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ZNBS donates 3000 trees to KCM

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Zambia National Building Society (ZNBS) has donated three Thousand trees to Konkola Copper mine to supplement on the KCM on going tree planting exercise aimed at fighting climate change. ZNBS Managing Director Theresa Mutesa said that the institution recently implemented the Environment, Social, And Governance (ESG) framework to manage risks and opportunities […]

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15 juvenile nabbed for the murder of Kings Sikonde

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Police in Lusaka have arrested and detained 15 Juvenile in connection with the murder of Kings Sikonde, aged 17, a resident of Chikolokoso. The primary suspect in this heinous crime is a juvenile, aged 15, from Kabangwe. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the suspects, identified as members of a group self-identifying as […]

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Illegal structures built on sewer infrastructure faces demolition

By Staff Writer Mayor Johnson Kangombe has vowed to implement strict measures to prevent the spread of the cholera epidemic in Chingola and that demolishing of structures built on to top sewer pipes remain an option. Speaking when he toured some areas in Chingola with Mulonga Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited management to ascertain […]

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203 Illegal immigrants removed from the Country

The Lusaka Regional Immigration Office has removed 77 Prohibited Immigrants from the country in a mass removal exercise on January 20, 2024.  And similarly, on January 17 2024, the Kitwe Immigration Office removed 36 Prohibited Immigrants in a similar exercise after they paid court fines for illegal entry, unlawful stay, and engaging in business without […]

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Africa Methodist Church donates toward the Sensele tragedy accident

By ALICE NACHILEMBE The African Methodist Episcopal Church joins in consoling the families of the trapped miners that lost their loved ones through the Senseli Open pit mine tragedy. Speaking during the donation African Methodist Episcopal Church Bishop Administrative Assistant of Southwest Zambia Conference Rev. Margaret Nkana said through this tragedy they are fatherless children, […]

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Cholera fight hampered by poor nutrition- SP

By Mercy Chewe Socialist Party (SP) Copperbelt Spokesperson Reagan Kashinga says the current fight against cholera is being hampered by poor nutrition among Zambians due to household hunger. Mr. Kashinga said it is very difficult to fight cholera when many people are not meeting nutrition needs due to hunger at family level. He regretted the […]

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ECZ urged to engage stakeholders on electronic voting

Socialist Party (SP) Media Director, Brian Hapunda has called on the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) to secure stakeholder consensus before introducing electronic voting in the 2026 presidential and general elections. Mr Hapunda said it is surprising that the ECZ is insisting on introducing electronic voting without engaging stakeholders in a country where only 35 […]

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