Author: Thelma Mwansa

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟐𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. Chongwe Municipal Council today joined the Soli Shamifwi of Bunda Bunda Chiefdom in celebrating the Chiwela Kumunshi Traditional Ceremony held in Rufunsa District. Chiwela Kumunshi, meaning “Returning to the Village,” symbolises the return of the harvest from the previous farming season to the village. The ceremony also serves as an important… Continue reading 𝐂𝐌𝐂 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐈 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐅𝐖𝐈 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐀 𝐊𝐔𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐘 𝐑𝐮𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐚

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐞 – 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 , 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. The construction of an ablution block at the New Chongwe Modern Market has reached 97 percent completion, with only minor finishing touches remaining before the facility is officially handed over. Once completed and operational, the ablution block is expected to serve more than 3,000 traders when the highly… Continue reading 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐀𝐓 𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐖𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐍𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍

CHONGWE, 24, August 2026. Chongwe Fire Brigade on Sunday, 23 August 2026, responded to a drowning incident at Sunrise Dam in the Silverest area after receiving a report of a suspected drowning at around 15:59 hours. The incident involved an unidentified adult male believed to be aged between 35 and 37 years. The body was… Continue reading CHONGWE FIRE BRIGADE RETRIEVES BODY OF UNKOWN MAN FROM SUNRISE DAM IN SILVEREST.

Chongwe – Friday 21st Friday,2026 Lusaka Provincial Sports Development Coordinator Ms. Agness Mweetwa has visited Chongwe District for a one-day workshop aimed at strengthening collaboration between the District Sports Advisory Committee (DSAC) and Chongwe Municipal Council in implementing community sports programmes. Ms. Mweetwa highlighted the importance of stakeholder collaboration in promoting sports development, talent identification,… Continue reading CHONGWE STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY SPORTS DEVELOPMENT.

Chongwe- Tuesday 11th August,2026. Chongwe District Election Officer, Mr. Damson Mukwato, has briefed all successful Poll Staff ahead of the Thursday, 13th August 2026 General Elections. Mr. Mukwato reminded the poll staff to ensure that they are settled at their assigned polling stations by 18:00 hours on Wednesday, in readiness for polling day. He further… Continue reading 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐖𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐅𝐒 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐅𝐔𝐋 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐅𝐅 𝐀𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐀𝐘.

Chongwe – 8th August,2026. Chongwe District Electoral Officer Mr. Damson Mukwato (DEO) has briefed Election agents ahead of the August 13 General Elections, outlining key expectations and procedures for polling day. The DEO informed the agents that polling stations across the district will open at 06:00 hours and emphasized the importance of all election agents… Continue reading 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐖𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐅𝐒 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐀𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟏𝟑 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐒.

Chongwe-Saturday 8th August ,2026. Chongwe District Electoral Officer (DEO) Mr .Damson Mukwato has briefed uniformed staff ahead of the August 13th General Elections, with emphasis on professional conduct, proper coordination and maintaining peace throughout the electoral process. The DEO urged officers to conduct themselves professionally and impartially, stressing that their conduct will be critical to… Continue reading 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐖𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐎 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐅𝐒 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐅𝐅 𝐀𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟏𝟑 𝐏𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐒.

Chongwe- Thursday 7th August,2026. Ballot papers for Chongwe District have arrived ahead of the 2026 General Elections scheduled for Thursday, 13th August 2026. The arrival of the ballot papers has been witnessed by various electoral stakeholders, including representatives of political parties and other key stakeholders, as part of measures to promote transparency and confidence in… Continue reading 𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐓 𝐏𝐀𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐖𝐄 𝐃𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐓 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐎𝐅 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟏𝟑 𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒.

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐞 – 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭,𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. A delegation from the SADC Election Observer Mission has visited Chongwe District to assess and understand how election officials are managing and implementing district-level electoral activities ahead of the 13 August 2026 General Elections. The delegation, comprising Mr. Hitila Petrus, Mr. Nyahoza Sisy, Mr. Moyara Thabiso and Ms. Tenele Dlamini,… Continue reading 𝐒𝐀𝐃𝐂 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐁𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐖𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒 𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒.

𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐞 – 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥’𝐬 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤. 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨… Continue reading 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐀 𝐑𝐎𝐀𝐃