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Hubby stabber nabbed

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Police in Lusaka have arrested a 23- year old woman for allegedly stabbing her husband to death after a domestic dispute. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has identified the woman as Pauline Banda of Lusaka’s Misisi Compound. Ms Katongo said Banda is alleged to have stabbed her husband Moses Mumbi, 22 to death […]

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Zambia supports AU and EU partnership

Zambia has supported efforts by the African Union to deepen the African Union and European Union (AUEU) Economic and trade partnership. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary for International Relations Chalwe Lombe who represented Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji.  This at the 19th Extraordinary Session of the executive Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia called for new […]

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6 people die in a South African bound bus

Six people have died in a road traffic accident while others sustained injuries after a tyre bust in South Africa on Monday morning. The bus was travelling from Kitwe to Johannesburg carrying 50 passengers and five crew members . Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa  Emmanuel Mwamba has disclosed this in a statement. “We regret […]

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ZISC donates to Lubengele mini-hospital in Chililabombwe

By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Zambia State Insurance Company (ZISC) Chililabombwe Branch has donated bedsheets to Lubengele Mini-Hospital as part of the Jubilee celebrations. ZISC has also painted the Out Patient Department (OPD) plus cleaning the surrounding area and the OPD itself. ZISC Chililabombwe Superintendent Gilbert Kalenga said that the donation was a way of recognizing […]

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CCJP not pleased with Ministry of Agric in Chipata

By Onishias Maamba  The Catholic Commission for Peace and Justice (CCJP) in Chipata has expressed its displeasure with the manner the Ministry of Agriculture is handling its business towards farmers. Reacting to the Ministry’s decision to maintain only 4 districts on the E-voucher system during the 2018/19 farming season across the province, CCJP Chipata coordinator John Mthaziko Zulu […]

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Tribal politics should stop-MMD

The Opposition Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) has called on the stop of tribal politics in the country. Speaking when he addressed a media briefing yesterday, Vice president for politics and administration, Reuben Mtolo Phiri described politics of tribe, religion and race as a recipe for anarchy, stressing that they do not deserve any room in […]

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Let Harry Kalaba peacefully engage his followers without police intimidation-UPND

United Part for National Development (UPND) has condemned the harassment of Harry Kalaba by Zambia Police on the Copperbelt for simply exercising his rights of movement, association, assembly and free speech. UPND Secretary General Patrick Mucheleka said UPND also deplore the police action of summoning and issuing of warn and caution statement on Harry Kalaba. Mr […]

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Theatre room destroyed at Kawambwa Hospistal

The Medical theatre room at Kawambwa district hospital has been destroyed, following a heavy downpour that characterized the area over the weekend. Kawambwa district Town Council Chairman Kalumba Chifumbe said the heavy rains lasted for about an hour, destroying various equipment in the process. ZANIS reports that Mr Chifumbe added that the heavy downpour also partly […]

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