M’membe loses defamation case
By GRACE CHAILE-LESOETSASOCIALIST Party leader Fred M’membe has lost a case in which he sued Rainbow Party leader Wynter Kabimba, Millennium Radio and Daily Nation newspaper for defamation of character…
TRUMP PARDONS DOZENS IN FINAL HOURS, INCLUDING LIL WAYNE
In the final hours of his presidency, Donald Trump has pardoned 73 people, including his former adviser Steve Bannon, who is facing fraud charges.Another 70 people had sentences commuted, ahead…
Zimbabwe foreign minister dies from Covid-19
Zimbabwe's Foreign Minister Sibusiso Moyo has died after succumbing to Covid-19, the government says.The former army general gained international prominence in 2017, when he announced the military takeover that ousted…
ACTUALISE MARIJUANA CULTIVATION, SAYS PULE
By SILUMESI MALUMOGOVERNMENT should actualise the cultivation of marijuana without delay for the country to widen its revenue base, Christian Democratic Party President Danny Pule has said.Dr Pule, who is…
Ugandan government accuses US of ‘meddling in elections’
Uganda's government spokesman, Ofwono Opondo, has accused the US of trying to "subvert elections", Reuters news agency reports.US ambassador to Uganda Natalie Brown was on Monday stopped from visiting opposition…
Woman arrested for refusing to take children to school over religious belief
KENYA - Police are holding a middle-aged woman for allegedly failing to take her three children to school over religious beliefs. The woman claimed her religion does not allow her to take children to school…
UPND cadres’ idle trial fails
By CHARLES MUSONDATRIAL yesterday failed to take off in a case nine United Party for National Development (UPND) cadres have been charged with one count of idle and disorderly persons.It…
No lockdown, curfew – Lungu
By AARON CHIYANZO in IsokaTHERE will be no lockdown or curfew for Zambia even as the Covid-19 cases escalate because the economy has to be kept running, President Edgar Lungu…
FAZ WANS CLUBS OVER JUJU
By MICHAEL MIYOBATHE Football Association of Zambia has cautioned clubs to stop the use of juju fetishes and unwholesome rituals.In a memo directed to clubs, Zambian Premier League Manager Brian…
UPND INSISTS THAT PRESIDENT LUNGU IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO STAND FOR ELECTIONS
By Prisca Lumingu-BandaThe United Party for National Development-UPND has insisted that President Edgar Lungu does not qualify to contest elections for the third time as the Constitution clearly bars him…
