NEPAL PLANE CRASH: UNLIKELY THERE ARE SURVIVORS, POLICE SAY
Hopes of finding survivors from Nepal’s worst air disaster in decades are fading, police say. “It’s unlikely there will be any survivors,” spokesperson Tek Prasad Rai told the BBC. Teams…
K750 FINE FOR CUTTING A TREE IN LIVINGSTONE
Livingstone Mayor Constance Muleabai says it is time people took the issues of climate change seriously as the effects are evident through unpredictable rainfall pattern. Speaking when Water Development and…
STAKEHOLDERS WEIGH IN ON LOOMING ELECTRICITY TARIFF HIKE
Stakeholders have expressed different concerns over the government’s indication to increase electricity tariffs. CTPD Head of Research Boyd Muleya has welcomed the decision saying it will attract investment in the…
29 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED IN CHIRUNDU
29 suspected illegal immigrants, believed to be of Burundian origin, have been apprehended in a joint operation by the Zambia Police and the Department of Immigration in Chirundu District. The…
COLLUM COAL MINE ORDERED TO PAY MORE TO RELOCATE RESIDENTS
Collum Coal Mine in Sinazongwe District has been ordered to pay an additional 30, 000 kwacha for the relocation of residents of Siamugande and Sikalabula village. Over 30 families are…
NALOLO RESIDENTS CONSUMING IRON CONCENTRATED WATER
Over 10 thousand people in Nalolo Constituency in Western Province have no access to safe and clean water due to iron content found in the water. Nalolo Member of Parliament…
EXTERNAL DEBT INCREASES BY 2.5 PERCENT
Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has revealed that Zambia’s stock of external debt increased by 2.5 percent to 13.36 billion dollars from 13.04 billion dollars. Speaking during the…
69-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, IN COURT FOR SEXUALLY ABUSING 7-YEAR-OLD BOY
A 69-year-old Woman of Kamwala South in Lusaka has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates court for, allegedly, sexually abusing a 7-year-old boy of the same area. The woman is said…
TRIAL COMMENCES IN CHILE ONE’S MURDER CASE
Trial has commenced in the matter in which Anna Monta 31, is accused of murdering her late husband Richard Chileshe Mbulolast, a famous Kitwe Jerabo, last year. Three witnesses have…
VENDORS COUNTRYWIDE ORDERED OUT OF STREETS
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Gary Nkombo has directed the Lusaka City Council and local authorities countrywide to clear out vendors from undesignated areas. Mr. Nkombo has directed…