By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Zambia will host the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change Symposium from March 14th to 17th this year. Minister of Green Economy and Environment, Collin Nzovu says the Symposium will also identify Africa’s priorities in the forthcoming Climate Change Conference slated for Egypt in November this year. The African Group of Negotiators’ […]
Nigerian, Ghanaian and Somali students are among hundreds of foreign nationals stuck in Ukraine’s north-eastern city of Sumy which has been pummelled by Russian forces for days. There is no food in the market, bank cash machines are not working and the students are drinking melted snow after running out of water. An Indian student, […]
Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma has backed President Vladimir Putin in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, terming him as “a man of peace”. Western nations have imposed punitive sanctions on Russia, including the freezing of Mr Putin’s foreign assets over his invasion of Ukraine. But Mr Zuma said Mr Putin’s decision was “justifiable”, according […]
By CLOZZEN BIKALE North-Western Province Permanent Secretary, Grandson Katambi has directed the police command in the Province to eliminate the brutal killing and injury of innocent people through the practice of Kikondo (the moving coffin). Speaking during the commemoration of police day in Solwezi, Mr Katambi said Kikondo is a traditional ritual performed in some […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA A Tanzanian truck driver has been apprehended for allegedly stealing 34,000 liters of diesel which was in transit from Dar es Salaam enroute to Ndola. Police say that Edwin Malande aged 33 was apprehended while in the process of abandoning an empty tanker truck between Ndola and Kapiri Mposhi. And Police Deputy […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA National Democratic Congress Party (NDC) has commended Government for voting yes on the draft resolution at the United Nations (UN). Zambia was among the 141 countries to have voted against Russia in the UN’s first emergency General Assembly since 1997 to hold Russia accountable for the invasion of Ukraine. And NDC leader […]
Russia has taken control of a nuclear power station in Ukraine after it was hit by shelling. A fire broke out at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – the largest in Europe – and Ukraine said it was shelled by Russian troops. Authorities say the facility is now safe and radiation levels are normal. World leaders […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Transport and Logistics Minister Frank Tayali says Government is alarmed by escalating number of road accidents in the country. Mr Tayali said the number of road accidents increased by 28 percent last year. He said the country recorded 32,372 road fatalities in 2021, while 2020 had 28,484 and 2019 experienced 30,648 fatalities. […]
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi has sacked Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosário. He is being replacing by Adriano Afonso Maleiane, who was finance minister and has been key in restructuring the country’s hidden debts which were at the heart of a corruption scandal that shook the country to its core. The change comes as part […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Members of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Human Trafficking, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has welcomed back two potential female victims of Human Trafficking. The women believed to be in their twenties, with three Malawi nationals were intercepted by Malawian Immigration personnel at Kamuzu International Airport on February 5, […]
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