Forum for National Development and Democracy (FDD) says the set 60 kwacha per 50 kilogram bag of Maize as the price for the 2017 maize marketing season is a mockery to the farmers. In an interview with Komboni radio news, FDD deputy national secretary Antonio Mwanza alleged that the buying…
Presence of God ministries international Church founder Apostle Christopher Kunda has welcomed efforts being made by the Catholic Bishops on reconciliation and dialogue between President Lungu and Incarcerated UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema. Apostle Kunda said it is not too late to bring the two leaders of this country’s biggest political…
Residents of Libala South have appealed to their councilor to engage Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority (ZICTA) on the House Numbering project. In an interview with Komboni radio news today, Kangwa Mulenga wondered why the house numbering project in that area has taken long despite numerous promises by the…
Senior Chief Chiwanagala of the Bisa speaking people in Chilubi District has managed to rescue 30 girls from marriages and take them back to school. Chief Chiwanagala confirmed the development saying he has since taken the girls back to school at Bulilo Primary School. The traditional leader counseled parents that it…
BY KALALUKA MUSHAUKWA Police in Lusaka have arrested a 33-year-old man for shooting dead his wife and lover in front of his children on Thursday evening. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says Peter Siwale, a clearing agent of Nakonde in Muchinga Province also of Lusaka’s Meanwood Phase 2 allegedly shot dead…
Former PF Northern Province Secretary Everist Chela says the ruling party will shake following the expulsion of Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili. In an interview, Mr. Chela said the PF should not underrate Mr Kambwili’s political muscle saying he is a force to reckon with. Mr. Chela states that…
BY MONDE PHIRI Some small scale farmers of Chieftainess Mungule’s Village in Chibombo district have described the recently announced Maize floor price for the 2017 marketing season as a mockery. In an interview with Komboni Radio News, the farmers charged that the price announced by the Food Reserve Agency does…
BY KALALUKA MUSHAUKWA A family of Ten Miles area in Chibombo district has been left homeless after fire swept through their house and gutted household property worth millions of Kwacha. A Komboni radio news crew that rushed to the scene found the family watching helplessly as they were trying to…
Emergency workers in South Africa say a foetus has been found in a skip bin in a business area of the capital, Pretoria. Netcare 911 says its paramedics were called to the scene by some people working in the area. The BBC reports that they found “the female foetus” wrapped…
The World Bank says investor perception on Zambia is very positive and must be replicated to other parts of Africa. Speaking to the African Diplomatic Corps and energy experts in New Delhi, India, World Bank Group Renewable Energy Expert AMIT JAIN says an investor would be more comfortable to invest…