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The Chisamba Magistrates’ Court has set September 16, 2026, as judgment day for a 25 year‑old man accused of stealing assorted property valued at 33,000 kwacha from his employer. Moonga Mwendalabi, a caretaker of Chipande Village in Chief Liteta’s area, pleaded not guilty to…
A 33‑year‑old woman of Choma’s Zambia Compound has been found dead in her marital home. According to police, the deceased, identified as Rosemary Mudenda, was found lying in a pool of blood with a knife near her head, believed to have been used in the incident. Southern…
The Mozambican government has congratulated the people of Zambia for conducting peaceful elections that resulted in the re-election of President Hakainde Hichilema. Mozambique’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Victor Domingos Canhemba Jr, says that the…
Police in Sinda District have nabbed a 19- year-old male of Chimbete Village in Chieftainess Nyanje for allegedly defiling a 2-year-old girl child. Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson Mweemba has named the suspect as Richard Banda who was apprehended with the…
Government has signed an agreement with Kenya’s Baita Trading Limited for the export of up to 540,000 metric tonnes of Grade A, white non-GMO maize, in a development expected to boost agricultural exports, create a market for farmers and strengthen regional food security. The…
A 24‑year‑old miner of Vubwi District in Eastern Province has died after he was trapped in a tunnel that collapsed on him. The accident, which occurred at Kamudothi Mine, involved seven other miners who escaped unhurt. Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer Robertson…
Maggie Sapatu, a 52‑year‑old woman of Mwinilunga District in Northwestern Province who braved the odds by walking from Mwinilunga to Lusaka to meet President Hakainde Hichilema after his victory in the August 13 general elections that secured him a second term in office, has…
Government has called on farmers to embark on early preparation of their maize fields to increase production during the next harvest season. Ministry of Agriculture Permanent Secretary for Technical Services John Mulongoti said early field preparations, coupled with the use of…
Rivers of Living Water Mission, a Faith-Based Organisation (FBO), in partnership with Vitamin Angels, a public health non-profit organisation, has donated essential micronutrient supplements in Chitambo District in Central Province. The donation includes 200,000 International…
Government, through the Department of Community Development and Social Services, has handed over 1,754 mobile phones to women beneficiaries of the Girls’ Education and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihood (GEWEL 2) programme in Kapiri Mposhi District. Speaking during the handover…