Rural News

Government has budgeted about K900 Million for this year’s agriculture activities in Southern Province. Out of the budget K100 Million is meant for Irrigation Development...

Workers at Mansa Municipal Council in Luapula Province today held a sitting in protest to demand for payment of their salary arrears. The workers were...

By LusakaTimes The Police in Southern Province are looking for a group of people who are going round the Province masquerading as suppliers of...

Nalikwanda Member of Parliament Professor Godfrey Lungwangwa has called on people in his constituency to ensure that they are registered as voters in readiness for the forth coming general elections. Speaking at the newly reconstructed Lwatembo basic school in Nalikwanda constituency of Mongu district over the weekend, Prof. Lungwangwa told the people that voter registration was cardinal as it will help retain President Rupiah Banda in power. Prof. Lungwangwa urged those who missed the voter registration exercise last year to take advantage of the on-going voter registration currently being undertaken at Mongu Municipal Council. Professor Godfrey Lungwangwa ex

Heavy rains experienced so far in Chadiza District have caused damage to road infrastructure in the area. This has prompted the Council to call...

Deputy Minister in the Vice President’s Office Daniel Munkombwe has said Government is worried about the damaged bridges and culverts along Maamba/ Batoka road...

A 12 year old Girl of Lundazi’s Water Affairs Compound in Eastern Province is fighting for her life in the district Hospital after ...

Scores of Mongu residents yesterday marched to the Provincial Administration demanding for permission to visit and have bail granted for their relatives who were charged with riotous behavior following the January 14 riots. This was after a Mongu Subordinate court yesterday denied bail to a group of more than 60 men of Mongu district, who were arrested during the riot. A representative of the aggrieved residents Moses Litula said there were in pain because they have relatives and children who have been in police custody for about 3 weeks now without them know their welfare. He said it has been difficult to even provide food for their loved ones as prisons officers would not give them a chance to do so.