SELF-DETERMINATION: THE CASE OF BAROTSELAND IN ZAMBIA! Thursday, 8th February 2024 | Barotseland Post Exclusive. 1. WHAT IS THE REAL ISSUE CONCERNING BAROTSELAND? While general underdevelopment and systemic neglect may be among the main triggers for the perpetual discontent around Barotseland, the main issue, however, is about the territory’s legitimate right to self-determination. Successive Zambian
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OVER 2000 LEARNERS GET CDF SPONSORSHIP IN KITWE Kitwe – Thursday 9th February 2024 The government has approved the sponsorship of 2115 students and pupils for secondary school bursaries and skills training across the five constituencies of Kitwe District at a cost of K31,124,904.68 under the 2024 Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocation. A total of
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POLICE MAKE ARRESTS IN TORTURE OF JUVENILE POLICE STATEMENT Arrest of CCPU Officers for Assault. Lusaka, February 8, 2024 -Police at Kalikiliki Police Post have formally arrested and charged four Community Crime Prevention Unit Officers (CCPU) implicated in the disturbing video circulating on social media. The video depicted the alleged torture of a 14-year-old male
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ZICTA DEACTIVATES 144,000 SCAMMERS Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) says it deactivated 144,000 scammers as of December last year. The authority last year also received and handled 30,734 service-related complaints, out of which 14,826 bordered on mobile money-related fraud. ZICTA corporate communications manager Hanford Chaaba said in an interview that the authority profiled
Read MoreCHIPANGALI HEADTEACHER KILLS SELF A 52-year-old headteacher at Muliliwa Primary School in Chipangali, Eastern Province, has committed suicide after allegedly separating with his wife. Evaristo Banda took his own life by taking an unknown chemical and was found dead inside his house on Monday. Eastern Province police commanding officer Limpo Liywalii told journalists in Chipata
Read More61 NEW TEACHERS ‘DESERT’ RURAL ZAMBEZI About 61 teachers posted to rural schools in Zambezi following the recruitment of over 30,000 teachers in 2022 have left the North-Western Province district on transfer with most of them citing illness. However, Zambezi District Commissioner Simeon Machayi is not convinced by the reasons advanced by most teachers, who
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CBU GRANTED MANGANESE EXPLORATION LICENCE Copperbelt University (CBU) has been granted two large-scale manganese exploration licences in Mwense district, Luapula Province, acting Vice-Chancellor Professor John Bwalya has said. Speaking during a media breakfast meeting at the university council chamber, Prof Bwalya said the institution is looking for private-sector partners to execute the exploration and mining
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By Kasebamashila Kaseba WHERE ONE REJECTS PUBLIC COLONIAL BAROTSELAND AGREEMENT 1964 BUT ACCEPTS PRIVATE NEO-COLONIAL MINGOMBA AGREEMENT 2024 1. As one forgets 2024 from 1964 is the 60 years diamond jubilee of Zambia’s Independence in 1964 from 70 years a platinum jubilee (1894 – 1964) of colonialism. 2. One also rejects Barotseland Agreement
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AVRAM GRANT FULL INTERVIEW WITH ISRAELI MAGAZINE ONE After finishing the participation in the African Championship, the Zambian coach in a special interview with ONE: “The preparation hurt us severely, what happened does not contribute to my future with the national team” Avraham Grant hoped to end the African Championship in a different way. This
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ZAMBIAN ALBERT KANGWANDA SCORES OPENER AS AL-HILAL OUTSHINES DC UNITED WITH 3-1 VICTORY. Zambian international attacker, Albert Kangwanda was on the score sheet for his club, Al-Hilal SC, who managed to beat United States of America side DC United 3-1 in a club friendly match yesterday. Kangwanda who joined the Sudanese Club last year on
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