The Reuters news agency says it has found evidence that the Nigerian military ran a secret mass abortion program for at least nine years, targeted at women who had children by Boko Haram militants. Many of the women had been kidnapped and raped by the Islamist militants in the country’s north-east. The scale of the […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Police in Ndola in conjunction with the immigration department have rescued four children of Congolese origin in a suspected human trafficking scheme. This comes after the officer at the Divisional Criminal investigations office received information that there were four couples believed to be Croatians that had booked rooms at Spree guesthouse in […]
The United Nations says details have emerged of a mass killing at the end of November in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at the hands of the M23 rebel group. It says investigations have confirmed the death of at least 131 civilians in two villages – Kishishe and Bambo – in the Rutsuhuru district […]
By Staff writer President Hakainde Hichilema and Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera have officially commissioned the Mchinji-Mwami one stop border post. They both described the border post as an important milestone in the development of Zambia and Malawi. President Hichilema has since directed the Ministry of Home Affairs to as soon as possible meet with their […]
By Staff Writer Police in Lusaka are holding a 28-year-old woman identified as Dorcas Nachibona of Emmasdale Site and Service who was found chained to a tree at the Freedom Statue. Police deputy spokesperson Danny Mwale said Ms Nachibona was found naked and in a drunken state. “She was discovered today around 06:00 hours at […]
Kenya’s health ministry will launch a two-week vaccination campaign against measles targeting 1.2 million children aged between nine months and five years. It follows an outbreak in seven counties where 90% of children below five years have missed out on the two-dose vaccine. The ongoing drought has made it difficult for health workers to give […]
By Staff Writer President Hakainde Hichilema has assented to the National Pension Scheme (NAPSA) Bill which provides for an option to claim for one off-age benefits by a member under the prescribed minimum pensionable age of thirty-six under the existing fund. Presidential spokesperson Anthony Bwalya said President Hichilema’s assenting to the National Pension Scheme Bill […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Concerned Citizen Geoffrey Luchele says the UPND should desist from making the same mistakes that drove PF out of office. Mr Luchele said using the same methods used to solve electricity problems which never worked, is a very bad sign. “23 years in opposition was enough for us to plan for this, […]
A Pharmacist is in court over theft of more than K100, 000 and hundreds of dollars cash Evans Bwalya, 35, of Avondale is facing 10 counts of theft by servant. Allegations are that on February 20, 2020, Bwalya, being employed by Chirundu Pharmacy Limited as executive director, stole K7, 974 cash, the property […]
The authorities in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado say lightning strikes killed five people and injured seven others at the weekend. According to district administrator Matias Constantino, who confirmed the fact today, people were hit while watching a recreational football match in Nangande disctrict. Speaking to state radio in Pemba, Mr Constantino said […]
Maimbo Mweemba
