By JOHN SAKALA Luanshya Mayor Nathan Chanda wants defunct jeans making Serioes International revamped. Serioes International was the pride of Luanshya and Zambia, known for making suits, jeans and army uniform for many European and African countries. Its workers were at one time the most highly paid in Luanshya. This is the firm that Mr […]
By JOHN SAKALA A-28-years old Zambian national has been stoned to death by a group of enraged taxi and minibus drivers in a town of Klerksdorp, North West, South Africa. Rabson Zulu, holder of passport number 528427 was stabbed with a knife before being stoned to death together with four (4) other foreign nationals by […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chililabombwe Municipal Council (CMC) today swung into action and closed down three butcheries in Kasumbalesa for lack of compliance. The three butcheries namely; Dayow Beef, Zam-Zam Halaal Beef and Luscold were closed following an inspection carried out by a team of Public Health Inspectors from CMC. Chililabombwe Council Assistant Public Relations Manager […]
By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA in Kitwe Kwacha Member of Parliament Joseph Malanji has handed over a police post, one Nissan Hardbody single cab van and six motorbikes to police command. This is to easy police operation in district thereby improving security levels. Speaking during the handover at Mufuchani today, Mr Malanji said Kwacha constituency has experienced […]
Each year Lusaka tops with souring cholera statistics and all fingers point to sewer effluent mixing with drinking water. As a way of preventing the incessant outbreaks of cholera, Government and its stakeholders have always discouraged residents from using shallow wells that are often sunk near pit latrines which during the rainy season filtrate to […]
By JOHN SAKALA Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company has been besieged by thieves who steal manhole covers and sell them to scrape metal dealers. Lusaka Water Managing Director Jonathan Kampata says the water utility firm has been hit by retrogressive acts of vandalism of sewer infrastructure. Mr Kampata said a combined team of Lusaka Water […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE A-13-year old girl of Kalilo in Chingola has been sexually defiled following her beer drinking spree within the same community. Facts before the Chingola Magistrate Kalutwe Chiluba are that the victim went to some shops at Kalilo with a friend where she had four bottles of beer. But after a drinking spree […]
By Onishias Maamba The Catholic Commission for Peace and Justice (CCJP) in Chipata has expressed its displeasure with the manner the Ministry of Agriculture is handling its business towards farmers. Reacting to the Ministry’s decision to maintain only 4 districts on the E-voucher system during the 2018/19 farming season across the province, CCJP Chipata coordinator John Mthaziko Zulu […]
The Opposition Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) has called on the stop of tribal politics in the country. Speaking when he addressed a media briefing yesterday, Vice president for politics and administration, Reuben Mtolo Phiri described politics of tribe, religion and race as a recipe for anarchy, stressing that they do not deserve any room in […]
United Part for National Development (UPND) has condemned the harassment of Harry Kalaba by Zambia Police on the Copperbelt for simply exercising his rights of movement, association, assembly and free speech. UPND Secretary General Patrick Mucheleka said UPND also deplore the police action of summoning and issuing of warn and caution statement on Harry Kalaba. Mr […]
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Alice Nachilembe
