By JOHN SAKALA Zamtel’s shareholder, the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has commended the national network provider for crossing the three million subscriber base. IDC Group CEO, Mr Mateyo Kaluba said the record increase in mobile subscribers to the Zamtel network over the past two years had increased by over 175% from 1, 244, 117 in […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has called for peace by all political players in the Katuba Constituency and Ward By-Elections. Mr Kanganja said political parties should avoid spoiling the peaceful environment that has prevailed in Katuba constituency and other areas from the time campaigns commenced. He said the police have information […]
By Bwale Mutanuka Chingola Mayor Titus Tembo has donated Public Address (PA) system to 12 Apostles Catholic Church in Nchanga. Mr Tembo said he was moved to make a donation after attending the 80th Celebration on October 14, 2018 where there was no PA system yet the crowd was huge. He said he decided to […]
The police in Kitwe have denied the Democratic Party the right to have a peaceful walk to demonstrate against the continued closure of CBU by the PF government. As opposed to the Public Order Act which states that police should respond five days before the day of the event, Police only responded to DP last […]
By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA Opposition United Party for National Democratic UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says time has come to save the country from economic hardships that ruling Patriotic Front exposed the Zambian people to. Mr Hichilema who is in Kitwe to drum up support for the Lubwa Councillor Brian Mwewa said the hardships the people on […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Siavonga has received 2240 by 12.5kg bags of Mealie-meal and 560 by 25kg bags of maize bran relief food from Government. Siavonga District Commissioner Lovemore Kanyama has commended the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unity (DMMU) and food Reserve Agency (FRA) for providing both relief food and food for sale to the community. […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Police in Lusaka have arrested three people for allegedly swindling NAPSA Directors of their money amounting to K600, 000 on pretense of having land for sale. The suspects from a law firm called Marshal Chambers obtained money by false pretenses from five Directors at National Pension Schemes Authority (NAPSA) on pretext that there […]
By Staff Writer Activists for Justice and Development (AJUDE) says the state owned media Times Printpak the publishers of Times of Zambia is owed over K8 million by government. AJUDE said despite being owed such an amount the employees at the Times are forced to go on forced fasting as they are unable to manage […]
By Staff Writer Airtel Zambia says it will wait to hear more on the motion from parliament on the matter concerning the prohibition of expiry dates on internet bundles. Airtel Head of Corporate Communications and Government Relations Yuyo Kambikambi stated that Airtel places utmost importance in observing the laws of the land and ultimately providing […]
By Staff Writer The newly appointed Minister of Higher Education Brian Mushimba has directed University of Zambia (UNZA) to allow all students owing the institution money to write their exams undisturbed. Mr Mushimba who has seemingly hit the ground running in his new assignment is said to have been disturbed when informed that as a […]
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Alice Nachilembe
