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…