Socialist Party president Fred M’membe has charged that there are serious problems of lack of transparency and predictability in the whole fertiliser supply business. Dr M’membe said if factors that have led to failure to supply people with fertilisers at the right time and in the needed quantities are not understood and resolved, the country […]
Cameroon kept their hopes alive of reaching the World Cup last 16 after battling back from two goals down to draw a six-goal thriller with Serbia in Group G. Cameroon took the lead through Jean-Charles Castelletto but Strahinja Pavlovic and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic replied to give Serbia a half-time advantage. Aleksandar Mitrovic added a third for […]
By Staff Writer The Zambezi River Authority has firmly guided that the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) and Kariba Hydro Power Company Limited (KHPC) immediately ensure that generation activities at the South Bank Power Station are wholly suspended henceforth, until January 2023. Authority chief executive engineer Munyaradzi Munodawafa said the suspension will be in place until […]
Police in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, stormed into nightclubs on Sunday night and ordered revellers to leave during a crackdown on premises operating in residential areas. It follows complaints from residents about noise from bars, restaurants, nightclubs and alcohol-selling premises. Governor Johnson Sakaja had on Friday cancelled the licences of all nightclubs operating within residential […]
Three teachers have been caught planning to assist candidates during the ongoing grade 9 internal examinations. Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) Public Relations Manager Nicholas Nkhuwa said one is from Luapula Province while two are from Lusaka. Mr Nkhuwa said (ECZ) working together with security wings and the Ministry of Education moved in swiftly and […]
More than 20 people have drowned in rivers and dams across South Africa’s northern Limpopo province in less than two months amid persistent rains, the police have said. The police said they were attending to “numerous calls” of drowning cases in all the five districts of the province. “From the beginning of October 2022 to […]
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is reviewing the alleged cartelistic conduct perpetrated by some market players in the distribution value chain of clear beer products in the country. This concern arises from the influx of complaints that CCPC has received where some distributors are alleged to have formed cartels with middle-men selling alcohol […]
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested Lusaka Provincial Veterinary Officer for alleged corrupt practices involving over K28, 000. Dr Patricia Bwalya, 50, of Longacres area in Lusaka has been charged with one count of Abuse of Authority of Office. ACC Head of Communication, Timothy Moono said that details are that on unknown dates but between […]
By Staff Writer WaterAid Zambia says Zambia can accelerate progress towards meeting Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and National Development Goals (NDGs) if it uses the Expanded CDF to increase investment in water, sanitation, and hygiene sector. WaterAid Country Director Pamela Chisanga noted that President Hakainde Hichilema’s numerous pronouncements regarding Water, Sanitation and Hygiene services in […]
By Staff Writer Gender Activist Beauty Katebe has noted with concern revelation by the United Nations that every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family member around the world. She observed that incidents such as the Headman in Southern Province who recently eliminated his wife and family members […]
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