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Chililabombwe buys 3 trucks for refuse collection

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chililabombwe Municipal Council (CMC) has purchased three tipper trucks to speed up the garbage collection. The three tipper trucks were handed over to the council by Copperbelt Permanent Secretary Bright Nundwe worth K2, 550, 000 from locally generated funds. Mr Nundwe said that the fleet will enhance refuse collection in the district […]

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Cultural sector plays key role in Zambia’s development process

The cultural sector plays an important role in Zambia’s development process, Minister of General Education David Mabumba has said. And Zambia has hailed the strong ties it has with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) which clocks fifty-four (54) years on November 9, 2018. Speaking at the on-going 205th Session of the Executive Board at UNESCO […]

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13 people arrested for illegal cultivation of cannabis

By Onishias Maamba The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested 13 people  in Muchinga Province in connection with the illegal cultivation of cannabis. Speaking to the media in Chipata yesterday shortly after the operation, DEC Deputy Public Relation Officer Kamufisa Manchishi, said the area has been characterized with the illegal cultivation of cannabis in huge […]

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President Lungu created a public movement regarding sanitation and hygiene

Government says President Edgar Lungu has managed to instill a silent people’s revolution movement and behavioral change regarding sanitation and hygiene among Zambians. Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Minister Dennis Wanchinga said this when he made a presentation during the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention in New Delhi, India. Dr Wanchinga said President Edgar Lungu has […]

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