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Rural areas must be polished

FOR decades, our rural areas were not attractive for public service and other workers to live there. Teachers, medical personnel, other public service workers, including those from non-governmental organisations, shunned the rural areas because life was unbearable. However, things have been looking up recently as workers no longer shun rural areas because of the opportunities

UPND MPs boycott goes to court

CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka A LUSAKA resident, Richard Mumba, has petitioned the Constitutional Court to declare the seats of 52 United Party for National Development (UPND) members of Parliament (MPs) vacant for boycotting the state of the nation address to the National Assembly by President Lungu last Friday. The petitioner wants to determine whether the UPND

HH uttered provocative words, says witness

CHISHALA MUSONDA, Luanshya A WITNESS has told the Luanshya Magistrate’s Court that she heard United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema utter provocative language to a crowd in Mpongwe where the opposition party’s leaders made a stop-over on their way to Kitwe. Judith Kalunga, 39, a peasant farmer of Mpongwe, was testifying during

Man blocks 17 Kitwe offices

KUNDANJI SINKOLONGO, Kitwe POLICE in Kitwe yesterday arrested and charged a 47-year-old suspended council employee with criminal trespass after he allegedly locked 17 offices at Kitwe civic centre using key blockers. He blocked the office of the deputy commandant of council police, office of the commandant, markets office, health office, licensing office, department of settlement,

Deforestation worries minister Kapata

LINDA NYONDO, Lusaka MINISTER of Lands and Natural Resources Jean Kapata has expressed concern at the increased rate of deforestation and degradation which continue to rise annually. Ms Kapata said the increased forest degradation and deforestation is due to charcoal production, illegal harvesting of timber, poor agricultural practices and occurrences of fire. “80 percent of

6 Kitwe vandals caged

MWILA NTAMBI, Kitwe POLICE in Kitwe have arrested six people in connection with the vandalism of Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) and Zesco cables in Parklands and Kwacha townships in two separate incidents. Copperbelt police commissioner Charity Katanga said in an interview in Kitwe on Monday that the suspected vandals are detained at Riverside Police Station.
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