Rural News

Police in Kawambwa have retrieved the body of a six year old child who went missing after her teacher allegedly chased her for crying in class. Luapula Province Police Commissioner, Gloria Mulele has confirmed that the body was found...

Chasefu District Commissioner Lufeyo Ngoma has warned charcoal burners in the area to desist from indiscriminate cutting down of trees. The District Commissioner said those involved in the wanton cutting down of trees for charcoal production will face the law...

An Activist in Solwezi Commissioner Asa Lukamata has bemoaned the low youth participation in Constituency Development Fund (CDF) disbursement last year. In an interview with the media last week Mr Lukamata said, only four youth cooperatives benefited from the...

Police in Mbala District have recovered a Toyota Land cruiser vehicle that was stolen from Kasama General Hospital in Kasama District. The Toyota Land Cruiser belonging to the Kasama One Stop Centre went missing between Tuesday and Wednesday...

United Party for National Development (UPND) cadres in Mporokoso yesterday stormed council offices and threatened to lock the offices of the Council Secretary, the Planner and Procurement Officer. The cadres were claiming that the named council officers are being...

The Forestry Department in Kapiri Mposhi has bemoaned the increased encroachment of protected forest reserves in the district. District Forestry Officer, Nicholas Chilo said Kapiri Local and Chibwe National Forests, the two forest reserves in the district, have been...

Chief Mukuni of the Toka Leya speaking people of Kazungula district in Southern province has called for the revision of the 1958 Chiefdom Boundary Maps. Speaking when Lands and Natural Resources Minister Elijah Muchima called on him at his...

A 34 Year old woman of Mwamfuli village in Chief Kasoma Bangweulu’s chiefdom in Samfya district, Luapula Province has died after a pit latrine she was in collapsed. Identified as Mildred Nalungwe , the deceased met her fate after...

A 14 year old boy of Benyama village in Chief Muyombe's Chiefdom of Mafinga district in Muchinga Province has committed suicide by hanging himself using fiber rope. Muchinga Province Deputy Commissioner of Police, Stephen Mayoko who confirmed the development to...

Paramount Chief Chitimukulu of the Bemba people has proposed the need for all tribes in Zambia to establish the Electoral College which will be responsible for selecting Chiefs. The Paramount Chief said the establishment of the Electoral College will help...