By ALICE NACHILEMBE Ndola Teaching Hospital Senior Medical Superintendent Joseph Musowoya has Commended the Disaster Management and Mitigation unit (DMMU) for the support it has has continued to render to the hospital and the health Sector. Dr Musowoya said that during the first and second phases of the Covid-19 pandemic the Hospital was constrained as […]
By CHINOYI CHIPULU Zambians for Unity Peace and development (ZUPED) has called on political parties to work with police and inform them on their intended activities as they campaign ahead of the August 12 elections. ZUPED President Ronnie Jere said parties and police should work together to ensure peace during and after elections. Mr Jere […]
The World Health Organization-WHO says tobacco related illnesses kill over 7, 000 Zambians annually according to the latest report. WHO Country Representative Nathan Bakyaita said evidence shows that most of the Zambians that die from tobacco related diseases are mainly the youth. Dr Bakyaita said there’s need for government to prioritize tobacco control for the […]
By IREEN MULENGA Socialist Party Copperbelt Spokesperson Joseph Kangwa says the decision by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to ban political rallies is disadvantaging opposition parties. Mr Kangwa said that the ECZ’s ban on political rallies is evidence that it is not an independent institution when it comes to decision making. He said the […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) says the Genetically Modified Maize (GMO) seed detected among seed tested from selected farms has raised anxiety and concerns among farmers and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector. ZNFU President Jervis Zimba said that the Union is overwhelmed with queries seeking reassurance that the maize industry […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Local Government Association of Zambia has reiterated its commitment to enhance the local response in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and improve service delivery across the country. Speaking at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Zambia Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI), Local Government Association […]
By IREEN MULENGA Epiroc Zambia has officially handed over a solar powered borehole to Chiwempala Combined School in Chingola today. The borehole comes with a hybrid solar pump, 500 litres overhead, construction of a security fence around the solar panels at a total cost of K200, 000. The school had water challenge for a long […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Two of the three members of the family that was hacked yesterday have died. And Chingola District Commissioner Agnes Tonga said that it was a sad situation for the district to go through something again, that brings fear into the minds of the people. Ms Tonga is saddened on what has transpired […]
By CHINOYI CHIPULU Napsa Stars inability to win matches continued on Wednesday after fellow strugglers Lumwana Radiants beat them at Woodlands Stadium to leave their chances of surviving relegation hanging by a thread. The Pensioners lost 2-1 to Lumwana to register their fifth straight defeat and remain stuck on 36 points. Midfielder Danny Silavwe gave […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chingola community members say the reoccurance of hacking community members with axe in their sleep is a sign that the problem was not resolved last year. A Chingola resident John Kane said the fear from the recent incidences of hacking of innocent citizens brings back memories of the unresolved hacking that happened […]
Alice Nachilembe
