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Chingola Council Approves K236 Million Budget for 2025

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chingola Municipal Council has given the green light to a proposed budget of K236,413,645 for the 2025 financial year, representing a 20% increase from the 2024 budget of K189,724,707. This significant boost is expected to strengthen the economy, improve public services, and invest in the long-term wellbeing of Chingola’s citizens. According to […]

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Zambia Makes Strides in HIV Treatment Among Inmates

The Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) has announced that over 3,000 inmates living with HIV across the country are currently receiving Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART). This milestone was shared during the ZCS commemoration of World AIDS Day at Solwezi Correctional Facility. According to ZCS Health Deputy Director and Senior Assistant Commissioner Malimba Moola, the country has seen […]

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KCM Foils Attempt to Supply Adulterated Solvents

By Staff Writer Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) has thwarted an attempt by a long-standing supplier to deliver counterfeit solvents valued at USD 64,000. The incident occurred when a tanker containing the solvents was delivered to KCM’s premises by the supplier’s driver, who is currently at large. Independent testing by a reputable agency revealed that the […]

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Chinese cement makers, facing weakness at home, look to a new opportunity: Africa

With real-estate investment in China in freefall, Chinese cement makers are looking elsewhere. And one manufacturer is aggressively expanding its footprint in a market half a world away, capitalising on that continent’s growing infrastructure needs. The continent is not America. It is Africa. Conrad Onyango, bird story agency Huaxin Cement, one of China’s largest cement […]

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Police Officer Shoots Himself Dead in Chingola

By ALICE NACHILEMBE  A police officer in Chingola has taken his own life by shooting himself with an AK rifle. Constable Micheal Liteta, attached to Mutenda Police post under Chingola Central Police, was found lying in a pool of blood at the inquiries office with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Details of the incident reveal that […]

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