By NORMA SIAME – A  TWENTY-year-old man of Chiswaswa village in Chief Nkole Mfumu in Kasama District has shocked his neighbourhood after he was caught committing beastiality with a chicken. Frazier Kasonde is alleged to...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – LABOUR and Social Security Minister Fackson Shamenda has said Government and the Zambia Federation of Employers (ZFE) share a common goal of uplifting the welfare of the Zambian workers. Mr Shamenda...

By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA – ELECTRICITY and water have been connected to the newly-constructed Lufwanyama Police Station making the facility ready for commissioning, Inspector General (IG) of Police Stella Libongani has said. Ms Libongani, who was...

By CHATULA KAMPO – THE Social Welfare Department says it will ensure that no ‘ghost beneficiaries’ are included in the social cash transfer programme. The social transfer scheme is a Government programme being implemented by...

By ETAMBUYU SANG’ANDU – GOVERNMENT has allocated K355,000 for the upgrading of Kitwe’s Wusakile’s B7 Clinic into a maternity health institution. Wusakile Member of Parliament Richard Musukwa said the upgrading would involve construction of a...

By KASONDE KASONDE – CHIBOMBO District in Central Province has been given K1,850,000 for Agriculture infrastructure development in the 2014 budget. District Commissioner Felix Mang’wato disclosed that the district is also in the process of...

By CHARITY MOONGA and NAKUBIANA SHABONGO – GOVERNMENT has sent reinforcements to tighten security in Kasumbalesa area following the shooting of a couple at the weekend. Home Affairs Minister Ngosa Simbyakula said in an interview...

By JULIUS PHIRI – AGRICULTURE and Livestock Minister Wylbur Simuusa has described the high mealie-meal prices in the country as shocking considering that Zambia is a major producer of maize in the Southern region. Mr...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – AFRICAN Union (AU) Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has urged AU member states to play the Union’s anthem along with national tunes at all official functions. Dr Zuma said singing of the...

By CATHERINE NYIRENDA and SYLVIA MWEETWA – THE Kapiri Mposhi weighbridge, which has been refurbished at a cost of K31 million, was yesterday re-opened and will be able to clear 1,000 trucks in a day....