FUEL SHORTAGE HITS CHIPATA CITY
Shortage of fuel has hit Chipata City in Eastern Province. A check by Diamond News in nine filling stations found that the commodity had run out apart from at Oasis…
HUNGER LOOMS AT NSUMBU ISLAND
Hunger looms in Nanama area of Chilubi District, following a drop in water levels in the canal that branches off from Lake Bangweulu. The island depends on Luwingu and Samfya…
UNZA LECTURERS DEMAND OUTSTANDING GRATUITIES
Lecturers and support staff at the University of Zambia have accused government of failure to settle K600 million in outstanding gratuities and pensions on time. The lecturers represented by three…
STORM RIPS OFF ROOFS AT BASANGA SCHOOL IN ITEZHI TEZHI
A heavy downpour has blown off the roofs of two teachers’ houses at Basanga Primary School in Itezhi-Tezhi Constituency in Southern Province. One of the affected teachers, Yendi Mudenda, say…
ZAMBIAN LAWMAKERS HAIL SADC-PF
Zambian parliamentarians have hailed the Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) for providing a platform for regional integration through shared experiences and visions which are vital for Africa’s…
FIRST RAIN CAUSES FLOODING IN MISISI, KUKU COMPOUND
With just days into the rain season, residents of Misisi and Kuku Compounds in Lusaka are already having sleepless nights due to flooding. Residents fear the situation will get worse…
MAZABUKA MAYOR, WIFE ALLEGEDLY CLOBBERED BY UPND YOUTH LEADER
Mazabuka Mayor Vincent Lilanda and his wife are nursing injuries after the duo were allegedly assaulted by Mazabuka District UPND Youth Chairperson identified as Bright Hamweenda at Mazabuka Golf Club…
SUSPECTED UPND CADRES ATTACK PASME RADIO
Suspected United Party for National Development (UPND) cadres have allegedly attacked PASME Radio in Petauke. According to details, the radio station was airing a program in the morning on which…
‘VIOLENT’ KAFUE UPND CADRES NABBED
A number of UPND cadres who were engaged in intra-party street fights in Kafue on Thursday have been arrested and will be appearing in court soon. Home Affairs and Internal…
SECURITY PATROLS BEEF UP TO CURB CRIME IN LUSAKA
Government has announced that security wings will begin motorized and foot patrols in all residential compounds of Lusaka following an increase in crime. Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security,…