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 CLOZZEN BIKALE Zambia Air Service Training Institute (ZASTI) has trained 14 Emergency Response Team members (ERT) in aviation firefighting sponsored by First quantum minerals (FQM) at a cost of K275, 000. First quantum minerals (FQM) Trident Limited assistant General Manager, Junior Keysea said FQM has realized the importance of having a team with equipment […]
The Mambwe-Lungu Cultural Association has announced that it will hold the Mutomolo traditional ceremony in June this year. Chief Mpande who is the Patron for the Mambwe-Lungu Cultural Association says the ceremony will be held from June 24 to 25 at Chila Grounds in Mbala district. He disclosed this when Mambwe Lungu Cultural Association National […]
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 CHINOYI CHIPULU Chililabombwe Municipal Council has seized expired goods and wrongly labelled drinks from two wholesalers worth K2970. The local authority seized 27 cases of wrongly labelled Revin drink from Atheneon Engineering Limited at second class trading area and 72 cases of expired Bibs Cola drink from Makda Investment Limited in Kasumbalesa. CMC Assistant […]
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 Staff Writer Chief Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda says Government is concerned with the rising numbers of Road Traffic accidents in the country. Ms Kasanda said a case in point is the accident which occurred recently in Mpika in which several lives were lost and many others sustained serious injuries when a public bus hit […]
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