BY OSCAR NKHUWA Household property worth thousands of Kwacha has been reduced to ashes after fire swept through a house in Lusaka’s Chawama compound. A Komboni radio news crew that rushed to the scene yesterday found the tenant and the land lord trying to salvage what had remained in the…
BY KALALUKA MUSHAUKWA At least 200 houses in Lusaka’s Kuku compound risk collapsing due to stagnant rainy water that has surrounded the houses. A Komboni radio news crew that visited the community today found a number of houses partly submerged in water. Meanwhile, residents have appealed to Chawama Member of…
BY KALALUKA MUSHAUKWA AND OSCAR NKHUWA Police in Lusaka have picked a body of a six year old girl of mean wood phase two area. Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo disclosed to Komboni Radio news that the girl was reported missing on Tuesday 14th march 2017 at 13 00 and…
BY OSCAR NKHUWA Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula Ward Councilor Luckson Sakala has assured residents of Chinika area that he will engage the investor who has acquired the land that has been turned into a quarry to start developing it. In an interview with Komboni Radio news, Councilor Sakala says he is…
BY NELLY BOTA Residents of Lusaka’s Chingwere compound have called upon the Lusaka City Council to curb the indiscriminate disposal of garbage at the Chingwere dump site. Speaking in an interview with Komboni Radio news, the residents complained that some unscrupulous individuals have continued to dump their waste outside the…
BY NELLY BOTA Choma Youth Development Organization Executive Director Partner Siabutuba has urged government to be practical in the empowerment programmes for young people in the country. Speaking in an interview in Choma district yesterday, Mr Siabutuba bemoaned that up to now, government has not implemented any programmes to empower…
BY SYLVESTER KAUMBA Ministry of Tourism and Arts says parents and society need to show love and commitment to children with special needs because everyone is potentially disabled. Tourism and Arts Acting Permanent Secretary Zechariah Luhanga said this when his Ministry made a donation to Chainama Special School. The donation…
BY NAMUKALE KAPENDE National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) has implored government to introduce a deliberate policy that will motivate teachers to teach in remote parts of the country. In an interview with Komboni radio news, organisation Executive Director Aaron Chansa notes that pupils in rural areas are…
The death toll from Saturday’s landslide at a vast dump in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, has now risen to 113 people, local officials say. A search operation at the Koshe landfill continued overnight. The BBC reports that as many as 150 people are believed to have been at the site…
BY KALALUKA MUSHAUKWA Residents of Lusaka’s Chipata overspill have called on the area councilor to facilitate for the installation of piped water in the area. In an interview with Komboni radio news, Mrs Joyce Kabwe says there is need for the area councilor to ensure that the community is modernized…