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ZANIS - Authorities at Siavonga district hospital have removed the bullet from the leg of the 32-year old man of Siavonga Township who was recently shot and wounded by plain clothed Zimbabwean security personnel. The victim was shot while fishing...

Lusaka High Court judge Florence Lengalenga has sentenced a 26 year-old man to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a six year-old minor last year. Judge Lengalenga sent Mutondo Masumba of Lusaka's Bauleni township to jail after the...

Lusaka, 10th July, 2008, ZANIS- University of Zambia (UNZA) chancellor, Jacob Mwanza has bemoaned the continued brain drain of the lecturing staff at the high institution of learning. Professor Mwanza said the academic staff have continued to leave...

Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSCO) says it has no capacity to pay terminal benefits to workers who are retiring now following the merger of the company with Kafue, Chongwe and Luangwa district councils early this year. LWSCO Managing...

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has appealed to both private and public institutions to establish strong control systems to curb corrupt practices and check individuals involved in the vice. ACC Corporate Affairs Officer, Wendy Mwachilenga, told ZANIS in an interview...

First Republican President, Kenneth Kaunda, has welcomed government’s move to host this year’s regional Southern Africa Tourism Exposition, which will be held in Livingstone from September 25 to 27, 2008. Dr. Kaunda said the move would provide an opportunity for...

Though the Zambian government has declared zero tolerance on corruption, petty corruption is still high, results of study conducted by anti corruption watchdog Transparency International have shown. The survey, conducted by Transparency International- Zambia (TI-Z), has...

The number of defilement cases in Lusaka district has drastically reduced due to the vigorous sensitization programmes embarked on by the Zambia Police Victim Support Unity (VSU) and other NGOs in communities. Defilement cases have dropped...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is finalising a draft national social security policy aimed at addressing issues of social protection for employees in the country. Labour and Social Security Minister, Ronald Mukuma, disclosed this when he launched the...

Zambia Wild Life Authority (ZAWA) in Lundazi district have arrested two suspected poachers of Kapezi village for killing fish using dangerous poison imported from Malawi. ZAWA Operations Ranger for East Luangwa Area Management Unit(ELAMU) Mr. Kamona Akayombokwa...