Rural News

The Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) is delighted with the ruling of the Constitutional Court to recognize the power of the Litunga and three other Paramount Chiefs in traditional governance. At a press briefing held at the Kuta today, BRE Prime...

Lusangazi Patriotic Front aspiring candidate for council chairperson, William Banda has died Mr Banda, aged 53, died this morning at Kalindawalo General Hospital in Petauke, where he was being treated for diabetes. Mr Banda’s son, Emmanuel Banda confirmed the death of...

The Mwinilunga district Covid-19 emergency response team has conducted an inspection of schools in the area to ascertain their adherence to Covid-19 guidelines and preparedness should schools open soon. The team, which was led by Mwinilunga acting District Commissioner...

At least nine grade seven pupils at Liombe primary school in Kapiri Mposhi district last year dropped out of school due pregnancies and early marriages. And government has challenged traditional leaders in Kapiri Mposhi district to exercise their...

Vice President Inonge Wina says government seeks to ensure that all citizens in the country have access to affordable and quality health care services. Speaking when she commissioned Lutaba Mini Hospital in Mwandi district today, Mrs. Wina said government...

The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has so far bought 803.55 metric tonnes of white maize and paid out more than K2.4 million to small scale farmers who supplied the commodity in region ‘B’ comprising six districts of Southern...

Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock in Mkushi District has recorded an increase in fishing farming in the past years. Mkushi district Fisheries Officer (DFO) Chisomo Phiri observed a significant rise in the number of farmers engaging in fish farming...

Police in Solwezi are investigating a case in which a 59 year old man was allegedly killed by unknown people. North-western province Commissioner of Police, Joel Njase has confirmed the incident in Solwezi and identified the deceased as Moses...

A 57 year old woman of Kakeza village of Musele chiefdom in Kalumbila district of North Western province has been shot dead by unknown people. North-Western province Commissioner of Police, Joel Njase confirmed to ZANIS that police received a report...

Mkushi District Fisheries Officer (DFO) Chisomo Phiri says the district has recorded an impressive increase in aquaculture in the area, over the past two years. Mr Phiri told ZANIS in an interview that there has been a significant rise in...