The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) has urged consumers to shun buying unlabeled mineral water packaged in sachets and bottles. ZCSA Public Relations Manager Lee Hamunji says the country is in a transitional period from cold season to hot season when the demand for water is higher compared to the…
Residents of Garden compound have complained of a leaking water pipe near Chiyengiyengi Bridge. A resident only identified as Bana Angela has disclosed to Komboni radio news that the pipe has been leaking for some time now without any intervention from the water utility company. She has further attributed the…
Roan Primary School in Luanshya which was closed by the health authorities two weeks ago owing to erratic water supply has been reopened. Luanshya Mayor Nathan Chanda has disclosed this development to Komboni radio news. Mr Chanda explained that the school was closed after officials from the council health department…
Residents of Chibolya compound are demanding for improved road network in that area. Jeff Musonda says there is need for government to construct better roads in the community as it is well located to connect motorists to the industrial area. Musonda also notes that the construction of better roads in…
Kabwata ward 6 Councilor Longa Chiboboka has warned of stern action against residents who have continued to indiscriminately dump garbage in Kabwata site and service. Mr Chiboboka says he has noted with concern that some residents in the area have continued to dispose-off garbage in undesignated areas. He has since…
Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) Commissioner, Alita Mbahwe says small scale farmers are prone and tempted to cultivating illicit plants. Ms. Mbahwe notes that though cash crops contribute to the country’s economic development, the Commission has placed its foot down to prevent the illegal cultivation of psychotropic substances such as Cannabis.…
Two opponents of Congolese President Joseph Kabila jointly lead a race to replace him in an election due in December, according to a public opinion poll released on Tuesday. Millionaire businessman Moise Katumbi, a former governor of the country’s copper-producing region who says he will return from a two-year exile…