Metro
Police arrest Sisinje Ward Councillor, Phiri, for alleged theft of 450 bags of relief maize
Police in Eastern Province have formally arrested and charged Sisinje Ward Councillor under Chipangali Constituency, Phillip Phiri, for theft by public servant involving ...
Metro
Agency extols govt for recruiting 465 differently abled teachers
Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities (ZAPD) has commended government for recruiting 465 teachers with disabilities in the latest recruitment exercise. ZAPD Director ...
Metro
Many nabbed, as Drug Enforcement Commission tackles narcotic traders
The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has expressed concern over the surge in hard drug cases within the communities. DEC Public Relations Officer, Mwenge ...
Metro
Heavy reliance on aid to fund social protection programmes unsustainable —Civil society group
The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has implored government to explore new sustainable strategies to finance social protection programmes. CSPR Executive Director, ...
Metro
2,543 vaccinated against cholera in correctional facilities, as cumulative deaths reach 584
About 2,543 people have been vaccinated in correctional facilities, bringing the total number to 1,849,424 individuals vaccinated in hotspot areas, health authorities say. ...
Metro
Ex-Disaster Management boss, Kabwe, sued for failing to pay outstanding K110,000 debt since 2022
A Lusaka businesswoman has filed a lawsuit against former Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) boss, Chanda Kabwe, seeking that he immediately returns ...
Metro
Govt establishes mobile courts to hasten dispensation of justice, decongest prisons
The National Prosecution Authority (NPA, with the support of the Irish rules of law has established the Mobile Courts Model. This would handle ...
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Special Report: ‘Have you seen the filth? We fear mass graves’. A story on Zambia’s race against cholera
Stinking piles of garbage with flies swarming all over them was a common sight as journalists from Zambia Monitor toured Lusaka’s cholera hotspots. ...
Metro
SADC health ministers meet to discuss cholera situation in the region
The Committee of Ministers of Health of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) have convened to discuss way forward on the cholera situation ...
Metro
Govt shuts down two markets in Mandevu, Kanyama over cholera fears, as 15 more deaths recorded
Government has closed down two markets in Mandevu and Kanyama due to unsanitary conditions, as the country continues to record cholera cases. Minister ...
