BY CORRESPONDENT Mervis Kumwenda, the four year-old-girl of Kasama’s Mulenga Hills area who was found dead on Saturday and believed to have been defiled before meeting her fate has been put to rest. And speaking shortly after putting her to rest at Kungu Cemetery today, Northern Province Permanent Secretary, Jobbicks…
The deceased mother Bridget Kumwenda and grandfather Mosses Chama confirmed the sad development. The duo narrated that the girl went missing on Saturday around 14:00 hours when she went with her mother to buy slippers within the neighborhood and was only found dead around 16:00 hours in a maize field.…
BY NELLY BOTA Residents of Chazanga’s Chalo Bantu compound have bemoaned the poor drainage system in that area. In an interview with Komboni radio news today, the residents have also complained of the indiscriminate disposal of waste which has also led to the clogging of the drainages. One of the…
BY NAMUKALE KAPENDE Residents of Lusaka’s David Kaunda compound have bemoaned the lack of development in the area and have called on the area councilor to fulfill his campaign promises. The residents talked to, complained to Komboni radio news that the area has been sidelined on many developmental projects happening…
BY MONDE PHIRI A senior citizen from Katuba constituency in Chieftainess Mungule village has called on traditional leaders in that area to desist from illegal land allocation. Mr. White Chitalu has told komboni radio news in a walk-in interview that some village headmen have sold out land meant for recreational…
BY SYLVESTER KAUMBA Tourism and Arts minister Charles Banda has described the recent shooting of a community scout in Nyimba district as devastating. Mr Banda says it is unfortunate that they are elements among people in society who believe that they can still destroy wildlife especially that government has embarked…
BY SYLVESTER KAUMBA The Zambia Bureau of Standards-ZABS says it recorded a 22 percent increase in the number of product samples tested for industry in 2016. ZABS head of marketing and Public Relations Hazel Zulu has told Komboni Radio News that the bureau tested 8,930 samples exceeding the targeted 7,300.…
BY SYLVESTER KAUMBA Ten people have been arrested for vandalizing Zesco installations in Ndola and several other towns on the Copperbelt. ZESCO National spokesperson Henry Kapata who disclosed the development to Komboni Radio News says that the suspects have since appeared before Magistrate John Mbozi in Ndola and are waiting…
A Kenyan couple who spent just $1 on their wedding have renewed their vows in a lavish Valentine’s Day ceremony funded by well-wishers. News of their budget wedding last month went viral on social media and many Kenyans offered to help. At their first wedding, Wilson and Ann Mutura wore…