Archive: 28 February 2020
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Zamtel cleans balance sheet through K390m debt to equity swap with InfratelFINANCE Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu has disclosed that over K390 million was taken off Zamtel’s balance sheet after restructuring through a debt to equity swap with its subsidiary, Infratel. And Dr Ng’andu says ZSIC General […]
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Kambwili condemns Dora for justifying extrajudicial killingsNDC leader Chishimba Kambwili says he is extremely disappointed by Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya’s remarks justifying extra judicial killings by the police. On Wednesday, Siliya, who is also Information Minister, told a media briefing […]
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Gassing a PF scheme to destabilize UPND – SacikaFORMER Secretary to Cabinet Dr Sketchely Sacika says the ongoing gassing incidences in some parts of the country are a PF project aimed at destabilizing the UPND ahead of the 2021 general election. And Dr […]
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UNZA students protest lecturers’ go slowA multitude of University of Zambia students yesterday protested over government’s failure to pay lecturers their January and February 2020 salary arrears. Angry students started by disrupting some of the lectures which were ongoing and […]
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11 gassing rioters appear in court, deny the chargesELEVEN more men arrested for rioting following reported gassing incidents in Lusaka have appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court. The 11 Lusaka residents have, however, denied the charges of rioting contrary to the Laws of […]
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Kwacha hits K15 per dollar againTHE kwacha has depreciated to hit the K15.00 per dollar barrier for the second time in less than four months, owing to a sustained high demand for the greenback on the local market, compounded with […]
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Lusaka man in court for incestA BUILDER of Lusaka’s Chilanga area has been dragged to court for having carnal knowledge of his biological daughter. This is a case in which Imran June Sibande, 39, has been charged with incest contrary […]
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PF suspends Kang’ombe for refusing to greet EstherThe Patriotic Front has suspended Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe for gross indiscipline after he refused to line up and greet the First Lady Esther Lungu. According to the the Disciplinary Committee letter, Kang’ombe, who is […]
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Mechanic to serve 5 years for assaultTHE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 23-year-old mechanic to five years imprisonment with hard labour for beating up a man who stopped a fight between two women at a bar. The 23-year-old wanted the […]
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Rioting lands 8 juveniles in courtEIGHT juveniles and an adult have appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for taking part in riots that resulted from reports of chemical spraying in some parts of the capital city. Appearing before Principal Resident […]
