By Maimbo Mweemba Rotary club District Governor for Malawi, Zambia and Northern Mozambique has pledged to continue working with the district to help address some challenges faced. Speaking when she paid a courtesy call on Chingola DC this morning Mrs Nela Bettencourt said that the DC can use the Chingola club to help address water […]
Speaker of National Assembly Nelly Mutti says all the Opposition Members of Parliament who walked out during the Vice President’s question time will not get their seating allowance for today. Ms Mutti ordered the clerks to take note of the MPs that had walked out of the house and ensure that they do not draw […]
Alcohol will not be sold to fans at the World Cup’s eight stadiums in Qatar after Fifa changed its policy two days before the start of the tournament. Alcohol was set to be served “in select areas within stadiums”, despite its sale being strictly controlled in the Muslim country. Those in corporate areas of stadiums […]
By Staff Writer Opposition United National Independence Party (UNIP) has commended government for quickly responding to various calls to rehabilitate the Serenje -Nakonde road. Party spokesperson Reverend Andrew Mwima says the move is a clear indication that the new dawn is a listening government. Reverend Mwima said that his party is happy with the development […]
Eleven teachers have been suspended for engaging in examination malpractice. Examination Council of Zambia (ECZ) Director Michael Chilala says nine teachers are from Mpongwe District while the other two are from Chilanga District. Dr Chilala said the nine in Mpongwe include the Head Teacher and a Deputy Head Teacher. He said that the two from […]
South African police have arrested an Israeli fugitive, who they describe as Israel’s most-wanted gang leader. He was picked up in a suburb of Johannesburg together with seven others during an early morning house raid, according to a police statement. The 46-year-old man is believed to be connected to a criminal organisation in Israel called the […]
A Lusaka woman has reported her husband to police after he allegedly defiled his stepdaughter and her niece. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said in a statement that the incident occurred between October 2022 and 9th November, 2022 at around 20:00 hours. Mr Hamoonga said the report was made at Mary Mwango Police Post on 9th […]
A 23-year-old Zambian student who was studying nuclear engineering in Russia has died while fighting in Ukraine. Nathan Nyirenda, who was studying at Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, died on September 22nd, 2022. Foreign Affairs and International Corporation Minister Stanley Kakubo has disclosed at a press briefing in Lusaka today that Mr Nyirenda was in April […]
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu will on Monday hold an emergency cabinet meeting to discuss a recent airplane crash that killed 19 people. The passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria on 6 November as it attempted to land in the lakeside town of Bukoba. Technical advisers from aircraft manufacturer ATR are already in the town to […]
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has joined other African leaders in criticising wealthy nations for not wanting to pay for climate loss and damage. Speaking to the BBC at the ongoing COP27 meeting in Egypt, President Chakwera said African countries had contributed little to pollute the climate and that wealthier countries should take on more responsibility. […]
Maimbo Mweemba
