By ALICE NACHILEMBE A 31-year-old man of Chililabombwe has reported his fiancé for dumping a baby in a pit latrine after giving birth. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo said police in Chililabombwe received a report of attempted infanticide which occurred on 26th August, 2021 at about 22:30 hours at Shimutale Area in Kasumbalesa. Ms Katongo said […]
Kanchibiya Constituency Member of Parliament Sunday Chanda has committed to lobbying for the rehabilitation of roads, bridges, schools, communication towers, health facilities, women and youth empowerment for Kanchibiya Constituency from Government in line with the ruling party’s manifesto. Mr Chanda said he expects that President Hakainde Hichilema will build on where President Edgar Lungu left […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Opposition PF Chililabombwe Constituency Chairlady Jane Mutwale has condemned the booing of former President Edgar Lungu during the transition of power at the inauguration ceremony of President Hakainde Hichilema. Ms Mutwale said that the booing was unnecessary and uncalled for because the act was not worthy to the foreign dignitaries that were […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The College of Bishops of the Christian Coalition of Zambia has commended President Hakainde Hichilema on his inspiring inaugural speech which has set a tone for the developmental agenda of the country. The Coalition’s president Charles Mwape said that the coalition believes that Zambian people will give the new administration time to […]
By IREEN MULENGA The UPND alliance Media Director Thabo Kawana says the Drug Enforcement Commission-DEC-will continue executing their duties without any interference from government. Mr Kawana said that setting up a commission of inquiry into public resource management to investigate corruption in the previous regime is not necessary. He was reacting to investigations conducted by-DEC-over […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) says that it is shocking that some individuals are busy calling for free Secondary education from the brand new UPND Government. NAQEZ executive director Aaron Chance adds that the union finds these demands premature, dishonest, unrealistic, unreasonable , gravely misleading and lacking any […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Ministry of Health says this week they will this week they are expected to start reviewing the response towards the fight against Covid-19 in six hotspot provinces of the country. Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for technical services Kennedy Malama says the move is in a bid to assess whether the interventions […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The ruling UPND, says that members of the party members must be guided that there is a difference between President Hakainde Hichilema as Republic President and Hichilema as party president. UPND alliance General Secretary Batuke Imenda says no party official has the right to speak on behalf Mr Hichilema as President of […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Drug Enforcement Commission has seized four motor vehicles from Maxwell Chongu’s residence. DEC Public Relations Officer Mathias Kamanga said that the Commission has received a lot of reports in the past weeks, some of which have led to operations where various individuals have been searched and some properties seized. Mr Kamanga […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The United States of America government has reaffirmed its support to the energy sector in Zambia. US Acting Director of Trade and Development Agency Enoh Ebong said this is because with good investment in energy, the country’s economic development will be enhanced. She added that the US government is happy that the […]
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Maimbo Mweemba
