In our series of letters from African writers, Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene looks back at some of the big events on the continent in 2018. It has been a year where one is tempted to invoke the “always something new out of Africa” theory. It is not every day you have a prime minister leading…
Police accommodation continues receiving attention with 12 more completed housing units commissioned in Ndeke Village in Kitwe. Copperbelt Commissioner of Police Charity Katanga handed over the housing units that have been constructed by AVIC International as part of the 2, 350 housing units being constructed across the country. Katanga said the completion of the housing…
A 20 year old woman of Chingola has been arrested for murdering her husband following a marital dispute. The couple’s fight also left their 17-months old baby injured after being caught up in the fracas. Copperbelt Commissioner of Police Charity Katanga who confirmed the development named the deceased as Hazwell Zulu, of House number 4435…
Chifubu Member of Parliament Frank Ng’ambi has pulled out of the race for the Copperbelt provincial chairmanship leaving only two candidate vying for the position. Ng’ambi has scaled down his ambition and will fight for the vice chairmanship. With Ng’ambi dropping out, the only remaining candidates are Luanshya Mayor Nathan Chanda and current provincial secretary…
Kitwe’s Miseshi Ward residents have petitioned the council to suspend their councillor for being absent from the ward for over four months. Douglas Moyo has been off radar raising queries from the electorates in his ward. The residents have sought the intervention of the council to have him suspended or expelled but they have hit…
Notorious criminal gangs are back on the Copperbelt after police seemed to have made strides weeding them out with Copperbelt Commissioner Charity Katanga re-activating her troops to step up their efforts. Kitwe had receded to some semblance of normalcy after some gang members were rounded in May-April this year but the gangs are back terrorizing…
President Edgar Lungu embraced the Christmas season spirit with his trademark church attendance ritual as he joined congregants for Mass at the Mary Magdalene Anglican Church on Leopards Hill Road in Kabulonga. The Head of State was accompanied by Presidential Affairs Minister Freedom Sikazwe, press aide Amos Chanda and Zambian Ambassador to Germany Anthony Mukwita…
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