By ALICE NACHILEMBE Two Kamfinsa police officers have been shot in the legs by a fellow police officer after the duo tried to disarm the officer on duty. The duo apart from failing to identify themselves, they went further in trying to disarm the police officer that was doing motorized patrol with Zamtel. Copperbelt Police […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Latkings in its quest to help adolescents with Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) awareness is seeking for answers why Chingola has increased number of HIV/AIDS case. The organisations that offers SRH Knowledge to adolescents in schools said the continued increase in HIV infection cases in the district is worrying because it puts girls […]
By Staff Writer PF Bupalo Ward Councillor Nelius Mumba could not hide his excitement after his preferred candidate Kennedy Simpansa was elected as Chingola Deputy Mayor beating Martha Chanda. According to Mr Mumba, Ms Chanda was a puppet candidate organized by Chingola Mayor Titus Tembo aimed at subduing other Councillors. In revolt Mr Mumba and […]
By JOHN SAKALA Chingola Mayor Titus Tembo has told new Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Chief Executive Officer Christopher Shepherd that KCM is an economic big brother of Chingola and when it catches cold all businesses get paralysed. And Mr Shepherd has asked for monthly meeting with Chingola Mayor for updates so that the local authority […]
By Leonard Koloko Great musicians, like great statesmen, are not that easy to replace or erase from memory. This can rightly be said of the late Keith Mlevhu, one of the inventors of “Zamrock” and creator of inarguably Zambia’s most popular patriotic anthem – the evergreen ‘Ubuntungwa’! Born on September 14, 1950 in Chingola, […]
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 […]
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