By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Copperbelt Province minister Elisha Matambo has urged the farming community in the region to familiarize themselves with the ruling party’s manifesto. Mr Matambo says this will help them align their operations and goals in line with the New Dawn Administration’s agriculture agenda. Mr Matambo said that government will endeavor to ensure maximum […]
Cape Verdeans are heading to the polls in their general election, with seven presidential candidates in the running. The two front-runners are Carlos Veiga and José Maria Neves – both of whom are former prime ministers. The country has struggled to revive its tourism-driven economy in the midst of a global pandemic, and has been […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Police in Chongwe district discovered the body Samuel Kabika, a teacher aged 40 at Petauke Boarding School was found dead, yesterday, October, 17, 2021. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said that in the police received a report from a concerned citizen that a man identified as Samuel Kabika a teacher who was recently […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA President Hakainde Hichilema says his administration will soon announce the first recovered set of plundered national assets by the previous administration. President Hichilema also warned that his government will not allow anybody regardless of political affiliation to short circuit its drive to develop the country’s economy. President Hichilema said people with intentions […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has called a bloody crackdown on Algerian protesters by police in Paris 60 years ago an “unforgivable crime”. On 17 October 1961, French police turned on Algerian demonstrators. Some were shot, others were drowned. The precise number of victims is not known, but some say several hundred could have lost their […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Acting Copperbelt Province Permanent Secretary Robert Zulu has directed all councils in the region to follow to elements of disaster risk reduction to help prevent waterborne diseases that come with the rainy season. Speaking on behalf of Dr Zulu in a speech at flag off of unblocking drainages across the province, DMMU […]
A group of US missionaries and their family members, including children, are reported to have been kidnapped by an armed gang near Haiti’s Port-au-Prince. At least 15 people were taken off a bus after visiting an orphanage, Haitian security sources have told news media. Few details are known, but US officials said they were aware […]
The man arrested by police following the killing of the MP Sir David Amess has been named as Ali Harbi Ali. The 25-year-old is being held under the Terrorism Act and officers have until Friday to question him. The BBC understands Mr Ali was referred to the counter-terrorist Prevent scheme some years ago, but was […]
Opponents of Sudan’s transition to democracy took to the streets of Khartoum on Saturday to call on the army to take control of the country. Several thousand demonstrators gathered outside the presidential palace as the country’s political crisis deepens. Military and civilian groups have been sharing power since the toppling of President Omar al-Bashir in 2019. […]
By Maimbo Mweemba The Zambia Air Force (ZAF) says plans to establish an airstrip in Choma, Southern Province, have advanced. ZAF Commander Collin Barry said the proposed new airstrip will be established in an area that has already been identified within Choma. “I’m aware of the lack of an air strip in the Provincial capital, […]
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