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K600 million goes missing at RTSA?

About K600million is reportedly to have gone missing at the Road Traffic and Safety Agency (RTSA), Lumumba Road. A source close to the scam told the Watchdog that the money went missing during the time of the bye-election in Msanzala, and suspects that it was used by the PF government to lure voters. According to [...]

The Kitwe High Court has today ruled that United Party for National Development (UPND’s) Charles Kakoma was duly elected as Zambezi West Member of Parliament. Passing judgment in Kitwe, Kitwe High Court Judge Judith Mulongoti said the court did not find facts on the alleged bribery, intimidation of voters and defamation of President Michael Sata [...]

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The Zambia Tourism Board (ZTB) says the depreciation of the Kwacha is an opportunity for the tourism industry to be competitive on the international market. ZTB Managing Director Felix Chaila says Zambia is regarded to be an expensive destination on the international market and the fall of the Kwacha will attract a lot of tourists to come [...]

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Luena Member of Parliament (MP) Mulumemui Imenda has disclosed that  about 30 girls at Limulunga High School in Mongu were  impregnated by police officers who were camped at the school during last year’s  January 14, Mongu riots. Ms. Imenda says reports from the school indicate that the girls were impregnated by the same police officers who were accommodated [...]

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Public Service Drivers in Chingola have blocked roads leading to other towns in protesting against the poor state of roads in the town. The drivers have blocked Fern Avenue and  Kitwe Road along 13th Street using tyres and logs. Motorists are being turned away. Management at KCM has since placed notices advising and warning their [...]

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By Given Mutinta Over three millennia ago Socrates said that, ‘an unreflected life is not worth living.’ The observation by the Speaker of the National Assembly Dr. Patrick Matibini that people of various cultures should respect and accommodate each other to avoid conflict which could degenerate into genocide as experienced Rwanda in 1994, is a [...]

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About 13 local singers have confirmed that they will feature in a 10 minute long track in which they intend to voice out their concerns  against the now  five month rule of President Michael Sata. And Saboi Imboela of the former Shatel singing sensation says she is tired of the PF’s politicking and wonders when President Sata [...]

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The date for long awaited Barotse National Council (BNC)in Western Province is scheduled to hold on the 25th of March 2012. Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) Premier Ngambela Clement Sinyinda announced the date on Wednesday night on two community radio stations namely Lyambai and Liseli respectively. Ngambela Sinyinda said the BNC will be held for three [...]

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