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13 year old girl defiled in Luano farms

By MAIMBOMWEEMBA A-13-year old girl of Chingola’s Luano farms has allegedly been defiled by a man from the neighborhood at a nearby school. The incident happened between December 13 and December 14, between 19:00hours and 04:00hours. Copperbelt Police Commanding Officer Peacewell Mweemba said that on December 13, 2022 around 17:00hrs, the victim went to Luano […]

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Two miners buried alive while illegally mining

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Two men in Chingola were buried alive after the ground they were illegally mining collapsed on them. Anos Mwewa 24 and Bruce Filipe aged 22 died after being buried alive at SP 12 after a trench they were mining copper from collapsed. The incident happened at SP 12 KCM mine plant at […]

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Girl 12 defiled by neighborhood man

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA A-12 -year old girl of Chingola’s Kamba area has allegedly been defiled by an man only identified as Kings Miloni of the same area. Cooperbelt Police Commanding Officer Peacewell Mweemba said the incident occurred on December 15 2022 between 19:00 and 20:00hours at tri-light private school in Kamba. Mr Mweemba said the […]

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Lufwanyama teenager drowns

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Boy  aged 18-years of Lufwanyama district on the Copperbelt has drowned after he failed to swim when he went swimming with a friend at Gemfields Dam in Pilala area of Lufwanyama area. Copperbelt commanding officer Peacewell Mweemba said incident was reported by a carpenter who is also an illegal miner Keegan Kayula […]

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Mongu Police Nab 32 suspects behind night robberies

Police have apprehended 32 suspected notorious criminals who have been terrorizing Mongu residents in Western province. This was after a night patrol in selected areas which included the central business district . Western Province Commissioner of Police, Fwambo Siame said the command has been receiving complaints from the members of the public about attacks by […]

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Kafue Council remains suspended

 Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Garry Nkombo, has assured the residents of Kafue that the suspended council will be reinstated as soon as investigations are completed. Mr Nkombo says government had no alternative but to suspend the council because of the confusion that surrounded its operations. Mr Nkombo was speaking in Kafue yesterday, during […]

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We need to revitalize railways-TAZARA CEO

By Staff Writer TAZARA Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bruno Ching’andu says that there is need to create efficiencies in the railways by investing more in the sub-sector. Eng Ching’andu said cargo should be moved away from the roads to reduce the cost of products. Speaking in an interview with a Spanish Film-Maker, […]

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