By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Three Districts in North-Western Province have not had water since they were declared as Districts years aback. The Districts are Ikelengi, Mushindamo and Kalumbila and this was revealed when Water Development Permanent Secretary Joe Kalusa visited North-Western Water Supply and Sanitation Company. Speaking during a briefing, North-Western Water Supply and Sanitation Company […]
Airport staff in Mauritius have found a newborn baby boy abandoned in the rubbish bin toilet of a plane’s toilet. A 20-year-old woman from Madagascar, suspected of having given birth on the flight, was arrested. The Air Mauritius plane, which arrived from Madagascar, landed at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport on 1 January. Airport officers […]
By IREEN MULENGA The Governance Elections Advocacy Research Services (GEARS) Initiative Director McDonald Chipenzi says that President Hakainde Hichilema should not tolerate his Ministers to be major bidders and contractors of Government projects and tenders. Mr Chipenzi said that the President should ensure that Ministers are not part of the business entity so that the […]
By IREEN MULENGA The Seventh Day Adventist Church (SAD)in Mufulira has called on Citizens across the country to seriously look after the vulnerable old people in society. The church made a donation of assorted items to Chibolya home of the aged among them Covid-19 protective gear , mealie meal and many other domestic products. Speaking […]
A man has been arrested after a large fire severely damaged the Houses of Parliament in the South African city of Cape Town. A police spokesperson said the man was facing charges of arson, housebreaking and theft, and would appear in court on Tuesday. Firefighters worked for hours to extinguish the blaze. President Cyril Ramaphosa […]
Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has resigned after another day of mass protests rocked the capital Khartoum. Thousands marched against a recent deal he had done to share power with the army, who staged a coup in October. Chanting “power to the people”, protesters called for a return to full civilian rule. But military forces […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Six youths from the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) churches from the Lusaka Conference have drowned in Lake Kariba. A joint team of Siavonga Town Council Fire Brigade and the state police have retrieved five of the six bodies. Siavonga Town Council Public Relations Officer Gwendolyn Mchenga confirmed in a statement that the […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Centre for Environment Justice (CEJ) has urged the New Dawn Administration to consider coming up with a Statutory Instrument – SI for ZERO Charcoal production. Commenting on 400 by 50kg bags of charcoal impounded in Kapiri Mposhi by the Forestry Department, CEJ has since called for investment in clean alternative energy and […]
By Mercy Chewe Kenya international striker Jesse Jackson Were is yet to decide his future after leaving Zesco United. Zesco on Thursday confirmed Were’s departure as he his contract expired on 31st December, 2021 after a five year stint. In an interview, Were said he has received offers from many clubs but will take time […]
Solwezi Mayor Remmy Kalepa has donated baby hampers worth K33,150 to 19 New Year babies born from five health facilities in Solwezi district. Mr Kalepa said that children are a gift from God who deserve to be supported and helped to ensure a healthy community. He then reassured the Local Authority’s commitment to provide quality […]
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