By JOHN SAKALA The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has closed seven Driving Schools in Lusaka for operating illegally and outside the provision of the Road Traffic Act No.11 of 2002. The Schools have since been ordered to immediately close and stop offering driving lessons. The affected Driving Schools are Galaxy Driving School, Puma […]
Police in Mkushi have arrested a 34 year-old man for allegedly burning seven members of the same family. Deputy Police Spokesperson Rea Hamoonga who confirmed the arrest in a statement, identified the man as Obert Bubala on One count of Arson and Seven counts of murder which took place in Mkushi yesterday. Mr Hamoonga said […]
Tributes from former US presidents and across the political spectrum have poured in for Republican Senator John McCain, who has died aged 81. Barack Obama, who beat Mr McCain to the White House in 2008, said they shared a “fidelity to something higher”. George W Bush described him as “a patriot of the highest order”. […]
Seven members of the same family have been burnt to death in a suspected Arson case. This happened at Mwitwa farms in Mkushi District , 02 kilometers West of Mkushi turn off yesterday, 25th August, 2018 at about 01 30 hours. The deceased have been identified as Royda Chisenga aged 57, female juveniles Natasha Musonda […]
The Lusaka City Council (LCC) has embarked on door to door dog registration campaign as part of dog control measures. The campaign which started last week in Rhodes Park area will spread to all townships and peri-urban areas of the city. According to the Control of Dogs Act Cap 247 of the laws of Zambia, […]
The African Union said it will not recognize unconstitutional changes of governance unless those whose leadership has been attained through the ballot. African Union Commission Director for Political Affairs Dr Kebele Mathlosa says military coups or governments brought through civil unrest will not be entertained. He said the AUC pursues voting as a constitutional means […]
A United States of America non-governmental organisations has concluded a research indicating that those who are circumcised are likely to die ten years after cutting the foreskin of their manhood. Deltas Clare, a US NGO has revealed that the medication used for Circumcised men reacts after 10 years. According to the report published by WikiLeaks, […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Zamtel Chief Executive Officer Sydney Mupeta says the lunch of the Kalilo site has changed the communication landscape for Chingola in general and Kalilo community. Mr Mupeta said through such projects Zamtel is taking reliable communications infrastructure to some of the remotest parts of the country that have never been covered before. […]
Patriotic Front (PF) Member of Parliament for Bwana Mkubwa Constituency Jonas Chanda said the foreign investor Golden Lay Company, who bought 3,000 hectares of land in Chichele area in Ndola under questionable circumstances, has refused to share part of the land with over 1,000 displaced residents. The land was formerly owned by the defunct parastatal […]
Forty two companies have confirmed participation in the Central Province Investment Forum and Expo. Central Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kabwe said five companies have shown interest to invest in Luano District. He said a lot of progress has been made after the official launch by Vice President Inongwe Wina. The Central Provincial Administration has initiated […]
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Alice Nachilembe
