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2 siblings drown in Petauke

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Two children from the same family have drowned in Petauke after they were swept off by ragging floods at Kang’ombe stream of Khola village. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said brief facts of the matter are that Daniel Mwanza the father of the two children after a marital dispute with his wife Esnart […]

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24 passengers injured in a Juldan Motorways accident

By Staff Writer Twenty-four passengers are nursing serious injuries after a Juldan Motorways there were traveling in overturned on the road, when the driver was overtaking other vehicles in Chisali. Muchinga Province Acting Commanding Officer Lucky Munkondya said the accident happened after the driver Elijah Mugodi 50, was overtaking two unknown motor vehicles on a […]

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2 perish, coffin damaged in fatal road accident

By CHINOYI CHIPULU Two people have lost their lives in a road accident in Chingola after a Kitwe bound vehicle carrying a coffin with a dead body in it overturned. The vehicle was ferrying the mourners for a burial procession  to Kitwe. Copperbelt Acting Commanding Officer  Tresphord Kasale confirmed the incident in an interview yesterday […]

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Council to shut down Makeshift restaurants at Kasumbalesa border

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chililabombwe Municipal Council has warned business owners running makeshift restaurants at Kasumbalesa to close down as they are posing a health risk to the people. CMC Assistant Public Relations Manager Evelyn Mulenga said the Council has noticed with concern the number of makeshift restaurants mushrooming in Kasumbalesa area. Ms Mulenga said the […]

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PF cadres nabbed for electoral malpractice

Police have apprehended six Patriotic Front cadres who are allegedly to have been involved in electoral malpractices. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the six and a driver were using a Toyota Land Cruiser beige in colour which upon being stopped by police, sped off bashing a police motor vehicle. Mr Hamoonga said the driver almost […]

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1X2 classroom block, maternity wing handed over

Solwezi Central Member of Parliament Stafford Mulusa says Government will continue to construct quality infrastructure under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in the district in order to improve the living standards of Solwezi residents. Speaking during a handover ceremony at Kawama Primary School, Mr Mulusa said that the increase in the CDF from K1.6 million […]

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COSAFA Mourns Zambian keeper Mapulanga

By Mercy Chewe The Council of Southern African Football (COSAFA) has paid tribute to former Nkana and Zambia Under-20 goalkeeper Moses Mapulanga who has died aged 29. Mapulanga died last night at Mazabuka General Hospital in Southern Province after an illness. Mapulanga won the COSAFA Under-20 Championship with Zambia in 2011. “Our deepest condolences. Former […]

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Man 29, nabbed for hitting his 2 month baby

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Police in Lusaka have arrested a-29-year old of Lusaka for hitting his two months old baby with an elbow during a fight with his wife. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said that Don Musonda of Ibex Hill Meanwood has been arrested for allegedly assaulting his two months old child. Mr Hamoonga said it […]

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Zambia supports efforts to address debt situation

Minister of Foreign Affairs Stanley Kakubo says Zambia supports efforts being pursed at both regional and continental levels to address the debt situation being experienced by many countries on the continent due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr Kakubo called for increased investment and mobilization of financing which could contribute to the rapid […]

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