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 […]
Jeff Mbewe For the past two weeks or so, about six interesting activities have unfolded in Zambia. These include the introduction of tax on internet calls, President Lungu napping at the recent SADC meeting, Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo stint with the four Matero corrupt traffic cops. Others are President Lungu napping at the Levy […]
By JOHN SAKALA The Zambia Police command has suspended the traffic police officers who were yesterday busted for mounting fake traffic checking and collecting money without issuing receipts. The random supervision by Lusaka Minister Bowman who Lusaka Minister found the four police officers had collected K2, 250 for the check point which only lasted for […]
Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa has constituted new Standing committees of the Council. Mr Sampa said the mandate of the previous committees ended in December 2017, Cholera outbreak and the subsequent demise of late Mayor Mr Wilson Kalumba in May this year, the process was delayed. He said time to constitute committees to steer the Council […]
FINAL FOR LUSAKA FROM THE SIX LUSAKA CONSTITUENCIES. Chawama – PF10,361 upnd 3,900 Kabwata – PF 9,166 upnd 5,628 Kanyama – PF 9,617 upnd 7,109 Lusaka central – PF 7,565 upnd 4,663 Matero – PF 17,012 upnd 4,600 Munali – PF 12,717 upnd 6,636 Mandevu – PF 15,566 upend 4517 CONGRATULATIONS PF
By JOHN SAKALA Twenty nine (29) PF members have filed for vacant Lusaka mayoral seat for possible adoption. Of the 29 candidates, only three are female candidates. Two of which are new entrants namely Pamela Chipongwe and Deborah Mwale plus the current Lusaka Deputy Mayor Chitangala Chilando representing 10.34%. The rest are male candidates and the […]
By Kalaki ‘Grandma,’ said Ethel, ‘tell me what life was like when you were a little girl.’ ‘Let’s go outside and sit under the guava tree,’ said Grandma, ‘then I’ll tell you a bit about the past.’ As they settled down on two stools, Grandma began her story. ‘In 2018, seventy years ago, I was […]
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