By SYLVIA MWEETWA and CHUSA SICHONE – THIRTEEN people have been apprehended in Chingola following riotous behaviour in which four vehicles were set ablaze when police were burying the remains of a body discovered in a decomposed state.Copperbelt...
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By SYLVIA MWEETWA – FOUR armed men have snatched K90,000 from a Solwezi-based miner who was lured to Chingola by the bandits who pretended that they were selling a motor vehicle.The attackers also attempted to strangle the victim with a rope but he managed to overpower one of the attackers and run away.Read more
THERE is normally a fanfare at the distribution of Constituency Development Funds (CDF).This is because the CDF is meant to address the development needs of communities around the country.And one message is consistent at the distribution ceremonies of these funds and this is that ‘don’t forget to pay back’.In today’s edition of the newspaper, we […]
By KETRA KALUNGA in Shibuyunji – KONKOLA Copper Mine (KCM) has said the newly-procured two front-end loaders for Nampundwe Mine in Shibuyunji will ramp up production of pyrite a vital mineral in the copper smelting process at Nchanga Smelter in Chingola.KCM provisional liquidator Celine Nair said the equipment purchased at a cost of $131, 035 […]
By EMILY KUWEMA – CONSTRUCTION works on the Chingola-Kasumbalesa road have made progress now covering more than 65 per cent towards completion.The road works starting from Chingola to Kasumbalesa stretching 35 kilometres was being constructed under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with Turbo Kachin Investment Consortium as the concessionaire.Road Development Agency (RDA) Copperbelt regional manager, […]
By ESTHER NG’ANDU – A-TWO-YEAR-OLD baby in Chingola has died after the mother fed her suspected poisonous liquid believed to be anointing oil from a ‘woman of God’ meant to heal the child’s fractured leg. Read more
By CHATULA KANGALI – THE Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) is implementing a plan to enable Zambia Railways rehabilitate its rail line from Chingola to Livingstone to improve train speeds and cargo.
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By ESTHER NG’ANDU-SIX people, including a family of five died after the vehicle they were travelling in rammed into a truck on the Solwezi- Chingola Road on Sunday evening around 19:00 hours near Kabitata stream.North-Western Police Commanding Officer Dennis Moola said in a statement yesterday that five of the victims including a four-year-old boy were […]
TRADITIONALY, when a man wants to marry, certain conditions have to be met if the marriage is to be legal.One of the conditions is the need for a man who is marrying to pay insalamu.Apart from insalamu, men are required to pay what is known in some Zambian tribes as lobola – which is an […]
By KENNEDY MUPESENI and MAYA NTANDA – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has maintained that his strong Christian and moral background does not allow him to support the lesbian and gay culture, maintaining that the country will continue to be a Christian nation. Read more
By KENNEDY MUPESENI – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema will urgently engage his Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterpart Felix Tshisekedi and other regional leaders to find a lasting solution to the persistent delays in clearing traffic at the Kasumbalesa Border. Read more
By ESTHER NG’ANDU-A SIXTY-YEAR-OLD man in Chingola has been detained for allegedly killing his wife in a domestic row sparked by a song she was playing on her phone.Copperbelt Commanding officer Sharon Zulu confirmed the incident which happened on Saturday in Bupalo area in which Titus Chota, 20, reported that he suspected his stepfather Zebby […]
By SAMUEL LUKHANDA – Rangers 1-0 Buildcon‘BRAVE’ Nchanga Rangers coach Robert Tembo hailed yesterday’s win and described it as massive after his side made a dream return to the MTN Super League with a smash and grab victory over troubled Buildcon to send a packed Nchanga Stadium into wild celebrations.Their marquee offseason acquisition from Zesco […]
[Times of Zambia] The Government has quarantined livestock in farms affected by Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in three districts around the country and similarly authorities on the Copperbelt have banned the movement of cattle in Chingola following an o...
[Times of Zambia] THE six Chingola police officers caught in the company of a gang that raided Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Nchanga plant on Monday for scrap metal have been formally arrested.
[Times of Zambia] IRATE small-scale miners popularly known as 'Jerabo' yesterday fought running battles with police in Chingola after news went round that their leader who sustained serious burns after his house was set ablaze by a suspected rival grou...
[Zambia Reports] The Kitwe High Court has acquitted Melissa Neiman the 32 year old woman of Chingola who was charged with one account of murdering her 9 year old child.
[Zambia Reports] Home Affairs Minister Steven Kampyongo has warned Jerabos against causing confusion in Chingola District.
[Zambia Reports] The Chingola Municipal Council has stepped up efforts to avoid the outbreak of cholera with measures put in place is to improve sanitation in markets and bus stations
[Zambia Reports] The Chingola Municipal Council has refuted claims by some individuals in the district that the council is carrying out a demolition exercise of all illegal structures.