Principal Public Relations…
Two men have died in a road traffic accident involving a Toyota Wish and a cyclist in the Muyumbana area along the Mongu-Kalabo Road. Western Province Police Commissioner Godfrey Mwanza confirmed the incident in a statement to media , saying it occurred around 19:30 hours. Mr…
The Chama Subordinate Court has sentenced two Ministry of Health employees to five years’ imprisonment with hard labour for theft by public servant, contrary to Sections 277 and 272 of the Penal Code, Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia. The convicts, Chiulo Mwandila and Lingford…
AMOS KAWISHA Solwezi SOLWEZI Municipal Council chief human resource officer Golden Matimba has been arrested and charged with alleged false accounting involving over K100,000 meant for the council’s 2023 Labour Day celebrations. In a statement issued by Anti-Corruption Commission…
