Ugandan troops have pulled out of the hunt for rebel leader Joseph Kony in the Central African Republic (CAR), the army has said. He and his Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) group had become “weak”, and no longer threatened Uganda, it added. The LRA was notorious for chopping off people’s limbs…
Mporokoso Member of Parliament, Brian Mundubile has donated 100 blankets at Mporokoso state prison and 150 blankets at the district hospital. Mr. Mundubile who is also Northern Province Minister made the donation yesterday when he separately visited the two institutions as a way of supplementing government efforts in the provision…
BY MONDE PHIRI Government says the second phase of upgrading selected health facilities into first level hospitals in Lusaka will commence in October this year. Minister of Health Dr. Chitalu Chilufya said the facilities to be upgraded include Chawama, Kanyama and Chipata clinics. Dr. Chilufya has told komboni radio news…
BY BOSTON MUVWANGA Residents of Banda Masauko area in Kanyama compound have been bemoaned the increased criminal activities and attacks on innocent residents by criminal that have invaded the community. A resident only identified as Mrs. Tembo has lamented that inhabitants of that community are living in fear due to…
BY KALALUKA MUSHAUKWA Former United Bus of Zambia (UBZ) workers have complained bitterly after they were evicted this morning from the company houses in Lusaka Villa Elizabetha area. Speaking to a Komboni radio news crew that rushed to the scene, the former UBZ workers expressed shock after they were forced…
BY SYLVESTER KAUMBA The Drug Enforcement Commission in Lusaka has arrested a 37 year old male Zambian of Kafue district for being in possession of more than a hundred thousand Kwacha counterfeit notes. DEC Public Relations Officer Theresa Katongo says Abraham Chidoyi 37; a fish farmer of Greenfield area in…
BY MONDE PHIRI Lusaka District Commissioner Captain Davison Mulenga says another case of suspected arson was recorded on Monday night at a market near the yellow shop in Lusaka’s Kamwala south area. Captain Mulenga disclosed to Komboni radio news that about 7 makeshift stalls were burnt to ashes. The District…
BY RUTH MUMBA Residents of Chipata compound have bemoaned the inadequate number of toilets at Chipata Health Centre. Speaking in an interview with komboni radio news, Monica Kabwe complained that the toilets at the local clinic are not enough to carter for the population of people who seek medical attention…
BY NELLY BOTA Residents of George compound have called for the expansion of the local police post into a police station. Ms Mercy Chanda has told a Komboni radio news crew that visited the community today that there is need for the authorities to expand the police post into a…