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The Opposition Socialist Party -SP- President Fred M’Membe says he is worried that Republican President Hakainde Hichilema is passing judgement over his carrying of a firearm, a matter in which he is being prosecuted over by law enforcement agencies under the head of states control and command. Mr. Mmembe is currently on Police bond after […]
UPND says the good leadership skills of President Hakainde Hichilema have enabled the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) to lend the country money at zero interest rate. UPND Kabushi constituency chairperson Henry Bwalya says this is after the Patriotic Front (PF)-led administration left Zambians without any goodwill from the international community, a scenario […]
The former Brighton player retired at 24 after being diagnosed with a rare heart condition. Praying he makes a quick and full recovery
The Zambia Tennis Association-ZTA- has donated assorted sports kit items to Kantanshi Tennis Club-KTC-in Mufulira District on the Copperbelt. Speaking in an interview with Mafken FM radio, Association President Gibson Phiri says the assorted items will go a long way in helping the club undertake its day to day training activities. Phiri has noted that […]
Copperbelt Deputy Permanent Secretary Daniel Kamenga is displeased with the dirty condition Kamuchanga district hospital in Mufulira district has been kept in stating that management has been too comfortable with the challenges being faced at the Health facility. Speaking when he visited the health facility during the Christmas period, Mr. Kamenga questioned management as to […]
The body of a Zambian student who was killed in Ukraine fighting for Russia has been returned to his home country. Lemekhani Nyirenda died in September but Russian officials only informed Zambian authorities last month. The 23-year-old, a student at the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, had been serving nine years in prison for a drug […]
President Hakainde Hichilema has assented to the National Pension Scheme Bill. The Bill provides for an option for eligible individuals on the NAPSA scheme to claim for one off – age benefits. In a brief statement, Presidential Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says the President’s decision is a fulfilment of the United Party for National Development’s (UPND) […]
Cabinet has approved the parliamentary introduction of the penal code amendment bill of 2022 to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment and repeal the offence of defamation of the President. Chief Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says the Penal Code contains archaic provisions including the death penalty and the offence of defamation of the President. […]
The Prisons Care and Counseling Association –PRISCCA- is calling on various stakeholders to promote the abolishment of the death penalty as the current law in its state does not give credibility that death penalty deters crime more effectively than a prison term. On Monday , Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe announced that cabinet has approved the […]
His three goals in the 6-3 thrashing of Manchester United at Etihad Stadium ensured he became the first player to net three successive hat-tricks at home in the Premier League. The 22-year-old is so used to scoring – and scoring hat-tricks – that he nonchalantly put his arm around team-mate Phil Foden in their post-match […]
