By Stuff Writer South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has described Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Major General Jackson Miti as an esteemed representative of the country whom he is looking forward to working with. President Ramaphosa said the presence of Gen Miti in South Africa was a clear confirmation that his country had friends […]
The Zambia Breweries LTD has donated 640 by 25kgs bags of mealie meal to the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to be distributed to hunger stricken areas. Speaking after receiving the donation in Lusaka, Minister in the Office of the Vice President Olipa Phiri said the humanitarian gesture by Zambia Breweries is commendable. Ms […]
Government says it will not allow any law enforcement officers to harass street vendors and marketeers as long as they trade in an organized manner . Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary Eddie Chomba has observed that despite government reserving certain routines for vendors and marketeers in Central Business Districts most of them have continued […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Electoral Commission of Zambia has commenced the provincial Delimitation sittings in various provincial headquarters of the country. This is to receive submissions from stakeholders and the general public. ECZ Public Relations Manager Margaret Chimanse said the Provincial delimitation sittings had been deferred last week due to logistical constraints and other demands. […]
I write to appeal to the electoral commission of Zambia to prove to us that they are a credible Zambian institute not a ruling political party institution. As a nation, we have always complained about it’s election policing lapses that occur whenever we have elections. This however, seem to have fallen on deaf ears. Why […]
Dear editor Who is benefiting from our diamond and gold in Zambezi, North Western Province. We as a nation are aware that we have rich reserves of these two precious minerals where government has even put the area under 24 hours militia guard. Yet we are not hearing of any proceeds much as we know […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Zambia Institute for Independent Media Alliance (ZIIMA) has demanded for the lifting up of the suspension for five unionized Times of Zambia Journalists based in Ndola. Times of Zambia workers have gone up to ten months without salaries, a situation that is aggravating poverty among the workers at the government-owned newspaper. ZIIMA […]
President Edgar Lungu has described the killing of a man in Kaoma District and the wounding of others amidst political violence as “numbing and absolutely detestable” Commiserating with the family of the deceased and the wounded, the President said no Zambian deserves to die for politics. President Lungu said all Zambians should be concerned about […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE University of Zambia (UNZA) Lecturer and Researcher Simbarashe Chitanga has been awarded a two million four hundred thousand dollars ($2.4m) grant to conduct research in ticks and tick – borne Rickettsial pathogens. The grant that is jointly funded by the National Institute of Health (NIH) in the United States of America (USA) […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The clergy in Chingola have called for collaboration between the church, civic leaders and other stakeholders to enhance development. The clergy said the church and civic leaders need to have a platform where they call a spade by its name and look at issues affecting communities. Independent Churches of Zambia (ICZ) Chingola […]
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