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Zambia: Kalaba, Kambwili Making 'Wild Outbursts' - Chisopa
By Sylvester Mwale and Rabecca ChipantaPatriotic Front (PF) Mkushi South Member of Parliament Davies Chisopa has described as 'wild outbursts' the allegations of corruption made by former ministers Chishimba Kambwili and Harry Kalaba. Mr Chisopa said the allegations by the two Members of Parliament were a manifestation of their failure to manage their frustrations.
Zambia: Respect Law, Churches Urged
By Rabecca ChipantaNATIONAL Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister Godfridah Sumaili has called on church mother bodies to respect and comply with the Statutory Instrument (SI) issued by the Ministry of Health in light of the cholera outbreak. Reverend Sumaili said following a meeting with church mother bodies, it was agreed that the church would sensitise their members on cholera and the precautions to take.
Zambia: NCC Shuts 150 Trading Areas
By Rabecca Chipanta and Passy HaachizoTHE Ndola City Council (NCC) has closed more than 150 trading areas in Masala trading area following inspections carried out between Friday and Sunday. NCC public relations manager Tilyenji Mwanza said in an interview that among the trading places that were closed are bars and restaurants for having unsanitary conditions which included no running water, poor toilets and trading without licenses.
Zambia: New CB PS Warns Disrespectful Civil Servants
By Rabecca ChipantaCOPPERBELT permanent secretary Bright Nundwe has warned civil servants against causing anarchy by not respecting hierarchy cause it is detrimental to President Edgar Lungu's agenda of fostering development. Speaking during his introduction to various heads of Government departments, Mr Nundwe said the Copperbelt being the heart of the country due to its sophistication and delicate manner, needed civil servants to work in harmony to drive Government's agenda.
Zambia: First Lady Mourns Prominent Luanshya Farmer Enwright
By Rabecca ChipantaFIRST Lady Esther Lungu says she is shocked by the death of prominent Luanshya farmer John Enwright. Speaking during a special requim service at Kafakumba farm, Ms Lungu said Rev Enwright's death has left her devastated as he would be greatly missed for his hard work and love for humanity. In a tribute read on her behalf by Luanshya Mayor Nathan Chanda, Ms Lungu appealed to his family to make sure that the vision of Rev Enwright was carried on.
Zambia: Increase in Crimes of Passion Worry Govt
By Rabecca ChipantaReligious Affairs Minister Godfridah Sumaili has said the Government is concerned at the increase in crimes of passion happening across the country. Rev Sumaili said the increase in the number of gender-based violence and defilement cases was an abomination and a source of great concern for the country and one of the reasons her ministry was established- to inculcate Christian values and principles into the citizenry.
Zambia: Chengelo Bullying - Assailants Kicked Out
By Rabecca ChipantaThe two Chengelo School boys who assaulted a fellow pupil in an incident that was recorded on a camera phone and went viral on social media have been expelled. The decision to expel the two boys, both fourth-formers who joined the school last year, followed a meeting of the school board's disciplinary sub-committee.
Zambia: Govt to Tighten 'Butt' On Gun Ownership
By Rabecca ChipantaThe Ministry of Home Affairs is looking at stringent measures of screening people wanting to own guns in the wake of increased crimes of passion involving couples in the country. The ministry is also worried that 230,000 guns are floating in private hands. On Friday last week, a man of Lusaka's Meanwood-Ibex area allegedly shot dead his 26-year-old girlfriend and injured their two-year-old daughter.
Zambia: Footballer N'gonga Attackers Arrested
By Rabecca Chipanta and Kalumiana KalumianaFive people have been arrested in connection with the attack on Chipolopolo and Power Dynamos' striker Alex N'gonga's family home in Chimwemwe Township in Kitwe. Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga said the five were arrested on Sunday morning following the attacks that happened on Saturday night after Zambia lost 1-0 to Nigeria in the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
Zambia: Two Mbala-Mpulungu Accident Victims to Be Evacuated to Lusaka
By Rabecca ChipantaThe government will evacuate two of the 42 Mbala- Mpulungu accident survivors to Lusaka for specialist treatment. Northern Province Permanent Secretary Jobbicks Kalumba said the two who are currently admitted to Mbala General Hospital intensive care unit were in a critical condition while the other 40 are responding well to treatment.
Zambia: Malupenga Justifies Fire Tenders Procurement
By Rabecca Chipanta and Passy HaachizoOut of 109 fire stations in the country's districts, only 15 are close to a modernised status, which justifies the move by the Government to equip the stations with the newly-acquired 42 fire engines, Local Government Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga has said.
Zambia: High Speed Police Chase Ends in Tragedy
By Rabecca ChipantaA fracas erupted in Ndola's business area yesterday after a young male vendor was killed by a vehicle which was being pursued by traffic police, causing an angry mob to beat up two police officers in retaliation. The confusion ensued further with the mob burning tyres and throwing stones and barricading Makoli Road. The deceased vendor is believed to have been aged between 13 and 15.
Zambia: Male Nurse Gets 15 Years for Raping Patient, 17
By Francina Phiri, Rabecca Chipanta and Steven ZandeA 35-year-old male nurse of St Paul's Mission Hospital in Nchelenge has been jailed 15 years with hard labour for raping a 17-year-old patient after injecting her with a drug to put her to sleep. Joseph Kabaso had earlier been convicted by the subordinate court, with the sentencing left to the Mansa High court where Mr Justice Davis Mumba handed down the jail term after upholding the conviction by the subordinate court.
Zambia: Probe 16-Year-Old's Death, Envoy Tells UK Police
By Rabecca ChipantaZambia's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) Muyeba Chikonde has appealed to UK police authorities to bring to book a masked gang of boys who ambushed and stabbed to death a 16-year-old Zambian Joshua Bwalya. According to a statement issued yesterday by Press Secretary at the Zambian Mission in the UK, Abigail Chaponda, officers from the Mission on Sunday visited Joshua's funeral house in Barking Essex to pay their respects.
Zambia: Cop Shoots Wife Dead in Full View Of Her Mother
By Rabecca ChipantaA policeman in Luanshya has shot dead his wife in full view of her mother before shooting himself as the parties attempted to resolve a marital dispute. Copperbelt Commissioner of Police Charity Katanga who confirmed the incident in an interview said that Kelvin Kabaso, 25, a police Constable of house number 138 Levy Chito police camp shot dead his wife Febby Chabamba, 23, also a police officer and later shot himself, but sustained injuries.
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