By DELPHINE ZULU –   THE Zambia Police Service has banned any form of protests during the mourning period of President Michael Sata.   Police acting spokesperson Esther Katongo said the banning of protests was...

By JAMES KUNDA? – LUMWANA Mine in Solwezi has recorded a slump in copper production by more than 2,000 tonnes in the third quarter of 2014, as owners raise concerns that the mine could lose...

BY SYLVIA MWEETWA? – A CHIPATA man, who was facing a death sentence for axing to death a suspected maize thief, has had his sentence revoked by the Supreme Court which replaced it with a five-year jail term. Supreme Court Judge Evans Hamaundu revoked the death sentence and instead slapped...

By MAYA NTANDA? – THE Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has started implementing the US$350,000 street lighting project aimed at improving the safety of road users in Kitwe. CEC managing director Owen Silavwe said the street...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA and CHILA NAMAIKO? – A MAN of Mpita Village in Chief Kasomalwela’s area in Chembe District has died after he was beaten by Chief Kasamolwela’s retainer and indunas following the chief’s instructions....

By JULIUS PHIRI? – CONSTRUCTION of four primary and secondary schools in Eastern Province has stalled, Ministry of Education resident engineer Raston Miti has said. Mr Miti said, on a Budget tracking programme on Breeze...

By DELPHINE ZULU – THE Lusaka Magistrates Court has convicted local artist Robert Chunga, also known as ‘Bobby East’, and his co-accused Ruth Mukanga for producing obscene materials. This was after they took fresh plea...

By CHARITY MOONGA – THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday heard how some accounts personnel at Lukanga Water and Sewerage Company irregularly posted 26 cancelled receipts totaling K4,478 to client accounts. The committee also heard...

By JULIUS PHIRI – A PRISON warder at Namuseche Prison in Chipata in Eastern province has died while several inmates have sustained injuries after the vehicle they were traveling in careered off the Chadiza road....

By CATHERINE NYIRENDA – FORMER first lady Thandiwe Banda has been diagnosed with breast cancer and is undergoing treatment in South Africa. Former Republican President Rupiah Banda confirmed the condition of his wife Thandiwe in...