By JOHN SAKALA Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary for International Relations and Cooperation, (IRC) Chalwe Lombe has urged diplomats not to wait for Zambians in their areas of jurisdictions to call them but to be proactive and initiate calls. On Wednesday during a Diaspora Engagement Virtual Clinic with Zambia’s foreign missions based in Europe, […]
By Staff Writer As Africa works towards negotiating and ratifying the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) next year, Standard Bank Head of Trade Product Management Kevin Holmes highlights some of the challenges around the practical implementation of the agreement. With African countries reeling under the additional pressure placed on their economies in the midst […]
By JOHN SAKALA Chililabombwe Municipal Council has increased burial fees at Kakoso cemetery by 67 per cent. But Chililabombwe residents have called on the council not to turn burying of loved ones as a fundraising venture. Chililabombwe Town Clerk Cosmas Chalusa has announced the increase in a public notice posted on Chililabombwe Facebook page. Mr […]
By JOHN SAKALA RGPM Company Limited of Chingola has donated K30, 000 to Nchanga North General Hospital to facilitate the repair works of its dilapidated procurement department. RGPM Company Ltd deals in general supply. The company says it felt the procurement department at the hospital needed urgent rehabilitation to improve the safety of the staff […]
By Mwinji Nakamba There is a time and place for everything. In the morning, as a child, I would wake up, get dressed, putting on my shoes excitedly, eating my breakfast distracted by TV-and I would get in the car, ready for school. At night, I would put away my toys, dress in my pyjamas, […]
The Ruling PF has retained the Mwansabombwe seat. The seat fell vacant following the death of Rodgers Mwewa. The final results from all the 47 polling stations show that PF polled 6, 478. PF – 6478 UPND – 1522 UPPZ – 129 NAREP – 400 LM – 285 136 Ballot papers rejected Total votes cast […]
By Victor Mwila in Ikelenge The Patriotic Front (PF) has scooped the Mwininyilamba ward by-election in Ikelenge district, Northwestern Province, in what appears to be a wind of change for the ruling party in the border town. Joswell Sankeng’a of the PF polled 293 votes beating his only contender Lesmord Kaumba of the opposition United […]
Bailiffs have pounced and taken over Ndola’s BCEL Club owned by the Ex-Service Len’s League of Zambia leaving tenants with various goods stranded. Speaking in an interview with Radio Chimwemwe news, Captain Ngosa Katapa the Copperbelt Provincial Secretary for the Ex-Service Men’s League said the bailiffs had taken over position of BCEL camp following a […]
By Nchimunya Miyoba Patriotic Front (PF) Provincial Chairperson Nathan Chanda says youths from both the ruling PF and the United Party for National Development (UPND) in the province should coexist. Mr chanda who is also Luanshya Mayor said the only thing to do during the election campaigns and on the day of voting is to […]
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