By CHINOYI CHIPULU After recording back-to-back wins against Power Dynamos and Zesco United, Nkana on Sunday suffered a setback in their quest to avoid relegation after losing to Lusaka Dynamos in Kitwe. Dynamos beat Nkana 2-1 at Nkana Stadium to leave the Kitwe giants gasping for more wins in the remaining seven matches to avoid […]
By Nchimunya Miyoba Four political parties vying the Kitwe Mayoral seat have successfully fielded in candidates for the August 12 general elections. The five candidates who have successfully filed in nominations are Socialist Party who fielded 28 year old Juliet Chileshe while United Party for National Development (UPND) fielded Grace Sampa. Democratic Party fielded in Samuel […]
By IREEN MULENGA United Party for National Development (UPND) Parliamentary candidate for Kantanshi Mukwenya N’gandu says that he will change a lot of things if given chance in the coming polls. Speaking shortly after he filed in his nomination yesterday, Mr N’gandu said that there is hunger in the district and he want to find […]
By CHINOYI CHIPULU Patriotic Front (PF) Ndola mayoral aspiring candidate Jones Kalyati has successfully filed in his nomination ahead of the August 12 polls. Mr Kalyati is the ruling party’s candidate for a seat which was occupied by incumbent Amon Chisenga. Chisenga did not seek adoption for the position. Mr Kalyati, who was accompanied by […]
By CHARLES TEMBO Police in Kalulushi are looking for UPND cadres over the clash that happened during the filing in of nomination papers for their party candidate. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Elias Chushi said this follows a report of assault occasionally actual Bodily harm reported by Sakanya Banda. Mr Chushi said Mr Banda 51, a UPND […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA UPND’S Chingola mayoral candidate Johnson Kangombe says once elected he will ensure that Chingola is turned into a city. Speaking shortly after he successfully filed in, Mr Kangombe said all angles that have lagged behind will be worked on using the money that is collected from markets “If there is an institution […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) says the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) should maintain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 8.50 percent as the Bank of Zambia sets to announce its monetary policy decision on Wednesday. This is in order to give more time for the upward adjustment that was […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA World Youth and Leadership Foundation (WYLF) will this week engage different schools, the community’s learners, parents and stakeholder to launch a teen pregnancy prevention program The move is aimed at sensitizing teenage pupils on the effect of teenage pregnancies and early marriages as well as sexual transmitted diseases. WYLF Director General Nalishebo […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Democratic Governance and Human Rights Advocates ( DEGHA) Executive Director Gerald Mutelo has urged political parties contesting the August general elections to consider other means of campaigning to avoid the spread of COVID-19. Mr Mutelo said politicians should consider using online platforms, and using other platform such as radio and televisions to […]
By IREEN MULENGA Six parliamentary candidates have filed in their nominations for Kantanshi in Mufurila District. The filing in was done at Mufurila Civic Centre. Mufurila Returning Officer Packson Banda opened the nomination centre around 08:00hrs and the nomination process was scheduled to begin at 09:00hrs. The first candidate to file in at 12:00 was […]
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