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GOVERNMENT is consulting on the possibility of enacting a law to criminalize failure by some people to wear face masks in public places to improve adherence.Minister of Health Jonas Chanda said in an interview yesterday that with a law in place, people will be compelled to wear face masks in public places without which appropriate […]
Politician Chilufya Tayali says calls to hold a National dialogue indaba as suggested by opposition UPND President Hakainde Hichilema are misplaced.Mr. Tayali was reacting to calls by the UPND Leader who wants the church to bring all political stakeholders together and discuss pertinent National issues affecting the country.Mr. Tayali who is also Leader of the […]
The UPND says it welcomes pronouncements for opposition parties to unite and form an Opposition alliance to oust the Pf in August 2021 polls.Upnd Deputy Secretary General Patrick Mucheleka has welcomed calls for an alliance and commended the move by the NDC vice president Joseph Akafumba.Mr. Akafumba is on record calling on the opposition to […]
Opposition Patriots for Economic Progress PeP President Sean Tembo has bemoaned the shortage of fuel country wide. Mr. Tembo says if the matter is not addressed as soon as possible, it will likely affect the economy. He has since called on Government to rectify the matter as soon as possible.And motorists in Eastern Province have […]
COVID-19, has taken the life of well-known and popular Granddaddy’s Shoka Nyama DJ, Nano.
ZAMBIA is likely to receive the first consignment of coronavirus vaccine by next month and priority will be given to frontline health workers, Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) director general Victor Mukonka has said.Professor Mukonka said a national coordination committee has been put in place to oversee preparations for the coming of the vaccine.He […]
Lecturers and other Academic Staff at the Copperbelt University CBU in kitwe have finally been paid their delayed two months salaries.Copperbelt University Academics Union CBU AU General Secretary Willie Ngosa has confirmed the development to Diamond News today.Mr. Ngosa says the CBU staff received their delayed December salaries last Thursday.The lecturers who last week threatened […]
The Zambia Police Service has instituted investigations to impound all buses that were involved in ferrying cadres to police headquarters in Lusaka when UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema was being interrogated. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says more than 32 buses full of cadres were spotted last week Wednesday. Mrs. Katongo disclosed this to ZNBC news in […]
ZESCO Limited says the load shedding hours will be reduced during the festive season. ZESCO Public Relations Manager Hazel Zulu says customers will now be experiencing up to 4 hours of load shedding with effect from today 23rd December 2020 to 2nd January 2021. Ms. Zulu notes that the decision is necessitated by the expected […]
The Ndola City Council has recorded a case of exhumation at Kawama Cemetery. A grave, belonging to Frances M Kabwe, was found open and the coffin and body was found missing. The grave was found open on Friday by Ndola City Council workers. Frances Kabwe was born in 1953 and was buried on August 2, […]
