On Friday, town centre of Lusaka City was a no-go area. Businesses closed, people were scampering in all directions, tear gas canisters and gunshots were fired to disperse unruly cadres as police tried to take control of the situation in an effort to return the area to normalcy. Several of the people that do small…
Werner Oosthuizen of South Africa battles with Moses Mulenga of Zambia during the 2019 COSAFA U17 Youth Championship match between South Africa and Zambia on 14 October 2019 at Mpira Stadium, Blantyre Pic Sydney Mahlangu/ BackpagePix Zambia claimed a handsome 7-0 victory over South Africa in their 2019 COSAFA Men’s Under-17 Championship Group A clash…
Patriotic Front Milenge District Council Chairperson Fidelis Chanda has died after an illness. Local Government Association of Zambia President Christopher Kang’ombe has confirmed the development. Kang’ombe who is Kitwe Mayor has since sent a message of condolences to the people of Milenge on the death of the Council Chairperson. He said the Association shares the…
Sierra Leone’s government has canceled the mining license of a subsidiary of Gerald Group, the mines minister told Reuters on Tuesday, amid a dispute over royalty payments. SL Mining suspended its iron ore mining operations in the West African country last month after filing for arbitration over the matter in an international court. Sierra Leone’s…
The Zambia National Service have shot dead an alleged mealie-meal smuggler in Kawama township in Ndola. And the residents of Kawama have threatened to take action against area ward councillor Cephas Mwelwa whom they’ve accused him of instructing ZNS to shoot alleged smugglers. According to police sources, the alleged smuggler was shot after he defied…
In July, 2018, the ruling Patriotic Front and the opposition UPND signed a Peace Pact in which the country’s two largest political parties committed to end political violence. The signing of the Peace Pact came about after meetings held both at the UPND and PF secretariats in Lusaka attended by high level leaderships of two…
FOUR people have sustained serious injuries after a Hiace Minibus which they were on overturned at Mazabuka Motel along the Great North Road. The accident happened on Saturday around 04:00 hours involving a Toyota Hiace minibus registration number ACT 9997 which was being driven by Mwansa Mwila aged 24 of Kabobola extension in Mazabuka. Police…
