Dear Editor, I appeal to government through the ministry of transport and communication to revisit the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) Act to give it more autonomy. After analyzing a lot of accidents where lives have been lost before due to vehicles hitting in stationary vehicles that have broken down on road, the latest being […]
By JOHN SAKALA Chililabombwe Member of Parliament Richard Musukwa in collaboration with the National Traders and Marketeers Association of Zambia (NATMAZ) and Chililabombwe Municipal Council have started road mending. The remedial measures are aimed mitigating the deplorable state of roads in former ZCCM Townships and the Chingola-Chililabombwe international route. Mr Musukwa who has donated 10 […]
By Staff Writer Over 250 business executives are expected to attend this year’s Invest in Zambia Business Forum that will be held on 17th October at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event will discuss investment opportunities in Energy, Agriculture, Infrastructure and the Financial Services sectors. The Forum will also discuss the […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Mimbula Mining Consortium limited Board members are seeking audience with the Minister of Mines Richard Musukwa to help them sort out the prolonged unresolved problems among them unpaid balance. Mimbula Board Secretary Bonaventure Mulenga said the prolonged problems are impacting negatively on the youths and the whole community. Mr Mulenga said efforts […]
By JOHN SAKALA Kapiri Mposhi Town Council has drilled eight boreholes to improve the quality of life of residents in eight wards at a total cost of K378, 500. The Council in its 2019 budget reserved funds under Ward Development to drill boreholes and install hand pumps in the various wards. In media statement issued […]
By JOHN SAKALA Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) the official sponsor of Konkola Blades Football Club has relieved Davey Mubita of his duties as club Chairman. KCM Provisional Liquidator Milingo Lungu has already made similar changes at Chingola side Nchanga Rangers. But with Mubita there was groaning from the fans that he was blocking some fans […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chingola Municipal Council has given five burial site for the five parishioners who died in a road traffic accident at Musenga area on Sunday. Today the five victims will be put to rest today at Chingola Town centre cemetery. Five people died while 26 others sustained serious injuries when the bus they […]
By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom Edinburgh Business School is encouraging more Zambian women to apply for the fully funded online Master of Business Administration (MBA)scholarships. The initiative, launched in Lusaka in August, is funded by the Scottish Government’s International Development Fund and Edinburgh Business School, part of Heriot-Watt University. Applications are still open […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Copperbelt Deputy Permanent Secretary Warren Liywali says the projects undertaken by Chingola Municipal Council are uplifting and impressive. Mr Liywali said the move by CMC is authentic evidence of prudent utilization of the Constitution Development Fund (CDF). He commended the council for the seriousness with visible structures he toured. Speaking during the […]
By Victoria Zimba Konkola Trust Secondary School (KSTS) on Thursday last week held its 11th graduation ceremony for 55 Grade 12 pupils, who will sit for their final exams this November. Mukuba University Vice Chancellor who is also CEO for the Examination Council of Zambia, Prof Frank Tailoka was this year’s Guest of Honour at […]
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Abigail Chaponda
