A 37 year old man of Zingalume compound has committed suicide in unclear circumstances. Wife to the deceased Maureen Nakawala has identified the husband as Dickson Daka. Mrs Daka narrated to a Komboni Radio News crew which rushed to the scene that her husband was discovered hanging in the bedroom…
Two Chinese Nationals undertaking construction works at the Ukusefya pa Ngw’ena main arena in Chitimukulu have allegedly beaten to death a Zambian working as a security guard at the site. Northern Province Police Commissioner, Richard Mweene who disclosed the development has identified the deceased as Evaristo Chileshe 42, saying the…
Police in Petauke district have charged Rodgers Mwanza 28 and not 38 as earlier reported with indecent assault on female. Police spokesperson Esther Katongo who confirmed the development says the suspect has also been charged with production and circulation of obscene material contrary to section 177 (a) of the penal…
The Drug Enforcement Commission in Lusaka has arrested two individuals for trafficking in over six hundred kilograms of cannabis, contrary to the laws of Zambia. Edward Phiri, 32, a farmer of Kabanana compound has been arrested and jointly charged with Meckson Zulu, 23, a bricklayer of the same compound for…
Lusaka Town Clerk Alex Mwansa and Acting Director of Public Health Edgar Mulwanda have been set free from the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) Vs Lusaka City (LCC) Council garbage case. The duo was set free when the case come up for ruling before Resident Magistrate Felix Kaoma at the…
Ugandan police may not have heard the gunshots which killed senior police officer Muhammad Kirumira because of the loud noise from a nearby church, President Yoweri Museveni has said. Gunmen on a motorcycle taxi, known in Uganda as a boda boda, shot dead Mr Kirumira on Saturday as he was…