Author: Times of Zambia

By ESTHER NG’ANDU – THE Kitwe High Court has sentenced a man who killed and raped 11 women, to life imprisonment for one count of murder and a further 30 years for rape. However, the court entered a plea of not guilty in 10 counts of murder and two counts of rape and ordered that […]

By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged Absa Bank and other financial institutions to support the ‘New Dawn’ Government’s ingenious way of infrastructure development using the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.  

By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has directed Government to accelerate the review of the curriculum to include technology and entrepreneurship.The President said this when he honoured 50 youths, urging them to spend less time on gambling and focus on being innovative to help Zambia graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC) status.  

By FELIX NKINKE – CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda has said the newly-created Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU) does not exert any extra financial burden on the Government.Ms Kasanda said contrary to assertions by some members of the public, the officers appointed were already serving in public service, and that their appointments would not create any […]

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged a visiting team from Invest Africa to consider investing in the energy sector of Zambia.President Hichilema said investing in the energy sector would give the investors quick returns.President Hichilema was speaking at State House yesterday when Invest Africa chief executive officer Karen Taylor and her delegation paid a courtesy on […]

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Government has sued Patriotic Front (PF) presidential aspirant Chishimba Kambwili and three other former Cabinet ministers for owing K230,000 accrued in salaries after the dissolution of Parliament in 2016.  

By FELIX NKINKE – INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristina Georgieva says she is optimistic that Zambia will access the long-awaited debt restructuring that has affected the country’s growth prospects.  

By CHUSA SICHONE – THE investigation into the sugilite scandal has implicated some top serving Government officials as Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general Tom Shamakamba and Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Gilbert Phiri yesterday declared that there will be no sacred cows left out in the probe.  

By CHATULA KANGALI – Government has commissioned the US $500,000 converted Tazama pipeline, a development which is expected to trigger lower fuel privces and stabilise the supply of the commodity on the local market.  

By SNIKE MZULAH in Siavonga – A SIXTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD man of Chirundu and his 14-year-old son, who allegedly defiled a 12-year-old girl and infected her with a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD), have appeared in the Siavonga magistrates’ court.