Government has signed commercial agreements with two Israeli Companies in the Agricultural sector. Minister of Agriculture Micheal Katambo who made the disclosure said the financing agreement will be finalized next week. The Commercial Agreements will see the two companies TAHAR ZRB and Green 2000 establish farming blocks were Zambian Farmers will be trained in more […]
Kitwe City Council has created a space to accommodate registered Noah buses currently operating at MTN and opposite pie city at Kitwe Town center. This morning Kitwe Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe took time to appeal to both Rosa buses operators and Noah bus drivers to agree to the proposal for co-existence as space has been created. […]
A South African farmer has denied he forced one of his workers to drink faeces. Harry Leicester, along with his wife Maria and son Chris, all appeared at the Equality Court in Springs, near Johannesburg, on Monday. Mr Leicester allegedly made Joseph Mona drink a jug of sewerage after he failed to turn on a […]
A Kenyan High Court has ruled against a petition to change a clause in the Marriage Act wuich limits divorced couples to only claim ownership to assets they have acquired during the relationship, local media reports. The Federation of Women Lawyers had wanted the section of the law to be declared unconstitutional, and couples to […]
A nanny convicted of murdering two children she stabbed at their luxury New York City apartment has been sentenced to life in prison. In sentencing Yoselyn Ortega, 56, the judge described her as “pure evil” before handing her the maximum term. The bloody bodies of Lucia “Lulu” Krim, six, and her brother Leo, two, were […]
Police in Petauke have arrested 10 suspected criminals in connection with three Aggravated Robberies. The robberies which happened at Petauke Day Secondary School on 27th April, 2018 between 2100 hours and 23 30 hours. Police Public Relations Officer Esther Katongo confirmed this in a statement. Ms Katongo said that the suspects are alleged to have, […]
In a symbolic gesture of Zambia Police Service’ contribution to African Union – United Nations Hybrid Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has made a historic visit to El Fasher, North Darfur. The visit which is the first of its kind in the history of the Zambia Police Service was undertaken […]
At first, they look like any other young couple, saying their vows and taking their first tentative steps into a long and happy marriage. Then your eye is drawn to to the bride’s missing right arm, and the white bandages protecting what is left. Just five days before this footage was taken, Zanele Ndlovu was […]
A woman has been stoned to death in Somalia after a court run by al-Shabab convicted her of having several husbands, the militant group says. Shukri Abdullahi Warsame was accused of marrying 11 times, without divorcing her previous husbands. She was buried neck-deep and pelted to death with stones by al-Shabab fighters, say residents of […]
An Ebola outbreak has been declared in the north-west of the Democratic Republic of Congo. There are two confirmed cases of the virus and 17 deaths, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The incident in the town of Bikoro comes more than a year after an outbreak in the country killed four people. In 2014. […]
Alice Nachilembe
