By Staff Writer A-Zambian woman who has been hospitalised in South Africa for two months, is looking for her relatives back home.  Mildred Chola, 39, is in Thabamoopo Hospital in the Lebowakgomo area in Limpopo Province and does not have a clear recollection of the circumstances that brought her to South Africa. This has in […]

Kenya’s Supreme Court is expected to deliver its judgement on the challenge to the outcome of last month’s hotly contested presidential poll. The electoral commission declared Deputy President William Ruto winner with 7.1 million votes, but his rival, veteran politician Raila Odinga, who came second with 6.9 million, disputed the results. Security has been beefed […]

The leader of Burkina Faso’s military junta has hailed ongoing talks with armed jihadist groups in the country, saying the progress is “beyond what was expected”. The talks are part of ongoing national dialogue with local armed groups controlling swathes of territory in the country In a televised address on Sunday, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba […]

By Staff Writer A 45-year-old man of Ndola’s Lubuto Extension has died on the spot after the vehicle he was driving due to excessive speed careered off the road. Mr Vincent Musonda Chola sustained head injuries and a deep cut on the stomach. And, Zambia Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the accident occurred on Saturday […]

Government has said its ambition is to see the manufacturing sector contribute up to 30 percent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product GDP by the year 2030 from the under 10 percent it currently contributes. Technology and Science Minister Felix Mutati has said the manufacturing industry is a key component of economic growth, as such, […]

By Mercy CheweUPND Sesheke Member of Parliament Romeo Kangombe says Zambians should celebrate the restructuring of national debt following the clinching of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package by the New Dawn Government. The US$1.3 Billion bailout package from the IMF was confirmed on Thursday morning. In an interview, Mr. Kangombe said the huge […]

By Staff WriterFire has swept through a private boarding house which houses some student nurses and midwifery at Nchanga school of Nursing in Chingola. The boarding house which had six bed spaces and only two were occupied. And two students from the Girls quarters are admitted to Nchanga North General hospital as they were choked […]

By Staff WriterA-19-year-old man of Ndola has been electrocuted after he attempted to steal at a bar a Ndola. Paul Mubanga wanted to enter through the roof at Towela Bar, but got electrocuted in the process.Copperbelt Police Commanding officer Sharon Zulu said the body of the deceased was found trapped and hanging. Ms Zulu said […]

By Staff Writer Chipangali Council Chairperson Maxson Nkhoma says that Government through the food reserve agency (FRA) should rescind the decision to prematurely close crop marketing season. Mr Nkhoma said it shocking that FRA could reach at such decision when most farmers have yet to sale their crops to the agency “I wish to call […]

A police officer and two police reserves from Itezhi Tezhi district in Southern Province are in court for allegedly murdering a suspect. Details of the crime are that the three allegedly murdered Chinyama Kayombo on April 9 in Itezhi Tezhi district of Southern Province. When the trio appeared before Court, Magistrates Mugala Chalwe explained the […]