Men have been urged to uphold the culture of being providers of families, including shelter, instead of mainly relying on women for their needs.

Two families in Kongola have lost everything in a fire that started while they were at church.

Nora Samba, a 38-year-old woman from Tulikonge Village in the Mwanzi area, is the most affected after all three houses in her courtyard burned to ashes.