POLICE officers at Nkana East Police Station in Kitwe are alleged to have beaten a suspect to death and later dumped him at Kitwe Central Hospital (KCH) on Wednesday without informing the hospital authorities that they had brought a dead person. Kitwe District Police Commanding Officer Fred Mulenga said he was so busy that he [...]

The Electoral Commission of Zambia has set Thursday July 25, 2013 as the date for four impending by-elections to be held in Chipata Central, Mkushi, Kafulafuta and Solwezi East. ECZ Public Relations Officer Chris Akufuna said the ballot papers for the polls will once again be printed in the United Kingdom. Akufuna said the campaign [...]

Former construction workers at the New Lusaka stadium have asked United Party for National Development – UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to intervene in their plight of pursuing payments of terminal benefits. The workers claim that their terminal benefits have never been paid even after pressing government. The former workers said this when they marched to [...]

Armed Police have moved into University of Zambia Great East Road campus beating students and anyone within the premises. Some dormitories have been set ablaze as police and students fought running battles. Police surrounded UNZA around 14 hours local time after ailing dictator  Michael Sata has ordered the expulsion of students from higher learning institutions [...]

K95 million in old currency notes has been stolen from Serenje’s finance bank branch fater thieves broke into the bank in the early hours of today. Residents have called for intensified security at one of Zambia’s largest banks and owned by businessman Rajan Mathani. According to a statement made available in Lusaka today by Police [...]

Thousands of students from UNZA are matching along Great East Road towards State House and town center against over the removal of subsidies on maize and fuel. Great East road is has been blocked by the huge numbers of student with banners in black attire matching and singing ‘Bufi’. Riots police are being mobilized to [...]

It has now been confirmed that ailing dictator Michael Sata has revoked the appointment of Ben Phiri as Luapula Province Permanent Secretary. This is according to a statement released in Lusaka yesterday by  Sata’s mouth-piece George Chellah. Comedian Phiri was sworn-in last week on Friday during a ceremony at State House. In a statement released [...]

Students at Mulungushi University, the country’s third public university, have joined in calling for government to reverse its decision to remove the fuel and maize subsidies. Speaking through their union leader Lengwe Bwalya, the students said the move by the government would raise the cost of living for ordinary citizens. Bwalya said for an institution [...]

Lusaka – A decision by Zambia’s president to slash a key food subsidy threatens to hit the poor, stoke inflation and spark a popular revolt against his government,  according to an analysis by Agence France-Presse (AFP) one of the two biggest news agencies in the World. Earlier this week Michael Sata tore up his own populist [...]

University of Zambia Great East Road campus students are running battles with police demonstrating against the removal of fuel and maize subsidies. Police have since closed the Great East Road from Arcades Round about to Munali Round about to try and clear the rioting students forcing motorists to use alternative routes. The students talked to [...]