Friday, March 29, 2024

Rural News

Solwezi chiefs threaten to boycott constitution convention

Traditional leaders sitting at the Provincial Constitution Convention in Solwezi yesterday threatened to boycott the proceedings after they claimed that their views were not...

Mansa court rejects wife’s request to withdraw a case where husband assaulted her

The Kasama Magistrates’ Court has rejected a plea by a housewife to withdraw a case where her husband brutally assaulted her. This is in a...

North Western Province MPs absence at the ongoing Provincial Constitution Convention worries delegates

The continued absence of members of parliament in Northwestern province at the ongoing Provincial Constitution Convention in North western Province has become a source...

Sata’s King Lewanyika University is just a political pronouncement, it has no budget-Senanga MP

Senanga UPND Member of Parliament Likando Mufalali has charged that President Michael Sata's directive to set up King Lewanyika University at Namushakende in Western...

Maize-prices sky-rocket in Kabompo

Kabompo residents have appealed to government to offload large quantities of subsidized maize from the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) in the district. The residents want...

Southern Province Chiefs demand position on the re-alignment of Chirundu and Itezhi Tezhi

A meeting of Southern Province chiefs convened in Choma today failed to get underway after the chiefs objected to proceed with the agenda of...

Mongu residents question the rationale of putting TV licence fee on their ZESCO bill

Mongu residents have questioned the rationale of making them pay compulsory TV licence when some of them do not own TV sets despite having...

Rise in Chieftaincy wrangles due to PF’s 100% subsidy increase for traditional leaders

A senior royal traditionalist in Nyimba district in Eastern province has observed that the love of money was one of the root causes of...