Somali officials said they had killed eight jihadist fighters during an overnight operation, denying claims from local elders that they had shot civilians dead, two of them children. Somali community leaders accused the troops, accompanied by US military advisors, of having killing the nine civilians in the overnight operations. An…
Former Health Minister Dr Joseph Kasonde has died. Dr Kasonde died at last night 21:30 in Lusaka after a long battle with cancer of the Liver. Dr Kasonde was a Zambian politician who served as the Minister of Health from October 2011 to 2016. He served both in the Michael…
Residents and traders in Lusaka’s Zingalume compound have bemoaned the lack of waste disposal bins in the community. The residents have noted with concern that the lack of waste disposal bins has resulted in the indiscriminate disposal of garbage in that community. Ms Mwila Chola has since appealed to the…
More than 150 pupils of Luango Community School in Chiwanga village of Mungwi district are learning under the trees after their two grass thatched classroom roofs were blown off early this year. Parents are appealing to the government to intervene and reconstruct the classrooms to allow the pupils to…
Some motorists in Lusaka have expressed concern over the lack of road markings in some roads in the Central Business District. A motorist only identified as Kalela complained that road markings in the CBD are not visible a situation that has resulted in drivers to drive in wrong lanes. He…
YOUNG AFRICAN LEADERS INITIATIVE (YALI) has commended government for the construction of a solar plant in Kafue saying once the project is completed it will contribute towards addressing the current energy. Speaking in an interview with komboni radio, YALI president Andrew Ntewewe said that the opening of a solar energy…
Women of Kamanga compound staged a demonstration at the Chakunkula ward councilor’s office demanding for the immediate restoration of water supply to the area. The women who carried empty buckets and plastic containers complained that the area has had no water supply for over two months now forcing them to…
One person has died while 5 others sustained serious injuries after they were involved a road traffic accident which happened yesterday in Nyimba District in Eastern Province. The accident is reported to have happened at Chamilala Area when the driver of a Toyota Allion failed to keep his lane…
Supporters of Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga in the western lakeside city of Kisumu have burned a banner that was to have been put up, congratulating President Uhuru Kenyatta on his victory in the 8 August election, privately-owned Star newspaper reports. It quoted a man in the city saying that the…
The Mine workers Union of Zambia has called on government to engage Mopani Copper Mines over its plans to lay-off about 4700 workers. Speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka this morning, MUZ President Chishimba Nkole says the move to cut jobs by the mining company is intended to…