Screening for TB, seeking treatment vital
DURING commemoration of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day yesterday, Minister of Health Elijah Muchima disclosed through permanent secretary Kennedy Lishimpi that 20 people die of TB every week and 5,000 annually…
Convent school ex-headteacher jailed over K200,000
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka HANDSMAID Girls Convent School former headteacher Patricia Chanda and her sister, Ireen, have been jailed six months for obtaining over K200,000 by false pretences. Patricia, 45, and…
NGOCC for Constitution amendment
MWAKA LENGALENGA, MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka NON-GOVERNMENTAL Gender Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has backed calls for constitutional amendment aimed at, among other proposals, increasing the participation of women, youth, and persons…
More pollution in Mwambashi Stream raises alarm
MELODY MUPETA Kitwe A TEST conducted on water from Mwambashi Stream in Kalulushi district on the Copperbelt has revealed high levels of contamination. Nkana Water Supply and Sanitation Company (NWSSC)…
10 drown in Kawambwa
Kawambwa Sugar workers were going to work when incident occurred PRISCILLA CHIPULU, MAYENGO NYIRENDA Ndola, Chipata TEN employees of Kawambwa Sugar have drowned while six others survived after the boat…
Emmanuel Mwamba sureties released after paying K50,000 each
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka MUFULIRA Member of Parliament (MP) Golden Mwila and his Musanzala counterpart, Elias Daka, were yesterday briefly detained and later released after paying K50,000 each. They forfeited a…