DBZ denies writing off K14bn debt
THE Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) says it has never received instructions from any quarters to write off the money which is subject of a case involving the bank versus JCN Holdings Limited, Post N...
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Zambia clinches $12m loan
THE Zambian Government has signed a loan agreement of US$12 million (about K63 billion) with the Saudi Fund for Development for the Kalabo–Sikongo–Angola border road project. The total cost of projec...
Lone gunman ambushes Kapiri bar, kills one
A GUNMAN stormed a bar in Kapiri-Mposhi and held the patrons hostage before shooting one of them dead at point-blank range. The gunman spoiled an exciting mood when he stormed the bar in the town cen...
Muteteka named in Chibombo CDF saga
CHIBOMBO District Council has revealed alleged abuse of authority by former Local Government and Housing deputy minister, Moses Muteteka, in the run-up to last year’s tripartite elections.
Council s...
Draft Constitution Launch nex week
THE Constitution Technical Committee will on Monday next week launch the first draft constitution.? Technical Committee spokesperson Simon Kabanda said in a statement issued in Lusaka yesterday that ...
Zambians in disapora urged to invest home
LOCAL Government and Housing Minister Nkandu Luo has urged Zambians in the Diaspora to invest back home and help develop the country. Professor Luo observed that countries like Ghana had steady econo...
Kabwe soldier stabs wife
A ZAMBIA Army soldier in Kabwe has stabbed his wife on the hands, leaving one finger dangling after she prepared nshima with vegetables only. The soldier a corporal by rank and identified as Aaron Ny...
Man beats wife to death
By ENOCK NGOMA - POLICE in Nchelenge in Luapula Province have arrested a man for allegedly beating his wife to death. John Bwalya, 49, is believed to have beaten his wife Agness Chishala, 46, to deat...