Rwanda U20 coach Vincent Mahami has told defending U20 AFCON champions Zambia to work on their defence. Rwanda held Zambia to a 1-1 draw in Lusaka on May 19 but bowed out of the qualifiers 3-1 on aggregate following a 2-0 home loss in Kigali on May 12. The 2009 U20 AFCON hosts made life […]
Government Transport Control Unity has impounded more than 10 Government registered vehicles for failure to comply with Government driving regulations. Minster of Works and Supply Felix Mutati says the exercise is aimed at clamping down on abuse of government vehicles. Mr Mutati says driving of Government vehicles over the weekend requires necessary documentation to avoid […]
The Livingstone Central Hospital is in the process of starting the first ever Prosthetics and Orthotics training school in the country to help improve the number of trained personnel in the field. Prosthetics and orthotics are clinical disciplines that deal with artificial limbs for people with amputations and supportive devices for people with musculoskeletal weakness […]
A high-level delegation comprising cabinet Ministers of the Government of the Republic of Zambia is today, FridaY 18 May, visited Kenani Transit Centre and Mantapala Refugee Settlement in Luapula’s Nchelenge District. The Minister of Home Affairs Honorable Mr. Stephen Kampyongo, under the auspices of the Inter-Ministerial Steering Committee (IMSC), led a delegation composed of the […]
Works and Supply Minister Felix Mutati has noted with concern that civil servants have become obsessed with procurement in order to obtain personal benefit. Mr. Mutati says it is sad that even those who have nothing to do with procurement in government institutions want to engage themselves in the procurement process. He says quotations in […]
Minister of Justice Given Lubinda has attributed the high cost of transport as the biggest hinderance to doing business in the COMESA region. Speaking during the 21 meeting of COMESA of Justice and Attorney Generals in Lusaka, Mr Lubinda warned that COMESA will not meet its desired aim of anti-competitive trade practices within the region […]
Youths shouldn’t wait on Government employment but youths should create jobs for themselves PF Copperbelt Provincial Youth Chairperson Nathan Chanda has said. Mr Chanda who is also Luanshay Mayor said that Government can only create a conducive environment for the youths to do businesses. Mr Chanda said Government has put up measures for the youths […]
Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe has cut short his attendance at the ongoing Mayors summit in the Malawi to pay his last respects to late Lusaka Mayor Wilson Kalumba. He posted on his WhatsApp fora that “UN trip to Malawi on the localization of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) cut short; just headed back home now to […]
Trigger happy soldier shoots wife, self to death By ALICE NACHILEMBE A Trigger happy Zambia Army officer has shot his wife and later used the same gun to kill himself after a marital dispute. Pethias Mwape, 42, a Warrant Officer Class One of Chindwin Barracks shot his wife Constable Mulobwa Esther, 33. Ms Mulobwa was […]
BY ALICE NACHILEMBE Chingola Municipal Council has awarded contracts to four Local Contractors for the construction of modern Market shelters, ablution block and a Police Post. Chingola Town Clerk (TC) Kabombo Mutakela said that the construction of the markets shelters would enable marketeers to trade in a conducive environment which is safe for them. Mr […]
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