By ALICE NACHILEMBE Fire has swept through Tuisunge shopping complex at Chiwempala market reducing all the merchandise in the shops to debris. See: Chiwempala market in Chingola gutted The inferno that swept through the six shops started around 01:00 hours and was quenched by the Chingola Municipal Council fire fighters. However, one of the fire fighters […]
By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has retained the Lubwa ward seat in the just ended by-election. PF candidate Juilus Kaunda polled 1215 beating two other contenders from the United Party for National Development (UPND) Brian Mwewa and National Democratic Congress Party (NDC) Jonathan Banda UPND got 510 votes while NDC’S candidate had […]
By Collins Mambwe Government must quickly come up with a serious legal frame work and form a legal body to guide the operations of churches and the clergy if people are to be saved from manipulation and inconveniences. This body must carry out an integrity test that must be introduced so that we may have […]
By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA Anti Voter Apathy Project on the Copperbelt says the low turnout of voters at polling stations in the on going Lubwa ward by election can be attributed to untruthful campaign messages delivered by political parties. AVAP Provincial Coordinator Poster Jumbe said candidates failed to sale themselves to the electorates as they were […]
By JOHN SAKALA Chililabombwe Member of Parliament Richard Musukwa has donated two power generator sets to Lubengele Clinic and Kakoso Mini hospital. Speaking during the donation, Mr Musukwa said he had procured two Gen sets at a cost of K40, 000 to light up health centres and mitigate the effects of power load management being […]
By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA Voting in Lubwa ward is underway amid tight security provided by Zambia Police at some polling stations. Voting started at exactly 06:00 hours is expected to close at 18:00 hours. Some polling stations like Matete secondary and Riverain primary had tight security due to an incident that happened at Matete secondary just […]
Ex-President Rupiah Banda’s eldest son Andrew Banda is gutted by tribal sentiments being made by some senior Government officials. Mr Banda, who has previously supported UPND, is warning against promoting tribalism. He said tribalism was threatening national peace and unity. “If there is trouble in this county some of us have nowhere to run to. […]
By JOHN SAKALA The communities of Chingola and Chililabombwe today staged the anti-Vedanta protest denouncing the company for taking the matter in the South African court when it was claiming to be making losses. Watch the full below on Facebook; The communities matched from 1 Central to the National Assembly office for Nchanga Constituency where […]
By Staff Writer A-48-Year OLD Man of Wuzakile Township in Kitwe has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment with hard labour by the Kitwe High Court for beating his pregnant wife to death over a bed sheet. Laston Davy Kapindula was charged with manslaughter contrary to the laws of Zambia. Particulars were that on March […]
By JOHN SAKALA Zamtel’s shareholder, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has commended the national network provider for crossing the three million subscriber base. IDC Group CEO, Mr Mateyo Kaluba said the record increase in mobile subscribers to the Zamtel network over the past two years had increased by over 175% from 1, 244, 117 in […]
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