Archive: 30 January 2020
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HIVOS pledges protection of Zambia’s depleting forestGovernment must urgently increase the number of extension officers if crop diversification in Zambia is to become a reality, says HIVOS Regional Advocacy Manager for Sustainable Foods in Southern Africa William Chilufya. And Chilufya says […]
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NGOCC demands ‘deserving punishment’ for 2 women who burnt their Solwezi loversNon-governmental Gender Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) board chairperson Mary Mulenga says the two women recently arrested in Solwezi for burning their partners should receive deserving punishment when found guilty by the courts and should not […]
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Ndola man gets death sentence for murderThe Ndola High Court has sentenced 29-year-old Noah Zulu to death by hanging for murder. Zulu has also been sentenced to 15 years for each of the two counts of aggravated robbery he was facing. […]
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Precious’ family welcomes Nshinka’s death sentenceThe Lusaka High Court has sentenced 35-year-old businessman Nshinka Kaputu to death by hanging for murdering his girlfriend, Precious Mangesana, a MultiChoice employee. High Court Judge Catherine Phiri has also sentenced him to 25 years’ […]
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Govt has no excuse for failing to mitigate flash floods – JCTRIt is disappointing that government has failed to implement measures to effectively address recurring flash floods that keep engulfing some parts of the country, says the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR). In a statement […]
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Lungu mourns senior chief NdunguPresident Edgar Lungu has expressed sadness over the death of senior chief Ndungu of the Luvale people of North-Western Province. In a statement issued by State House Press Aide Isaac Chipampe, Thursday, President Lungu described […]
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Farmer gets 20 years for defiling granddaughterA 53-year-old Ndola man has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for defiling his eight year old granddaughter whom he used to refer to as his “small wife”. Samson Ngosa, a farmer, also infected his […]
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Govt refutes reported case of deadly Coronavirus in ZambiaSouth Africa’s Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize says a suspected case of the deadly Coronavirus has been detected in Zambia, an epidemic that has killed over a 100 in China so far. But Health Minister […]
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Chongwe woman accidentally sets hubby ablazePolice spokesperson Esther Katongo says a 30-year-old Chongwe woman on Tuesday accidentally set her husband on fire by trying to light a candle while he was applying petrol on his wound. In a statement, Wednesday, […]
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ECZ has no teeth to bite, says UPNDUPND secretary general Stephen Katuka says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) is a toothless bulldog and can therefore not act on bribery allegations against the ruling Patriotic Front. And Katuka says the PF cannot […]
