By Maimbo Mweemba The University Teaching Hospital has requested Lusaka City Council to bury 34 unclaimed bodies at the hospitals mortuary. And Lusaka City Council has since called on members of the public that have missing relatives or friends to check from the 34 unclaimed bodies at the UTH. LCC public relations officer Emmanuel Lupikisha […]
By CHINOYI CHIPULU The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has suspended political rallies and roadshows ahead of the January 20 the parliamentary elections in Kabwata due to the escalating cases of Covid19 in the country. ECZ Acting Chief Electoral Officer Royd Katongo advised Political parties to use alternative campaign strategies such as mobile public address […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Kasompe Ward Councillor Martin Lombe yesterday donated some sports boots to Kasompe bullets Academy. Speaking during the donation, Mr Lombe said that it is important for the youths to BE kept busy by engaging in sporting activities as opposed to substance abuse. Mr Lombe said that once the youths are empowered, the […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says it is positive that the country’s economy will get back on track in view of the strategic policies that the Government is implementing. ZCTU President Nkole Chishimba said the policies of Government have given hope for improved national economic performance, than was the case […]
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and hundreds of homes have been destroyed as wildfires spread through the US state of Colorado. The fast-moving fires are burning in Boulder County, north of Denver, and officials say deaths and injuries are likely as the blazes spread further. Some 30,000 people in the towns of […]
South Africa has lifted overnight curfew rules, with officials saying the country may have passed the peak of its fourth wave of Covid-19 infections. A government statement said the Omicron variant, while highly transmissible, had seen lower hospitalisation rates than previous waves. There had been a marginal increase in the number of deaths, it added. […]
Ugandan author Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who won a prestigious prize this year for courageous writing, has been detained, his lawyer has confirmed. The reason for his arrest is unclear, but he has recently been scathing about President Yoweri Museveni and his son Lt-Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba on Twitter. He described the general as “obese” and said “the […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Minister of Water Development and Sanitation Mike Mposha has called on Mulonga Water and Sanitation Company to improve on water supply in Chingola. Mr Mposha said that the Government has placed high premier on water hence the need for the water utility company to be very proactive in putting adequate supply of […]
By IREEN MULENGA Zambia Meteorological Department Senior Meteorologist Peggy Thole says the country is expected to start receiving normal rainfall of between 40 to 100 millimeters between January 2nd and January 10, 2022. “For this period in January, we are seeing a slightly reduction in rain fall but January 2nd and 10th, it is indicating […]
By IREEN MULENGA Over 25 visually impaired families who were living in the streets of Kitwe district along second class trading area have been repatriated to their various districts among them Ndola and Luanshya. And Kitwe District Commissioner Lawrence Mwanza said that most people living on the streets especially children have been contributing to theft […]
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