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THE Zambia Police has dismissed reports circulating on social media alleging that a man in Chingola was causing men’s private parts to disappear through physical contact. In a statement Sunday, Police Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi said that the matter was reported to Chingola Central Police Station on March 14, 2026, around 16:40 hours by…

A WOMAN from Chamba Valley has told the court that she does not mind her husband having girlfriends, as long as it is done privately, saying it is acceptable for men to cheat discreetly. Teresa Tembo told the court that when she said she wanted to leave her marriage due to her husband’s girlfriends and…

POLICE in Livingstone have launched a manhunt for a man who fled after allegedly defiling his girlfriend’s two daughters aged eight and three. Southern Province Police Commanding Officer Moono Namalongo confirmed the incident, stating that it was reported to Maramba residential area’s Mbita Police Post by the victims’ 28-year-old mother. “The matter was reported at…

THE Bible teaches that charity begins at home, but for 56-year-old Baptist pastor Austin Mulauzi of Avondale, that teaching appears to ring hollow, as he has failed to pay child maintenance since 2022, leaving arrears of K33,600. Mulauzi appeared before the Chelstone local court where he was charged with contempt of court for failing to…

GOVERNMENT has called on the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) to finalise the operationalisation of the Regional Transmission Infrastructure Financing Facility (RTIFF) by 2027. And Kanona Power Company Limited has called on SAPP to urgently expand transmission infrastructure and strengthen cross-border interconnections. Energy Minister Makozo Chikote says the facility presents an innovative vehicle to leverage…

POLICE in Kalabo district of Western Province have arrested a 51-year-old man for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of his seven-year-old daughter. Western Province Commissioner of Police Rae Hamoonga says the incident occurred between March 7 and March 8, 2026. In a statement, Saturday, Hamoonga said the victim had been taken for medical examination while…

IF walls in lodges could talk, they might have a few cautionary tales about what happens before some married men die on top of their side chicks. However, Mary Bwalya, alias Mama Chikamoneka, a traditional marriage counsellor, says men should stop chasing pleasure in such places, warning that these scandals leave their wives humiliated and…

Last week I read a fascinating piece about how ordinary foods can interact with medicines in ways most of us never think about. Not rare herbs or exotic supplements, but everyday things. Milk. Grapefruit. Herbal tea. The kinds of foods sitting on our dining tables. It made me pause because in many of our communities…

HER “lack of ambition, refusal to complete her grade 12, and choice to remain just a housewife” has pushed Benjamin Shipanuka of Ranchdale, Obama, to take his wife to court, saying he can no longer cope and wants the marriage to end. Shipanuka, 35, has dragged his wife, Catherine Munga, 32, also of Ranchdale, Obama,…