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Apr- 2023 -10 AprilHeadline News
Zambians regretting, want change – PF
ZAMBIANS are ready to vote out the UPND government because they have realised that the ruling party is but an agent of capitalists who have nothing to offer but use the government system to advance their personal and business interests,'' the Patriotic Front (PF) has said
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Mar- 2023 -3 MarchHeadline News
Emerald miners want Kabuswe dismissed
EMERALD Mining Associations have accused Mines and Mineral Development Minister Paul Kabuswe of appealed to President Hakainde Hichilema to dismiss him because he (Kabuswe) has messed up the ministry of Mines. The Emerald Mining Association says following the calls for the dismissal of two Permanent Secretaries from the Ministry within 18 months, it had become clear that the controlling officers were but sacrificed at the political altar. Emerald Production Watch of Zambia (EPWOZ) president Musa Kafimbwa and his Emerald and Semi-Precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) counterpart Victor Kalesha said Mr Kabuswe should be fired or moved to another…
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1 MarchHeadline News
Mine workers unions rubbish calls to have them probed
MINE workers unions have rubbished calls to have them probed for corruption over their U-turn to support the return of Vedanta Resources PLC to Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). The mine unions have described the calls as extremely unreasonable because their decision to support the calls for the return of Vedanta was based on saving the mine and the jobs of their members. National Union of Miners and Allied Workers (NUMAW) Saul Simujika and his Mine workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) counterpart Joseph Chewe said the unions would not be shaken by people making allegations against them over calls for the…
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Feb- 2023 -28 FebruaryHeadline News
Kitwe mayor challenges local contractors
KITWE Mayor Mpasa Mwaya has urged contractors who are being contracted to carry out various projects to ensure that they deliver professional and quality works to gain and hold the confidence of the government and the public. Ms Mwaya said local contractors should strive to deliver projects to the expectations of the government, which was the custodian of the funds being released for Constituency Development Funds (CDF), Local Government Equalisation Funds (LGEF) projects and others She said this when Kitwe City Council handed over an ablution block at Kawama market which was constructed using the LGEF at a cost of…
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22 FebruaryCrime
Kasumbalesa Bola Bet manager nabbed for over K123, 000 theft
POLICE in Chililabombwe have arrested Kasumbalesa Bola Bet branch manager, Harrison Kalombwe for allegedly stealing over K123, 000 from the online sports betting company. Copperbelt Commissioner of Police, Peacewell Mweemba said Mulonyeni Tembo, 35, a regional manager for Bola Bet Zambia, reported on behalf of the company that K123,391 cash was allegedly been stolen by Kalombwe, 26, of house number 106 Mine township in Chililabombwe. Mr Mweemba said on Sunday, February 19, 2023, after Kalombwe opened the Bola Bet outlet in Kasumbalesa, their Lusaka-based supervisor noticed some suspicious transactions when some clients started playing spin games. He said When Mr…
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22 FebruaryCrime
Stray bullet injures two women, truck driver detained
POLICE in Chambishi have detained a truck driver whose stray bullet hit and injured two women who were in makeshift restaurants selling food when one of the several shots he fired to scare criminals hit and injured the women.Copperbelt Police Commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said the incident occurred yesterday around 11: 30 hours along the Chambishi Copper Smelter (CCS) road near Puma Filling Station in Chambishi in which an anonymous call was received by Police that women were shot at and injured after a truck driver fired gunshotsMr Mweemba said the two victims who were rushed to Chambishi Government Clinic, have been identified as Treazer Kamwendo Malichi…
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20 FebruaryHeadline News
Serenje Manganese miners suffering from erectile dysfunction
ABOUT 35 men working for a manganese processing plant in Serenje District are said to be suffering from erectile dysfunction and have been attacked by a strange ailment which renders their bodies constantly quiver. And the Centre for Environment Justice (CEJ) has raised alarm at the development and has called on the authorities at the Workers Compensation Fund Board (WCFB) for compliance checks at the manganese company from which the people affected have been working. As of now, the victims are waiting for a detailed medical report. Maggie Mwape, the CEJ executive director has urged the WCFB to respond immediately…
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20 FebruaryHeadline News
Failure to arrest Kwacha deterioration has exposed UPND incompetence – PF
THE rate at which the Kwacha is deteriorating after being ranked the best performing currency just a few months ago has not only exposed the propaganda and campaign lies of the UPND government, but has also exposed its weak economic fundamentals and incompetence to manage the country, the Patriotic Front (PF) has said Munalula Moola, the PF Copperbelt media director says the UPND government has lamentably failed to run the country’s economy because its campaign messages and promises were largely anchored on lies and propaganda. In an interview in Kitwe at the weekend, Mr Moola said the failure to run…
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20 FebruaryCommunity
Transactional sex booms at Kasumbalesa boarder
TRANSACTIONAL sex has become a booming business in Chilabombwe’s Kasumbalesa Border Post as trucks have formed excruciatingly long queues which are taking many long days to be cleared by the border authorities, it has been reported.And Chambishi and Chililabombwe residents have taken advantage of the congestion at Kasumbalesa border Post with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and are cashing in by selling food and water at exorbitant prices to truck drivers whose trucks are marooned in a long queue that has extended as far Chambishi.Daily Nation investigations have revealed that because the congestion has taken long to clear the queue has become longer and…
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19 FebruaryHeadline News
UPND attempting to cleanse itself of corruption – Kasonde Mwenda
THE fight against corruption by the new dawn administration will be perceived to be an exercise in futility if it continues to shield government officials and party cadres involved in corrupt activities,’’ the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has said EFF President Kasonde Mwenda said the crusade against corruption has lost the support of the majority Zambians because it was now being perceived as mere witch-hunt to silence the perceived political rivals, because law enforcement agencies were being set on political rivals while UPND cadres involved in corruption were being shielded Mr Mwenda said the crusade against corruption has lost the…
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