NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Kitwe IT WAS an emotional send-off for three victims in the Kabwe gruesome murders as Kitwe residents yesterday gathered in numbers at Chingola Road Cemetery to pay their last respects. The victims, among them a four-month-old baby, were allegedly killed by Joseph Chipeta, 53, a convict. Chipeta and his ally, Miles Malaya, 42, […]
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Serial killer victims buried
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Drifting kills fan, sport banned
ELIZABETH CHATUVELA, Lusaka THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has banned all spinning and drifting motorsport events after a 37-year-old man was killed during an event at National Sports Development Centre (NASDEC) in Lusaka on Saturday. In a statement issued yesterday by RTSA head of public relations Fredrick Mubanga, chief executive officer Gladwell Banda […]
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How Savenda Group of Companies was built
KELVIN KACHINGWE, Lusaka IN 1997, Dr Miles Munroe announced that he would be going to Johannesburg, South Africa, for a business seminar. Having been a follower of Dr Munroe for years, Clever Mpoha decided to be part of the delegates for the conference. “I left for South Africa at a time I was working for […]
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Nip violence in the bud
THE simmering violence between rival groups of cadres in certain areas where they are conducting door-to-door campaigns must be contained before things get worse. We share Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja’s sentiments in a statement that political parties should carry out their campaigns in a coordinated manner to avoid clashes. There is no doubt […]
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PF, UPND welcome door-to-door orders
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka POLITICAL parties undertaking door-to-door mobilisation are required to notify police because failure to do so has resulted in clashes between rival cadres, Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has directed. The directive has been welcomed by the main political parties. Mr Kanganja says unregulated door-to-door campaign activities and processions have resulted in […]
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Tobacco farmers in cash galore
NKOLE MULAMBIA, Chipata JAPAN Tobacco International (JTI) Leaf Zambia Limited Chipata branch has projected to buy over 5.2 million kilogrammes of unprocessed tobacco worth over K200 million this year. The company will buy a total of 4.8 million kilogrammes worth K228.8 million from small-scale farmers under its outgrower scheme. Operations manager Ezekiel Mtonga said […]
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Fear of God beginning of peace, says Wina
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka A NATION that fears God is blessed and Government wants to see a more united Church that offers leadership in all sectors of the economy to uphold and promote national peace, Vice-President Inonge Wina has said. Mrs Wina says the Church should not only provide spiritual and material needs of society, but […]
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Prisons chief stands ground
PRISCILLA MWILA, Lusaka I WILL only resign when I fail to effectively execute my duties because inmates escaping from facilities are a common trend, Zambia Correctional Service (ZCS) Commissioner General Chisela Chileshe has said. And two convicts who killed nine women escaped from Kabwe Medium Correctional Facility for 46 days. Speaking in an interview, Dr […]
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Growth through energy security
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka ZAMBIA is confronted with an increasing energy demand, averaging six percent per annum, resulting from demographic and socio-economic factors, according to the National Energy Policy of 2019. But due to lack of investment in the energy sector to meet the demands of the growing population, by the year 2008, the power deficit […]
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Hail King Were as he inks hat-trick, 100th goal
MULWANDA LUPIYA, Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola ZESCO 4 KITWE 0 JESSE Were registered his 100th goal as Zesco United took a giant step towards winning the MTN Super League title following a 4-0 win over relegated Kitwe United in the rescheduled Week 24 Super League match at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. On-fire Were scored […]
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Zambia about to cross COVID red line
PRISCILLA MWILA,Lusaka A CRITICAL analysis of the coronavirus evolution in Zambia has shown that the country is likely to be in a very undesirable situation in the coming weeks following an increase in daily cases. The study has also indicated that the country is on the verge of entering the third wave of the global […]
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Morocco dreams new Africa
MONICA KAYOMBO, Lusaka THE Kingdom of Morocco dreams of a new, strong and daring Africa which will be in charge of its own affairs, its envoy to Zambia Kalakhi Mohamed has said.Dr Mohamed, Morocco’s charge de affaires to Zambia,has thus urged Zambians to join the rest of Africa in fighting for economic freedom even in […]
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Mangango community appreciates ZNS services
BENEDICT TEMBO, Mangango, Kaoma ISAAC Kasabi Kanguya, 94, has lived in Mangango, a rural outpost in Kaoma, for several years. Mr Kanguya was there when the Zambia National Service (ZNS) unit in Mangango was established and has seen its impact grow among the people who live around it. ZNS means everything to Mr Kanguya, who […]
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Dynamos continue being ‘Elite’
CHEWE KALIWILE, Lusaka LUSAKA Dynamos Ladies have maintained their impressive run beating struggling National Assembly 2-1 in a Week 12 FAZ Women’s National League match at Woodlands Stadium on Sunday.Dynamos, who have now won six, drawn three and lost one from their 11 outings so far, picked up their second win in a row after […]
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Wina presents Luo to chiefs
NANCY SIAME, MAYENGO NYIRENDA, Chipata THE adoption of women running mates by some political parties is a great tool to attain gender equity although more should be done, Vice-President Inonge Wina has said. Mrs Wina wants other deserving women to take up leadership positions, hence her resolve to retire from active politics. She said this […]
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TM custodian in court over murder, K425,000 cash
CHALI MULENGA, Livingstone Livingstone High Court has heard how an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) custodian allegedly strangled his colleague and stole K425,000 meant for an Absa Bank Zambia dispensing machine they were entrusted to replenish at the bank’s branch in Kalomo. This is a matter Jimmy Shiyanda, 28, an Armsecure Security Company employee and resident […]
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Go-slow ill-motivated,must end now
IT IS disappointing that doctors have chosen this time when the country is grappling with the increasing number of COVID-19 cases to call for a go-slow to press Government for good conditions of service. The decision by Resident Doctors Association of Zambia (RDAZ) to continue with their go-slow amid the pandemic does not suit the […]
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Sing it one more time this August
VICTOR KALALANDA, Lusaka UNDOUBTEDLY the words from this song, and others like it, had put millions in the mood. When American journalist Gay Talese wrote that pithy statement in 1965, as intended, it was as true then of singer Frank Sinatra’s ballad, ‘In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning,’ as it is of today’s […]
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Were hungry for more goals
AFTER netting a century of goals, striker Jesse Were says the landmark has given him more appetite to continue banging in goals for Zesco United but insists he is not sure if he will be at the club next season.Kenyan Were on Sunday scored a hattrick in Zesco’s 4-0 demolition of Kitwe United in an […]
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Crop price raised 200%
PRISCILLA MWILA, LYANGANO NYAMBE, Lusaka FARMERS have been given the best news possible following an increase in crop prices by a whopping 200 percent in some cases. The staple crop maize, soya bean and paddy rice have had their prices increased by between 37 to 233 percent, which is the best raise in decades. Farmers […]
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