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Son stabs mother to death, police say

A 25-year-old man, identified as Peter Chanshi, who is believed to be grappling with mental illness, allegedly stabbed his mother to death. The incident occurred after a dispute over the use of charcoal which the son sold without his mother’s permission. Bonaventure Chanshi, aged 33, reported the that his 48-year-old mother, Mirriam Banda, lost her

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Minister calls for AGOA partnerships

MINISTER of Commerce Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga has called for a common voice for African countries in fostering the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) partnership with the US. Speaking yesterday on the side-lines of the high-level Ministerial Meeting of the 20th AGOA Forum which is taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa, Mr. Mulenga

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President Hakainde Hichilema to attend the extraordinary SADC summit in Luanda, Angola

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema is today expected to attend the Extraordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government in Luanda, Angola. The Summit will be chaired by Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, who is also Chair of SADC. He said ahead of the Summit will be the Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit which will be

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57 opposition MPs petition for Speaker’s Impeachment over gross misconduct and constitutional violations

FIFTY-SEVEN opposition Patriotic Front members and some independent Members of Parliament have submitted a request to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Nelly Mutti, seeking a motion for her impeachment. The MPs allege that Ms Mutti has engaged in gross misconduct and violated the Constitution of Zambia. The motion is spearheaded by Binwell Mpundu and

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Choma Town Clerk arrested for corrupt practices involving over K900,000

THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested Choma Town Clerk, Davies Musenge, for corrupt practices involving K953, 887.50. Musenge, has been arrested on three counts of Willful Failure to comply with applicable law and procedure contrary to Section 34(2)(b) as read with Section 41 of the Anti – Corruption Act No. 3 of 2012. “Details of

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Brutal lightning strike, kills twin boys, of Kawambwa District, in Luapula Province, police say 

TWO boys aged eight of Kawambwa district have been struck to death by lightning as they were playing in the house. The twins were playing in a grass thatched house when it started raining and suddenly lightning struck. Mr Siame said the boys were rushed to Munkanta Rural Health Center where they were certified dead.

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Amendment Bill Proposes Non-Bailable Offense for Stock Theft in Zambia

In a move to combat the growing issue of stock theft in the country, the Criminal Procedure Code Amendment Bill Number 19 of 2023 has successfully passed its second reading in the Zambian Parliament. The proposed amendment seeks to make stock theft a non-bailable offense, as put forward by the government. Justice Minister Mulambo Haimbe

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Mweetwa Advises PF to Leave Diplomats Alone

Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has offered a word of advice to the opposition Patriotic Front (PF) party, urging them to refrain from involving diplomats accredited to Zambia in their internal party disputes. Mr. Mweetwa expressed the government’s concern regarding the behavior of certain Patriotic Front Members of Parliament (MPs) who have continued to engage

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