By SARAH TEMBO – THE Lusaka Boma local court has heard how a female employee of Zambia State Insurance Corporation (ZSIC) was swindled out of K4,500 by two unscrupulous individuals purporting to be estate agents....

By CHUSA SICHONE – A COMBINED team comprising the Lusaka City Council (LCC) police and the Zambia Police Service swung into action on Thursday at midnight and demolished 46 illegal shops at New Soweto Market....

By MAYA NTANDA and XAVIER MANCHISHI – THE Chamber of Mines (CMZ) has said the US$600 million Value Added Tax (VAT) non-refund has impacted negatively on mining companies as it has resulted either in incomplete...

By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA – MORE than 800 unionised workers at the Copperbelt University (CBU) in Kitwe have staged a work boycott over delayed salaries, among other things. The employees, who are members of the three...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – FINANCE minister, Alexander Chikwanda has sued University of Zambia (UNZA) lecturer, Mathias Mpande seeking compensatory damages over his remarks that the minister lacked nationalism and understanding of economics when dealing with...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA – A  FIFTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Mkushi farmer has been arrested for allegedly defiling a 10-year-old girl who was selling fritters within a village in the district. The farmer identified as Dickson Mokola of Mwitwa...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – KAZUNGULA District Commissioner Pascalina Musokotwane has urged residents to stop accusing ‘wealthy’ teachers of engaging in witchcraft and Satanism. Ms Musokotwane said it was unfortunate that some members of the community...

By MARISA MWAPE – THIEVES yesterday broke into the Zambia Daily Mail (ZDM) Kitwe offices and got away with office equipment worth thousands of Kwacha. The offices are situated at David Mwila house owned by...

By CHUSA SICHONE – LANDS, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Minister Mwansa Kapeya has warned that Zambia risks being ‘recolonised’ if it continues giving huge chunks of land to foreigners. Speaking during a media briefing...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA – MORE than 300 Police officers will be deployed in Mkushi South for next month’s by-elections to ensure non-violent campaigns. Central Province Police chief Standwell Lungu said in Kabwe yesterday that his...