By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Department of Immigration in Petauke District has detained thirty-one (31) Ethiopian nationals for unlawful entry. This was after they were handed over to the Petauke Immigration Office by the Police. Immigration Public Relations Officer Namati Nshinka said the 31 Ethiopians, together with three Zambians were on a Lusaka bound Grey Toyota […]
President Hakainde Hichilema says the country’s treasury is empty. Mr Hichilema said this is the reason the country has been failing to service its debt because there is no money in the treasury. The President attributed the empty treasury to heavy consumption and wastage of public resources. Mr Hichilema said there is urgent need for […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Police in Chilabombwe are looking for Weston Mwendia for allegedly defiling and impregnating his double orphaned grade seven niece aged 14. Police Spokes person Esther Katongo said the sexual abuse is alleged to have occurred on several occasions from April, 2021 at the suspects house in Chililabombwe District where the victim was […]
By Staff Writer GEARS Initiative has condemned the disruptive conduct and behaviour of some stakeholders in Lusaka Urban and at all totaling centers across the country during the post-election verification and reconciliation process going. GEARS Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi said the disruptive behaviour and conduct which saw the harassment and intimidation of the poll staff […]
The Management and Staff of Solwezi Municipal Council joins the rest of the country in congratulating Zambia’s 7th Republican President His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema and her Honour the Vice President Mrs Mutale Nalumango on their successful inauguration ceremony. The Municipality further wishes the President and the UPND God’s grace and wisdom as they govern the […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The Secondary School Teachers Union of Zambia and DMI Saint Eugene University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see teachers’ access education programs at a 25% discount. Assistant Director for Standards James Chomba, who represented Education Permanent Secretary Jobbicks Kalumba said it is important for the unions to facilitate such […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA UPND’s Losing parliamentary candidate for Nakonde Constituency has petitioned the result. Mr Simon Simwanza has petitioned Patriotic Front’s Luka Simumba who won the seat, saying the electoral process is guided by laws that should be followed by politicians seeking to get into office. Mr Simwanza said it is his right to appeal […]
President Joe Biden has promised to hunt down the jihadists behind an attack in Kabul which killed at least 90 people – including 13 US troops. Mr Biden warned the US would “not forgive” the perpetrators. The twin blasts, claimed by a local branch of Islamic State (IS), tore through crowds of men, women and […]
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has received more than five million shares in the technology giant, as he marks ten years in the job. A company filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) watchdog shows that he sold most of the shares for more than $750m (£550m). It is part of a deal […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The Zambian Association of Indigenous Tour Operators president Patson Chifumbe in Livingstone has expressed concern over the construction of an office block for the Department of National Parks and Wildlife in the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park. Dr Chifumbe said that if the construction of the offices continues, tourists using the road that leads […]
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Maimbo Mweemba
