Sunday, June 8, 2025

Rural News

A grade five pupil Commits suicide in Mafinga district

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...

Chitimukulu proposes electoral college to select chiefs

Paramount Chief Chitimukulu of the Bemba people has proposed the need for all tribes in Zambia to establish the Electoral College which will be...

Man get one month in Prison with hard labour for stealing a chicken

The theft of a chicken valued at K130 has earned a 24-year-old Kapiri Mposhi man one-month imprisonment with hard labour. Before Kapiri Mposhi Resident...

Govt hailed for recognizing traditional leaders as its key partners

Chief Nkana of the Lamba-speaking people in Lufwanyama district on the Copperbelt has hailed the new dawn government for considering traditional leaders as its...

Nine month pregnant woman detained over land ownership

Eastern Province Deputy Permanent Secretary Beauty Phiri has strongly condemned the detaining of a nine months pregnant woman by the police in Lusangazi following...

Government embarks on program to safeguard cultural heritage

The government has embarked on a program aimed at safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage of people of various ethnic groups in Zambia. Chembe District Cultural Officer...

Allegation of pocketing of CDF funds by Cooperatives emerge

Chinsali District Commissioner, Samson Muchemwa has warned registered cooperatives in Chinsali District in Muchinga Province of punitive measures against all cooperatives that have squandered...

Availability of a lucrative market sees for Soya beans farming rise

The number of farmers growing soya beans compared to other crops like maize has increased in Vubwi District. Vubwi District Agricultural Coordination Officer Philimon...