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A nine-year-old boy of Airport area in Mongu district has died after the house he was sleeping in cought fire. Western Division Police Commanding Officer, Vael Muzwenga, confirmed the incident to ZANIS in Mongu that the fire started around 23:00hrs last night. Mr Muzwenga...

Residents of Kapoto shanty compound where cholera has broken out in Kitwe have shocked the district administration after they refused to be drinking treated water allegedly for fear of becoming impotent. ZANIS Kitwe reports that Kitwe District Commissioner Macdonald Mtine...

Government has implored tertiary education institutions to find land and expand their respective institutions so that they can absorb the large number of pupils from basic and secondary schools. Science, Technology and Vocational Training Minister Brain Chituwo noted that it...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Mazabuka has arrested a village headman and his family in connection with the cultivation of 7 kilogrammes of cannabis. The named villageman from Chief Hanjalika,his wife,and daughter are currently detained at Mazabuka Police station. DEC...

The Association of All Nations Team Sports Supports (ANTS) says Zambia National Soccer Team Coach Herve Renard should resign should the team lose the crucial Zambia-Gabon encounter, on Thursday. ANTS Secretary General (SG) Bob Kayukwa told ZANIS sports in Lusaka,...

Mweemba Area Development Association (MADA) says succession disputes of senior Chief Mweemba in Sinazongwe district have divided villagers who may attack each other if nothing is done to address the situation. MADA chairperson, Edson Sikalongo, told ZANIS that government and...

The Anti- Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) has commended the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for announcing the date of the long waited continuous voter registration. Speaking to ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today, AVAP Executive Director, Bonny Tembo said...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has commended the major political parties in the country for resolving to hold their convention before the 2011 tripartite elections. FODEP Information Officer McDonald Chipenzi told ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today that...

A 38-year-old house wife of Kasonde Chisuna in senior Chief Mwamba’s area in Kasama district has committed suicide after a domestic quarrel. Northern Province Police chief, Charles Lungu, confirmed the incident to ZANIS in Kasama over the weekend. Mr Lungu...

Patriotic Front president Michael Sata has re-stated that that his party has never been against the Chinese investment in general. Mr Michael said his party is only concerned with the conditions of service the Chinese offer to the...