By ALICE NACHILEMBE The private sector in Luanhya has pledged to partner with the Local Authority to come up with various strategies aimed at changing the face of Luanshya through supporting various development projects. The private sector said this when Luanshya Mayor Charles Mulenga hosted a special Development Consultative Meeting, which attracted leading privately owned […]

By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Inspector General of Police Lemmy Kajoba has extended the firearm amnesty period which ended on September 21, to October 30, 2021 to which members of the public should surrender all illegally acquired firearms. Mr Kajoba said the extension is meant to give more time to members of the public who could […]

Only 14 out of Africa’s 54 countries have met the global target of vaccinating more than 10% of their populations against coronavirus by the end of September, the World Health Organization has said. That’s largely because Covax, the mechanism set up to distribute vaccine doses to poor nations, has not been able to get enough […]

By Maimbo Mweemba A Prison Warder at the Kamfinsa Correctional Facility in Kitwe has told the Kitwe High Court that PF Kamfinsa Member of Parliament Christopher Kang’ombe gave K47,000 to inmates and officers prior to the August 12 General Election. Testifying in the Kamfinsa Parliamentary petition yesterday, William Chisenga said on August 9, Mr Kang’ombe […]

At least 116 people are now known to have died in a fight between rival gangs in Ecuador’s jail, officials say, making it the worst prison violence in the country’s history. At least five inmates were decapitated in Tuesday’s clashes in the city of Guayaquil, while others were shot dead. The Litoral Penitentiary houses inmates […]

By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Chingola Chamber of Commerce has called on government to create an enabling environment for local businesses in the country. Chingola Chamber of Commerce President Freddie Musonda says government pointed at a lot of issues that needed to be worked on during campaigns. Mr Musonda said Chingola has a lot of things that […]

By Staff Writer InThe Provincial Administration in the Southern Province says it will this year hold its Provincial Independence Celebrations at the famous Samu lya Moomba heritage grounds in Monze’s Chief Choongo area of Bweengwa. This is serve as a reminder of the huge contribution and role that the famous tree played in the country’s […]

By ALICE NACHILEMBE The African Union (AU) says Zambia is a shining example of sustained peace and democracy in Africa. AU Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat commended Zambians for recently holding peaceful and credible elections and for ushering in the new leadership in an exemplary way. He also commended the Zambian people for sustaining a […]

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Copperbelt Minister Elisha Matambo has given the police 24 hour ultimatum to look into the issue of the alleged gassing at Buyantanshi Technical School (BUTECH) in Chingola. Mr Matambo said that the Police should establish what happened and bring the culprits to book. He said that the police should give a clear […]