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Water thieves anger East Water

By JOHN SAKALA Eastern Water and Sewerage Company (EWSC) is annoyed that some people are smartly piercing the treated water pipes and draining the water into ponds. This behaviour in turn affects the pressure and supply to the targeted community thereby making the utility firm receive the unpalatable for failing to meet customer demand. EWSC […]

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Pep leader sensing ZCID using him

By JOHN SAKALA Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) Sean Tembo is annoyed after realizing that PF is using him as a surrogate to champion its own cause at the on dialogue championed by Zambia Centre for Inter-Party Dialogue (ZCID). This was after State House Spokesperson Amos Chanda is reported to have issued instruction to ZCID. […]

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Bwana Mukubwa marketeers angered

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Bwana Mkubwa PF Member of Parliament Jonas Chanda says that marketeers are angered by the delayed in the construction of the new market at Old Mushili. Dr Chanda said the construction has taken over two years, a situation which has led to loss of business due to displacement with merchandise being damaged […]

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Charity Munganga’s house gutted

By JOHN SAKALA The house for Assistant Commissioner of Police Charity Munganga Chanda has been gutted. Ms Chanda the former Police Spokesperson landed yesterday around 13:30 hours from Sudan where she has been for peace keeping mission. Sadly at night her Chamba Valley house caught fire and most of the property was left in debris. […]

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Charity Munganga’s house gutted

By JOHN SAKALA The house for Assistant Commissioner of Police Charity Munganga Chanda has been gutted. Ms Chanda the former Police Spokesperson landed yesterday around 13:30 hours from Sudan where she has been for peace keeping mission. Sadly at night her Chamba Valley house caught fire and most of the property was left in debris. […]

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Sex defiler handed 20 years in jail

Mansa district High Court has sentenced a 20 year old man of Samfya District to 20 years imprisonment with hard labour for defilement. Before High Court Judge Emelia Sunkutu was James Mwape of Mapili village in Chief Kasoma Bangweulu’s chiefdom who was charged with defilement Contrary to Section 138 of the Penal Code Cap 87 […]

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Honours, Awards policy launched

Vice President Inonge Wina has launched the National policy on Honours and Awards that will ensure a well administered national honours and awards system in Zambia. Mrs Wina said the policy will improve transparency and accountability in the administration of honours and awards and enhance stakeholder participation and involvement. The Vice President said the national […]

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Chingola: road construction site

Chingola is now a real road construction site with the road works taking shape in the Town Centre and surrounding areas such as Lulamba and Nchanga North. With three contractors in the district, Chingola will soon be signing a new song because the issue of the roads will be a thing of the past as […]

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Zimbabwe applies to rejoin Commonwealth

Zimbabwe has applied to rejoin the Commonwealth – 15 years after they left the group. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said she was delighted to receive a letter from Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, dated 15 May. However, she added they would only return “when the conditions are right”. President Mnangagwa, who came to power in November […]

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