By KAIKO NAMUSA – THE Ministry of Health has condemned the use of traditional medicine to induce labour. The ministry said the practice had continued to claim lives of many expectant mothers and was a...

A THIRTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD Mkushi  Bricklayer  who  assaulted  and  defiled  a  12-year-old  girl  has  been sentenced  to  20 years  imprisonment with hard labour. Lusaka based High Court Judge Chalwe Mchenga, sitting in Kabwe, also sentenced  two  men ...

By XAVIER MANCHISHI – FORMER Zambia Army commander Wisdom Lopa’s mother Margarete Mwansa Lopa, 84, has died.   The late Ms Lopa died at Maina Soko military hospital after an illness and will be buried...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – A FOURTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Chinese contractor has been arrested for assaulting one of his workers in Mwense. Dong Mians, a supervisor at Zheng Tai Company of Mwense, was arrested on Saturday for assaulting...

By DELPHINE ZULU  – POLICE in Lusaka have launched a hunt for a man who stabbed his pregnant wife to death and later bolted. Police spokesperson Charity Munganga said police officers had been deployed and...

By MAYA NTANDA – THE construction of a K2 million two-storey Library at Zambia Forest College (ZFC) in Kitwe has started, with Government pledging commitment to supporting the growth of the institution. Ministry of Lands,...

By FELIX MALUNGA – CHIPOLOPOLO interim-coach, Patrice Beaumelle has decided to end his relationship with Zambia, instead opting to join French compatriot, Herve Renard in Ivory Coast as his assistant. With the departure of Beaumelle,...

From ELIAS CHIPEPO  In Scotland, Glasgow – AFRICA’S Zone Six member countries have agreed to launch the Podium Performance Programme (PPP) to address the issue of athletes poor performance at major international competitions. Sports Permanent...

By KALUMIANA KALUMIANA and MOSES CHIMFWEMBE – NKANA coach Beston Chambeshi has described Saturday’s 2-0 home loss at the hands of Napsa Stars as painful. Ten-man Nkana’s loss was Chambeshi’s first after two matches in...

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – ZAMBIA opened her account at the 2014 World Chess Olympiads in Tromsø, Norway on a poor note with both the men and women teams beaten clean in Round-One games of the...