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Lusaka has two million Kilograms of uncollected garbage

Lusaka City Council Director of Public Health Amos Musonda says Lusaka province has 4, 000,000 Kilogram’s of garbage waste in Lusaka province alone. Speaking at the handover ceremony of 15 trash bins donated by Longacres Lions Club of Lusaka at Lusaka Girls Basic School in Lusaka on Wednesday, Mr Musonda said out of the 4, [...]

A critical shortage of domestic water has yet again hit Mtendere Township in Lusaka forcing residents to draw water from the contaminated nearby stream. And some residents in the area have raised health concerns that people in the township might contract water borne diseases and have since appealed to the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company [...]

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The PF government has appointed Chibamba Kanyama as new Director-General of Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC), we understand. The Watchdog has been informed that Information minister Fackson Shamenda is expected to announce the appoitment of Kanyama anytime. On Tuesday,  Joe Chilainzya was fired as ZNBC director. Kanyama is currently working as Corporate Affairs Director of beer maker SABmiller. [...]

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. To my disappointment, the officer in question retorted, “We now have a new Inspector General of Police; just pay the fine otherwise we are going to impound your vehicle!”

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The Jesuit center for theological reflections JCTR has expressed concern over the inconsistency in government policies and pronouncements. Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection Programmes Manager Geoffrey Chongo says one of the the numerous  inconsistencies  in the PF government is the issue of mines windfall tax which PF promised to re-introduce during campaigns. Mr. Chongo says that [...]

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The entire Copperbelt Province MMD youth wing has endorsed the candidature of former Zambian ambassador to Canada Dr. Nevers Mumba as party president at the forth coming extra ordinary convention. Provincial MMD youth Chairperson Chicco Chibale announced the youths’ resolve to rally behind Dr. Mumba at a press briefing in Kitwe Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Chibale [...]

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PASTORAL LETTER   FROM ELECTIONS TO JUSTICE AND FAIR PLAY  From the Heads of Churches Lusaka, 5th March, 2012. Preamble: 2 Corinthians 4:1-2 Since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word [...]

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