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The Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC)has appealed to the Ministry of Lands to ensure that plots are not allocated illegally. LWSC Public Relations Manager Simon Mwale said this when the company demolished an illegal wall fence that an unnamed...

Traffic on the Kafue-Lusaka road in Kafue today came to a standstill after scores of Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia (NCZ) workers and their families blocked the main road as they demonstrated demanding that government should immediately address their plight. The...

President Levy Mwanawasa is tomorrow expected to hold a press conference at State house. Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Mr. John Musukuma confirmed this to ZANIS in Lusaka today. Mr. Musukuma said the press conference...

About 400 make shift stalls at Lusaka's Town Centre Market have been demolished by the Council. The stalls were razed in the early hours of - Saturday. The traders were enraged by the turn of events claiming they were not given...

Munyumbwe residents have threatened violence if the body of alleged serial killer locally known as Ngangula who was beaten to death by a mob, is buried in Gwembe. And Gwembe District Council has allegedly declined to offer space at...

Latest statistics have revealed that more than a million Zambians suffer from mild and acute mental illness. Mental Health Users Network of Zambia National Coordinator Dr. Caroline Kaunda cited abuse, violence, poverty and disease as some of the major causes...

Vice President Rupiah Banda says the current judicial system is not effectively equipped to address the difficulties of young victims of gender based violence and those who come into conflict with the law. Mr Banda said the devastating emotional and...

A concerned Kawambwa resident wants government to scrap the BOMA titles for districts and replace them with Zambian offices for Local Administration. A Mr Clavel Mapoma has argued that the title of British Overseas for Millitary Administration, BOMA no...

Fighting in parts of Africa, Asia and the Middle East is increasing refugee numbers worldwide and undermining efforts by aid agencies to manage multiple disasters, a senior United Nations (UN) official said today. Speaking in northern Kenya where thousands of...

The national sports council will commence various sport talent identification and capacity development programmes across Zambia for 2011 the all Africa games. ZANIS sports reports that a steering committee on talent identification has been established and is chaired by the...