By ALICE NACHILEMBE Twenty (20) were killed in Gender Based Violence (GBV) incidences while 583 children were sexually defiled during the second quarter of 2019. This is a sad story that children are sexually defiled and abused inside their homes where they are supposed to seek refuge. Latest statistics from Zambia Police shows that the […]
Government has accumulated US10 million in the Sinking Fund to use towards redeeming the Euro bond, Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu has said. Dr Ng’andu told Parliament that the fund, set up in 2018, was one of the options Government intended to use towards redeeming the Euro bond. He indicated that Government, through the Ministry of […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE A Turkish think tank, has expressed interest to partner with the Zambian Mission in Ankara to showcase Zambia’s rich cultural heritage on the international arena. The Institute of Strategic Thinking SDE president Muhammet Kafkasyali said his organisation admires Zambia’s contribution in the international fora. “Your country is important to us as Turkey […]
By DANIEL SICHINGA The Minister of Higher Education Brian Mushimba says Copperbelt University (CBU) will re-open on August, 19, 2019. And Dr Mushimba has also lifted all suspensions meted on students. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka today, Dr Mushimba said students that were suspended will be expected to pay heavier surcharges upon returning […]
Votingin Katuba parliamentary By-election in Chibombo is going on peacefully and calmly in almost all the polling stations with some polling stations recording low turn out. By 11 hrs Chalabana polling station, 70Km west of Lusaka in Katuba had recorded 102 voters out of 259 registered voters. At Kalala polling station with two streams, about […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Barloworld Equipment Zambia and Village Water Zambia have signed an agreement to launch a water partnership in Zamtan community of Kitwe. The K700, 000 Zamtan Water Scheme Supply Project is expected to benefit close to 20,000 community members. The project is expected to drastically improve their quality of life to residents in […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The case in which the 14 men including a Chinese national were arrested for alleged illegal military training has failed to take off in the Chingola Magistrate court. The case couldn’t take off because the Defence Counsel representing seven co-accused from the 14 men was not ready for the commencement of trail […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has called for peace by all political players in the Katuba Constituency and Ward By-Elections. Mr Kanganja said political parties should avoid spoiling the peaceful environment that has prevailed in Katuba constituency and other areas from the time campaigns commenced. He said the police have information […]
By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA Opposition United Party for National Democratic UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says time has come to save the country from economic hardships that ruling Patriotic Front exposed the Zambian people to. Mr Hichilema who is in Kitwe to drum up support for the Lubwa Councillor Brian Mwewa said the hardships the people on […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Siavonga has received 2240 by 12.5kg bags of Mealie-meal and 560 by 25kg bags of maize bran relief food from Government. Siavonga District Commissioner Lovemore Kanyama has commended the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unity (DMMU) and food Reserve Agency (FRA) for providing both relief food and food for sale to the community. […]
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