Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Rural News

Dad arrested for trying to sell children

POLICE in Kapiri Mposhi arrested a man and two of his sons who attempted to sell four of his other children at over K200...

MMD weakened the system of maize marketing- Guy Scott

Vice President Guy Scott says there is need to clean up the marketing system of maize which he says is marred with corruption.Dr Scott...

Chiefs can participate in politics, but with limits-Chief Macha

Chief Macha of the Tonga speaking people of Choma district says chiefs, like any other person, can take part in politics but that there...

Poverty leads to early marriages-Lufwanyama widow

A 45 year-old widow of Lufwanyama district on the Copperbelt has cited poverty as one of the driving forces of early marriages in the...

Lions cause panic as they stray into Mkushi townships as ZAWA bemoans lack of transportation and manpower

Lions are reported to have strayed into communities near Mkushi township in Central Province. Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) Command in Mkushi district confirmed reports of...

Over 1,000 pregnancies reported among school pupils in Western Province in 2011

Over 1,000 school pupils in Western Province fell pregnant last year alone. This is according to the Provincial Education Officer (PEO), Muyangwa Kamutumwa, during the...

Police oficers wife sentenced for using abusive language on another woman.

A wife to a police officer in Chadiza District has been sentenced to one month community work for insulting and using abusive language on...

Chief Singani of Choma district bans witchdoctors

Chief Singani of the Tonga people of Choma district has banned traditional witchdoctors from operating in his chiefdom. The chief says he has taken the...