Daily Archives: November 27, 2017

Kasama Council warns people encroaching on commercial plots

Kasama Municipal Council (KSM) has warned people encroaching on commercial and industrial plots on p47 area along Mbala Road to immediately stop their activities. Council Public Relations Officer Nancy Chenga says the council is aware that some suspected local farmers and individuals are cultivating on land that has been allocated to private citizens. Ms. Chenga says according to investigations conducted ...

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LCC mends sinkhole at Kabwe roundabout

The Lusaka City Council (LCC) says it is not responsible for the flooding at Cosmopolitan Mall in Lusaka. This comes after some Lusaka residents blamed the council for the flooding at Cosmopolitan Mall yesterday. Council Acting Public Relations Manager George Sichimba says the Mall is a private property and the responsibility of sorting out the flooding falls squarely on the ...

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Luanshya Mayor urges contractors working on sewer project to speed up works

Luanshya Mayor Nathan Chanda has urged contractors working on sewer and water pipes installation in the district to speed up their works and desists from tempering with road infrastructure without first seeking permission from the Council. Mr. Chanda has warned that the Council will be left with no option, but to penalize Kruger Veolia Contractor, who has been engaged by ...

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A 55 year old Lusaka man dies due to suffocation

A 55 year- old man of Lusaka’s Chawama Compound has died of suspected suffocation while another was found in an unconscious state. In a statement, Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says the man whose particulars have not yet been established was discovered dead while the other person only identified as Sakala was found in an unconscious state due to suspected suffocation ...

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Govt makes tremendous progress in refining constitution

Justice Minister Given Lubinda says government has made tremendous progress towards refining the Republican Constitution. Speaking in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia when he was transiting to Rome to attend a conference for Ministers of Justice, under the theme ‘A world without a death penalty, no justice without life’, Mr Lubinda says Lacunas in the constitution are of great concern to government. ...

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Egypt star Salah maintains goal streak

Egypt sharpshooter Mohamed Salah continued a hot scoring streak by putting Liverpool ahead in a 1-1 English Premier League draw with Chelsea at the weekend.The 25-year-old, who spent two unsuccessful years at Chelsea before his career took off in Italy at AS Roma, has scored six goals in his last five matches. Salah is among 30 nominees for the CAF ...

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Zimbabwe officially declares Mugabe national holiday

Zimbabwe has officially declared 21 February to be Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day, thereby making the former president’s birthday a public holiday, the Herald newspaper reports. New President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to form a cabinet this week. Mr Mugabe resigned last week after a military intervention and days of mass protests. The police and army are to stage ...

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Mount Agung: Bali volcano alert raised to highest level

About 100,000 people near Bali’s Mount Agung have been ordered to evacuate as officials fear a major eruption. Indonesian authorities have raised the state of alert to its highest level, and expanded the exclusion zone around the rumbling volcano. The island’s airport has now closed, leaving thousands stranded in the tourist hotspot. Authorities say dark gas and ash have been ...

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Prince Harry to marry girlfriend Meghan Markle

Prince Harry is to marry his American actress girlfriend Meghan Markle, Prince Charles has announced. The prince, fifth in line to the throne, will marry Ms Markle next spring and will live at Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace in London. The couple, who have been dating since 2016, got engaged earlier this month. In a statement, Prince Harry said he ...

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