By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The College of Bishops of the Christian Coalition has commended Government for its efforts to balance up the appointments in various Government positions. The Coalition’s president Charles Mwape said that the appointments should not be based on tribal lines but should be based on qualification. Professor Mwape said that people from Southern […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) says that it has initiated investigations into the matter in which Leopards Hill Memorial Park (LHMP) requested all its installers to pay 20 percent commission. CCPC Senior Public Relations Office Namukolo Kasumpa said that it has in its mandate a provision of initiating its own […]
By JOHN SAKALA Nchanga Rangers Football Club has clarified that it has not received any funding from Leicester City Star Patson Daka. Club Vice President Shapi Shachinda said the social media post was made by idle minds. “It has come to our attention that there is a social media post, which has gone viral, purporting […]
The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has instituted investigations into the alleged fraudulent issuance of Driving Licences at Ridgeway Driver Examination Centre in Lusaka. RTSA Head of Public Relations Fredrick Mubanga depending on the outcome of the investigation in this matter, the agency may consider ordering re-tests for all Driving Licence applicants who may […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Home Affairs and Internal security Minister Jack Mwiimbu has officially launched the new birth certificate template to strengthen civil registration. Mr Mwiimbu said the aim of the new birth certificate template is to strengthen civil registration and to provide vital information to policy makers. He said a birth certificate is every child’s […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Kitwe City Council have refuted the clams by some people the allegations that Kitwe Deputy Mayor Felix Malasha in collaboration with Council employees are illegally demarcating land. KCC Public Relations Manager Chola Mwamba said that the story circulating on some of social media platforms alleging that the Mr Malasha in collaboration with […]
FW de Klerk, the former president of South Africa and the last white man to lead the country, has died at the age of 85. Mr de Klerk, who was also a key figure in the nation’s transition to democracy, had been diagnosed with cancer this year, a spokesman said. Mr de Klerk was head […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The World Bank has commended the Government’s implementation of climate resilience projects. World Bank Task Team Leads Ms Nathalie Weier Johnson and Ms Ngao Mubanga expressed satisfaction during a virtual debrief with Ministry of Green Economy and Environment PS Ms John Msimuko at the start the World Bank Implementation Support Mission this […]
By Davis Mataka ACCORDING to Greek mythology, In the early 12th centuary B.C. , the marauding legions of a conqueror determined to break down the impregnable walls of the city of Troy laid siege outside it’s precincts for 10 years as attempt after attempt to overrun the fortified city proved futile. But in a stroke […]
By JOHN SAKALA Police in Lusaka have jointly charged and arrested three Zambians of Indian origin for assault. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga gas identified the trio as Ikram Bux 34, of Manchinchi Road Lusaka, Abdul Matini Saiyed 27, of Kasangula Road Lusaka and Nadat Zakki Mohammed 37, of Longacres in Lusaka for the offence of […]
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Maimbo Mweemba
