ZIO MWALE, Lusaka
MAINGO Mwakoi, 15, is one of the pupils at Chunga Primary School, a boarding school located in the Kafue National Park in Mumbwa, which is about 300 kilometres from Lusaka. (more…)
BENEDICT TEMBO, Mumbwa
WRITING in the Zambia Travel Guide, one traveller described Mumbwa as nothing more than a refuelling stop for those travelling between Lusaka and Mongu. (more…)
Dear editor,
I’M WONDERING what logic Road Transport and Safety Agency is using by putting 40km and 20km around St Ann Ambassador, along new Mumbwa Road highway, and 60km at Garden House, Livonia Shopping Mall and the market just next to the road. (more…)
CHRISTOPHER CHIPEMBA, Lusaka
MAUREEN Maimbo is 38 years old and lives in Maimwene Resettlement Scheme in Mumbwa district. One Tuesday morning, she arrived home with K1, 350 cash, her paltry proceeds from the 18 of 50kg bags of maize she had sold to a miller in Mumbwa central town. Mrs Maimbo lost her husband in 2010 and for the last eight years, she has been fending for herself and her three children now aged 8, 12 and 15 through farming. Now this time around, the Maimbo family has to work out a way to survive on this meagre income until the next crop harvest 12 months away. (more…)
LINDA NYONDO, Mumbwa
MUMBWA district assistant social welfare officer Lizzy Chirwa says the department has acquired land from traditional leaders to construct a place of safety for gender-based violence (GBV) victims. (more…)
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe
A 50-YEAR-OLD man of Mumbwa has lost his manhood after another man cut it off for allegedly flirting with his wife.
Central Province Commissioner of Police Joel Njase has identified the victim as Coast Choongo of Chikwanka village in Senior Chief Shakumbila’s area. (more…)
MALUMO SILUMESI, Kabwe
GOVERNMENT has released K6.8 million to Mumbwa in Central Province for the payment of outstanding arrears to over 3,270 beneficiaries under the social cash transfer programme.
MALUMO SILUMESI, Mumbwa
GOVERNMENT plans to construct a 25 megawatts solar plant in Mumbwa in Central Province to cushion electricity challenges in the area.
Mumbwa District Commissioner Felix Ndopu says the solar plant will be funded by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC).