By ALICE NACHILEMBE Kitwe City Council says it has started prosecution of people buying goods from undesignated places. Kitwe Town Clerk Mbulo Seke said that the Local Authority has mounted surveillance on the streets and will, by Monday next week, start to arrest and prosecute people buying goods or merchandise from the undesignated places. Mr […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) is calling for a fresh start for teachers in Zambia as they celebrate Teachers day tomorrow. NAQEZ Executive Director Aaron Chansa said that instead of having tradition speeches and matches, it is expected of Government to share a clear roadmap on issues affecting public […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Rainbow Party says the party is disappointed with President Hichilema’s silence on the restoration of meal allowance to students which he promised them once he assumes office. Rainbow Party National Spokesperson Humphrey Kabwe said it is over a month since he assumed office and nothing is happening. Mr Kabwe said while in […]
By IREEN MULENGA Former Minister of Health Jonas Chanda says that politicians should stop politicking Covid-19 vaccination and instead allow the technocrats at the Ministry of Health and Zambia National Public Health Institute take the lead. Dr Chanda said that the mixed messages from politicians have contributed to Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy by Zambians. “One day […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Farmer and farming activist Sunday Chanda has called on President Hakainde Hichilema to come to the rescue of small scale farmers across the country whom Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has condemned to squalor and destitution. Mr Chanda who is also Kanchibiya Constituency Member of Parliament said Government through FRA had given the […]
Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo -DRC- have signed a joint communiqué on Bilateral Trade aimed at enhancing trade between the two nations. Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister, Chipoka Mulenga signed on behalf of Zambia, while his DRC counterpart for External trade Jean-Lucien Tongba signed for his country. DRC Co-Chair Jeremie Mukena said the […]
Rural Electrification Authority -REA- Board Chairperson Johnstone Chikwanda says the authority will continue pursuing government’s mandate of taking electricity to rural areas. Mr Chikwanda said the authority has a mandate to provide clean, affordable and sustainable energy access for all by 2030. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call on Mazabuka Acting District Commissioner, Timothy […]
By Mercy Chewe Chipolopolo have set up a training camp in Cameroon ahead of next week’s 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup against Equatorial Guinea. Zambia will be in Douala for five days in readiness for the Group B match to be played on October 7 away in Malabo. Coach Beston Chambeshi has carried 15 home-based […]
By IREEN MULENGA Chingola Magistrate court has sentenced a couple to 18 months simple imprisonment for assaulting a person they suspected to be a gasser last year. Magistrate Shadrick Chanda sentenced Vivian Mwamba 25, (wife) to six months and Musa Silumbe 32, (husband) to 12 months imprisonment. The complainant in this matter was Richard Chalwe […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chabanyama ward Councillor Moses Lungu says he has managed to reduce the flowing sewers at residents house hold. Mr Lungu said that the project has been done in collaboration with Mulonga water and Supply Company. He said that the sewer system has been a challenge to the residence of Chabanyama for the […]
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