NUPPEZ Northern Province coordinator, Lloyd Mwewa says it is a right of every public service worker to participate in the formation of the union in accordance with the industrial and labour relations Act. Mr Mwewa further refuted allegations that the people behind the newly formed teachers’ union have pending issues…
Central Statistical Office Director John Kalumbi explained that this means that on average prices increased by 6.8 percent between February 2016 and February 2017. Speaking at the CSO monthly briefing, Mr Kalumbi attributed the decline to the price changes of non-food items. Mr Kalumbi explained that of the total 6.8…
Homes and Shops of Nigerians have been targeted and looted in Pretoria west in recent days. Buildings with Nigerian businesses have been burned in Johannesburg’s Rosettenville suburbs in the past few weeks. Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama said his ministry had summoned the South African ambassador to discuss the matter.…
BY KALALUKA MUSHAUKWA Over 400 houses risk being demolished i in Lusaka’s Makeni Simson area after residents allegedly built their houses on privately owned land. In an interview with Komboni radio news, the affected residents who protested this morning after they were alerted that the houses where going to be…
BY KALALUKA MUSHAUKWA A 71 year old woman of Mulundu village in Mansa has been found dead in her cassava field. Police Spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo disclosed that the woman who has been identified as Mwandashi Mwaba was discovered dead on Monday, 20th February around 17:30 hours. Mrs Katongo explained…
BY SYLVESTER KAUMBA The Zambia Bureau of Standards-ZABS has reiterated its call on members of the public to be quality conscious and stop buying second hand underwear. ZABS Head of Marketing and Public Relation Hazel Zulu has told Komboni radio news in an interview that consumers should place their health…
BY SYLVESTER KAUMBA Raphael Chota ward 22 councilor Joseph Tamba has warned bar operators in his ward that are allegedly allowing underage children to patronize their premises. In an interview with Komboni Radio News, councilor Tamba charged that he will not hesitate to close down bars that are disregarding their…
BY CORRESPONDENT Government has reiterated that it has not forsaken its police officers staying in the dilapidated houses at the old police camp in Kasama. Reacting to some concerns raised by some sections of society regarding the deplorable state of houses, Northern Province minster Brian Mundubile stated that government will…
BY MONDE PHIRI The Prisons Care and Counseling Association-PRISSCA says it has written to the Ministry of General Education to consider scrapping off user and examination fees for inmates that have gone back to school. PRISSCA Executive Director Godfrey Malembeka has observed that prisoners are unable to generate income for…
South Africa’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been ruled “unconstitutional and invalid by the High Court. South Africa notified the UN of its intention to leave last October, saying the ICC pursued “regime Change”. The court ruled in favour of the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA),…