President Rupiah Banda is tomorrow expected in Choma to join  mourners who will attend the burial of wife of Southern Province Minister Daniel Munkombwe. This is according to a programme released to in Choma this afternoon by District Commissioner Laiven Apuleni. Apuleni said President Banda is expected to arrive in Choma by helicopter at around [...]

thieves last night broke into the offices of the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Choma. District Commissioner Laiven Apuleni who confirmed this to ZANIS in Choma this afternoon said the thieves broke into the DEC office around 01.00 hours early today. Mr. Apuleni said the thieves gained entry into the offices situated at the district [...]

Special Assistant to the President for Policy Implementation and Monitoring, Ben Kapita has expressed disappointment at the high level of bureaucracy in approving loans under the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission Fund. Mr. Kapita said in Mazabuka yesterday that he is particularly disappointed with the red tape involved in accessing the funds among small scale business [...]

Chief Mwanachingwala and the Catholic church in Mazabuka have welcomed the decision by the Human rights commission to institute investigations into how the 46 women who participated in the Microbicide Gel clinical trial contracted the HIV virus. Chief Mwanachingwala told ZANIS in Mazabuka today, that the probe is welcome as it will expose a lot [...]

The MMD in Mazabuka has welcomed the decision by the National Executive Committee (NEC) to drop Mr. Jeff Kaande as the party’s Deputy National Secretary describing the development as good riddance. MMD District vice chairperson, Takawira Mahere told ZANIS in Mazabuka today that, removing Mr Kaande from his position is good riddance and long overdue. [...]