- Opposition United Party for National Development-UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has observed that health workers are working in distress and difficult conditions. In an interview after he donated 50 by 25 kilogram bags of mealie meal to Monze Mission Hospital on Monday, Hichilema said government workers through out the country were distressed as a result of non commitment by government to improve the conditions of service. “Workers are working in distressful and difficult conditions of service because the MMD government doesn’t want to improve the conditions of service for its workers and these are some of the issues why we are saying there is need to change government and…

- Police in Monze have picked up a body of a deceased woman suspected to be a Zimbabwean national. News crew which rushed to the scene found the decomposed body lying under the tree in tall grass behind Uchi Gardens in Monze urban. The deceased has been identified as Lizzy Moyo born on 28th August, 1980. According to the police, the deceased could have died three weeks ago adding that the deceased was a businesswoman who was street vending and knitting table clothes. And asked if there is suspicion of foul play on the deceased, the police declined to comment as investigations are still underway. "We were alerted by the public that there was a bad smell from the area alon…

- Zambia’s representatives in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Champion’s league Zanaco Coach Keagan Mumba says his team will work on their mistakes and ensure that they qualify to the next round of the competition. Speaking in an interview after his team‘s 3-2 victory over Mbabane Swallows of Swaziland, Mumba said that Zanaco have put themselves in a tight situation after conceeding two away goals. He said the players committed a few silly errors and were eventually punished for it. "It will be difficulty to play away from home after conceeding two goals. We have made it hard for ourselves and we have made things hard for ourselves", Mumba sai…

- Holy Family Hospitaller of St. John of Ireland has reiterated the importance of community based rehabilitation-CBR in Monze district of Zambia. Speaking when she officially opened the 2013 annual general meeting in Monze today, Supervisory Board Chair Jane McEvoy said Child Development Centers are an important tool in the promotion of CBR. She said there is need to promote CBR and scale up the rehabilitations in communities. "Its a pity that people from the communities are not aware of such initiatives like community based rehabilitation and that these are important in integrating people back into their society with less international help", McEvoy said. "There i…