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Mukata warned and cautioned

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Police in Matero , Lusaka on October, 11,  2021 at 16:00hours  warned and cautioned Maricoh Rolsin Hoare Mukata  a female aged 40 years of Kasupe. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said that this was in connection to a report of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm (OABH) which was reported at Bob Brooms police […]

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Govt should urgently develop a communication strategy-TI-Z

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) says they are concerned with the inconsistencies and contradictions in media statements attributed to top political and government officials within the UPND administration. TI-Z executive director Maurice Nyambe said that in the recent past, government positions on issues such as the true stock of public debt, Mukula trade, […]

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Nigeria to bar unvaccinated civil servants from offices

Authorities in Nigeria have announced that government workers who have not received Covid-19 jabs will not be allowed into their offices from December. This effectively makes covid vaccines mandatory for federal civil servants across the country – a policy the government has been considering for several months. Chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19 […]

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FRA urged to give it position on maize procurement

By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has called on the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to give its full position on maize procurement in this marketing season. CTPD Trades and Development Researcher Emmanuel Muma said the center is concerned that hundreds of bags of maize belonging to small scale farmers are […]

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Apple Juice Recalled From Seven African Countries

Apple juice made by South African firm Ceres has been recalled from seven African countries over high levels of patulin that can cause vomiting and nausea. Patulin is a mycotoxin produced by a variety of moulds found in apples and apple products. Laboratory tests showed that Ceres juice contained levels higher than the legally allowed […]

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Copper queens AWCON squad named

By Maimbo Mweemba Copper Queens Head coach Bruce Mwape has named a 29-member provisional squad for this month’s 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) qualifier against Malawi. Mwape has summoned Young Copper Queens skipper Evarine Susan Katongo who led her team to an 8-1 aggregate win over the young scorchers in the Costa Rica […]

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Report Corrupt Labor Officers to ACC

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Ministry of Labor and Social Security, Labor Commissioner, Givens Muntengwa has disputed accusations by some members of the public that labour officers are corrupt. Mr Muntengwa has challenged the people accusing labor officers of corrupt practices to report them to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) with evidence. He said it will set an example for […]

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Chambeshi Bridge closed

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority says that train movements between New Kapiri-Mposhi and Kasama in Zambia will temporarily be disrupted to allow for repairs on the Chambeshi Bridge, which suffered major damages from a goods train accident that occurred on May, 13, 2021. The Authority’s head of public relations Conrad Simuchile said the […]

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IRS flagged off in Chingola

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Chingola District Health Board has flagged off the Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) program for 2020/2021. Speaking today during the event, Chingola Acting District Commissioner Maximillian Makasa appealed to residents in the district to allow the health workers spray their homes with resilience. Mr Makasa said that IRS is safe and helps in […]

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