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President Edgar Lungu has launched Lot 2 of the integrated small towns water supply and sanitation project which he said will ease the sufferings of the people in Mpika and Nakonde districts in Muchinga province when completed. The President said his administration was aware that good water supply was essential in alleviating poverty and fighting diseases such as dysentery and cholera in Zambia. President Lungu noted that water plays a critical role in the country’s socio-economic development hence his government decided to facilitate citizens’ easy access to clean and safe water and adeq...

The incident happened yesterday as the two juveniles were playing behind their house with a hoe. Muchinga Province Police Commissioner Lizzie Machina said the 5-year-old boy was digging the ground, the hoe accidentally bounced and hacked the victim who at the time of the accident was running towards the direction of the hoe, causing her to sustain a deep cut on the head. She said the victim was immediately rushed to Katozi Clinic in an unconscious state where she was pronounced dead. Ms. Machina said Police have since compiled a docket to enhance an inquest and a smooth deposition of the matt...

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President Edgar Lungu has said that the government will not shut down the economy as a way of fighting the pandemic. Speaking yesterday when he met a team of businessmen in Isoka, President Lungu said that others have called on him to impose a curfew, adding that this can not work unless people change their mindsets. The President said that in the past some countries have shut down their economies and imposed curfews but this has not worked. And the head of state said that preventing oneself from contracting Covid 19 is better than getting the vaccine for the disease because experts have not ...

A 31 year old game scout under the National Parks Wildlife in Zambia has accidentally shot himself sustaining gun shots as he was cleaning his AK47 rifle while preparing to embark on an operation in Mpika District. Enock Nshimbi survived the gun shot that hit his lower left arm as he was trying to clean the firearm that had one bullet in it. Muchinga Province Police Commissioner Lizzy Machina who confirmed the incident said police are investigating the matter. “The victim was preparing to go on an operation hence he decided to clean his AK47 rifle however, the officer did not observe normal...