The Ministry of Lands is this year expected to issue 6,367 certificates to three settlements in Solwezi under the national upgrading and titling program. This is out of the 300,000 certificates that will be issued countrywide before the end of this year. Solwezi Municipal Council Public Relations Officer Moses Ngosa said 2,235 certificates will be […]
By JOHN SAKALA Gender Minister Elizabeth Phiri has condemned yesterday’s behaviour of University of Zambia (Unza) students who showered insults at Broadcasting Minister Dora Siliya. Ms Phiri has described the incident as unfortunate and an embarrassment to the women because Ms Siliya is not only a politician but a mother and a woman who deserves […]
BY NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA The Kitwe High Court has sentence a-22-year old man to 15 years imprisonment with hard labour for sexually defiling a minor contrary to the Laws of Zambia. This is a case in which Gift Banda of House no. 22663 KCC Kawama compound was facing one count of sexual defilement. Facts of the matter are that […]
Three people sustained serious injuries in a road traffic accident which occurred today 09th October, 2018 at around 0840 hours at Carry House alond the Great North Road in Chisamba District. Involved was Alfred Mwansa of unknown age of S.O.S Lusaka who was driving a Toyota Hillux registration number ALZ 7804 from South to North […]
Bafana Bafana’s preparations for the upcoming 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifier against Seychelles were rocked by two early withdraws on Tuesday. Coach Stuart Baxter had to call up Cape Town City defender Thamsanqa Mkhize and Orlando Pirates’ Thembinkosi Lorch to replace the injured duo of Thapelo Morena (Mamelodi Sundowns) and Vincent Pule (Orlando […]
By JOHN SAKALA Mines Minister Richard Musukwa has today told Chingola based small scale miners popularly known as Jerabos to reorganize themselves if they are to benefit from copper dump sites like their colleagues in Kitwe. Speaking at his Chililabombwe office when he met leaders of the Jerabos, Mr Musukwa said that Government can’t regulate […]
By Alice NACHILEMBE Chingola Bread of life Church Elder has pleaded not guilty to the charge of making and circulating obscene materials. Charles Kalombo, was appearing for plea before Chingola Resident Magistrate Peggy Banda. Kalombo 44, of 54 A Kapele Street was charged with one count of making and circulating obscene materials contrary to section […]
By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom The Smith School at the University of Oxford,in collaboration with the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town has selected Zambia as acase study for a project called RISE (Renewable Innovation Scale Energy) on renewable energy for rural electrification. The project will take 18 months to […]
By Staff Writer Strange but true: A married Zambian Business woman has dumped her husband for a Tanzanian boyfriend in the cruelest way possible. This Business woman goes to Tanzania for business and got herself a Tanzanian boyfriend. She fell deeply in love with this Swahili man. Instead of just telling her husband that she […]
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho survived a wild weekend at Old Trafford to escape what he described as a “manhunt” after a terrible start to the season. But a thrilling comeback from 2-0 down to beat lowly Newcastle 3-2 could prove to be little more than a stay of execution for Mourinho, with a run […]
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Abigail Chaponda
