The Public Servants Association (PSA) of South Africa has defended a Youth Day event at the Johannesburg “Sun City” prison, which caused an uproar after photographs of scantily clothed dancers entertaining inmates went viral on social media. The Department of Correctional Services suspended 13 employees last month following the reports that…
Christian Democratic Party says the successful implementation of government developmental programs outlined in the 7th National Development Plan will require efforts of all lawmakers. Party leader Danny Pule says both opposition and MPs from the ruling party need to work together to push for policies that will translate into tangible…
President Edgar Lungu has invoked article 31 of the republican constitution which guides the nation on how to deal with an existing situation. Speaking last night when he addressed the nation, President Lungu said that he has issued a Statutory Instrument proclaiming that a situation exists which if allowed to…
The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says it is deeply saddened by the fire that swept through Lusaka’s City Market in the early hours of Monday morning. In a statement issued to Komboni Radio News, LAZ President Linda Kasonde says the fire that consumed the property of defenceless Zambian citizens…
A concerned Lusaka resident has urged government and other stakeholders in the country to come up with empowerment programmes for ex-convicts. Speaking in an interview with Komboni radio news, Stephen Mwape has noted that lack of empowerment programmes and the negative attitude towards ex-prisoners has resulted in most of them…
A 68-year-old peasant farmer of Twatasha Village in Chilongoshi area in Kasama District, who was axed to death by some villagers on accusation of practicing witchcraft, has been put to rest. Daughter to the deceased Barbra Kabwe 25 says the body of her father Boniface Kabwe, who was axed to…
Residents of Lusaka’s Kamanga compound have called for increased Police patrols following a number of criminal activities that have continued to be recorded in that community. Mr Mark Nkhata alleged that police officers at the local police station have failed to curb criminal activities in the area as they are…
The Zambia National Marketeers Credit Association (ZANAMACA) says burning down of city market and other markets in the country is retrogressive to national infrastructure development. ZANAMCA President Mupila Kameya says it is not right for any responsible citizen to do such an act as it retards the country’s development agenda.…
Traders who lost their merchandise in the inferno that swept through Lusaka’s City Market on Tuesday have appealed to the council to allow them to continue with their businesses in the gutted trading place. The traders have charged that allowing renovations to take place before business can resume will affect…