Following Chilufya Tayali’s revelation about the death of our son who was burnt to death last year that several people where arrested, we demand the truth from the police. It is amazing that to date from the time Nelson Mhango was burnt , the police have failed to produce any report in regard to the […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Police in Chingola have arrested a well-known leader for small scale miners Maxwell Mofya commonly known as Tablet for brandishing guns. On December 28, 2019, Tablet was seen in a video circulating on social media where he was playing with an armed riffle and a short Gun. In another video, he is […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Copperbelt Police Chief Charity Katanga has warned all gangsters in Chingola hiding behind the veil of illegal miners. Speaking during the launch of Luano-Kapisha Police post today, Ms Katanga said her officers has already swept some gangs who are currently appearing before court. She said that there is a clear directive to […]
Minister of National Development Planning Alexander Chiteme, has urged youths to change their mindsets and believe in themselves to succeed in life. The Minister was speaking in his Nkana Constituency in Kitwe during the Thanksgiving Mass for Father Mark Ngwenya, who was ordained as a Jesuit Priest, at Our Lady of Africa Parish on Sunday. […]
By YAPAKWENDA KALIMINAMBEBA We are living in a society that can be said to be suffering from ‘community boil’ where gangsters are collecting like pus and debris under community armpits. The insurgency of gangsters in Zambia is spreading like bush fire. Just like fire, it always starts small. Before you know it, the building is […]
By JOHN SAKALA The Chingola based leader of jerabos Isaac Chiwasha 39, popularly known as Debra Richie who died from fire burns after being set ablaze by rival gang has been buried at Chingola Town centre cemetery amid tight police security. The casket of Debra could hardly be seen at the burial site because of […]
Editorial There has been much talk of jerabos terrorizing the communities on the Copperbelt especially in Kitwe and Chingola, reaching to the extent of mocking law enforcement agencies such as police. Cops were accused of joining hands with these copper thieves to fatten their pockets. But there is sudden will to sweep all gangs by […]
The story below was lifted from Soko Mumba’s Facebook page Late we have seen a new trend of violence in the form of groups of young men rising up against the community and themselves in Zambia. This trend is not different from terrorism or rebel acts which I can loosely define as terrorism. Terrorism is […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The notorious jerabo Victor Phiri popularly known as C4 has been arrested by police facing various charges among them murder, attempted murder, unlawful wounding, sexual defilement, malicious damage and assaults. C4 20, has been arrested together with four of his gang members among them his elder brother Martin Phiri 21, popularly known […]
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