What this country fears are elements of riots happening in Kitwe and surrounding areas. Kitwe is known for very nasty riots which have seen the most powerful Republican President Kenneth Kaunda fall. Kitwe lately has been witnessing isolated incidents of minor riots, an indication that the molten lava could be ready to rupture and engulf […]
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The embattled PF Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili has been hanging on to the seat using the court thread. High Court has dismissed his matter forcing a bye-election but he is still adamant saying he wants justice to prevail. What justice? Every club has rules and CK himself disobeyed those rules and he was ejected […]
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Chingola Mayor Titus Tembo merits a pat on the back for his aggression and dynamisms to combat the cancer of illegal land allocation which has infiltrated Chingola. Whether he has been using chemotherapy or herbal remedies, the bottom line is that there are signs that the battle is almost won. Chingola has been grappling and […]
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Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) boasts of being one of the largest employer in Zambia and also the backbone of the economy of Chingola, Chililabombwe, Kitwe and Nampundwe where it operate. Though KCM is known for delayed payment to its contractors and suppliers, the mining firm has in the past stood tall on the matters related […]
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Editorial There has been much talk of jerabos terrorizing the communities on the Copperbelt especially in Kitwe and Chingola, reaching to the extent of mocking law enforcement agencies such as police. Cops were accused of joining hands with these copper thieves to fatten their pockets. But there is sudden will to sweep all gangs by […]
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They are called small scale miners by politicians during the campaigns, they are called stone dealers by the women they prey and they call themselves jerabos in reference to illegal miners. But why sugar coat the name. These are simply thugs whose livelihood depends on stealing copper to survive.
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…only waiting for death certificate! It’s now apparent that both Vedanta and Government are not keen to run Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). Lately both have been issuing contradictory statements on the fate of this mine. Both parties aren’t telling the country the truth. Not so long ago the Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal travelled to Lusaka […]
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