PRISCILLA MWILA, Lusaka POLITICIANS should stop using late founding President Kenneth Kaunda’s funeral to gain political mileage because it is not right, the United National Independence Party (UNIP) has said. On Friday, United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema said he was not invited for Dr Kaunda’s State funeral held in the Lusaka […]
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Don’t politicise KK’s funeral – UNIP
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Ex-mayor sued in land deal
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Ndola IMMEDIATE-PAST Ndola Mayor Amon Chisenga has been sued for allegedly selling land which was duly allocated to another person. This is according to a statement of claim filed in the Ndola High Court by Moses Machokoto. Mr Machokoto states that he bought stand LN-100000157/5 Ndola from Patience Muyembe at K85,000 on January […]
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Kaweche dismisses burial tiff reports
CHOMBA MUSIKA, NANCY SIAME Lusaka, Chinsali LATE founding head of State Kenneth Kaunda’s son, Kaweche, has denied media reports that the family has rejected Government’s decision to bury the global statesman at Embassy Park in Lusaka. Kaweche wants The Mast newspaper, whose story credits TimesLive, to retract the article published in its yesterday’s edition under […]
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Lungu favourite
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka IF ELECTIONS were to be held today, President Edgar Lungu would win by over 44 percent of the total votes cast, followed by United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema with 30 percent. This is according to a survey conducted by the Political Science Association of Zambia (PSAZ) in collaboration […]
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Give KK hero’s respect
POLITICIANS, by their very nature, will always seek an opportunity to grasp public attention, especially when high-profile events are involved. This is the case with the State funeral of the late first President Kenneth Kaunda which should be a unifying event for a great hero. Ideally, we shouldn’t be talking about who came, who did […]
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Housewife charged for murdering son
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka A 27-YEAR-OLD housewife of Lusaka has been taken to court for allegedly murdering her eight-month-old baby in Kalikiliki Township. The death of the infant was reported to police by its father, who found the child lying lifeless while the mother was sleeping in the same room. Esnart Banda has appeared before Lusaka […]
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Dealing with UDI
MWILA NTAMBI, Kitwe IF the Lenshina uprising posed a challenge to Kenneth Kaunda and the new nation of Zambia, the next one was even bigger. On November 11, 1965, which was about a year and a few days after Zambia’s independence, Ian Smith declared the Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) for Southern Rhodesia from Britain.Smith […]
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IG wants L/stone cops vigilant
CHISHALA MUSONDA, Livingstone POLICE officers should be on high alert to ensure public order and safety of residents and tourists in Livingstone, Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has said. Mr Kanganja said this when he addressed police officers during his tour of duty to monitor the security situation in Southern Province. He said law […]
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Wanderers still feeling hurt
MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola ‘MIGHTY’ Mufulira Wanderers skipper Joseph Sitali says his team is still hurting after missing out on promotion to the top flight on the final day of the season. The legendary side missed out on promotion to the Super Division by a whisker after beating Konkola Blades 1-0 at Shinde Stadium and the […]
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Covid crooks warned
PRISCILLA MWILA, PRISCILLA CHIPULU,Lusaka, Ndola OVER 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the country yesterday with Government warning that anyone found selling or buying the life-saving medicine will be arrested. The 228,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines are a donation from France through the Vaccines Global Access (COVAX) facility, the second similar batch in two […]
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Grave diggers grieve over death toll
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Ndola GRAVE diggers, once silent mysterious figures who worked in the dead of night to prepare final resting places of the deceased, are now taking the form and shape of overwhelmed human beings. COVID-19 deaths have brought them out in the sunrise, the night hours too short for them to dig the extra […]
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Get vaccinated
THERE are currently only two proven methods of fighting the coronavirus disease. The first is to strictly observe the five golden rules and the second is to get vaccinated.Even with efforts at observing the five golden rules of preventing the spread of COVID-19 in place,it is clear that getting vaccinated is now a must.This is […]
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Ballot papers printing starts
KASUBA MULENGA, Lusaka PRINTING of ballot papers for the August 12 general elections started yesterday in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), with local government, mayoral and council chairperson voters’ slips. In a statement yesterday, Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) corporate affairs manager Patricia Luhanga said ballot proofs are being validated by various political party representatives […]
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US market hard to penetrate
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI,Lusaka MOST Zambian entrepreneurs have failed to penetrate the United States (US) market under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) due to failure to meet the requirements, the US embassy in Zambia has said.The embassy said only a few companies are exporting handful of products due to failure to meet all the stipulated […]
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Follow KK burial on TV – Malupenga
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka TOMORROW’S burial and church service for late founding President Kenneth Kaunda will be restricted to family members and a few invited guests while the rest will follow live proceedings on television. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga said only invited guests will be allowed to attend burial at […]
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Any Seagulls fans here?
SUSSEX – Red Bull Salzburg midfielder Enock Mwepu has been linked with a move to Brighton and Hove Albion this summer. Albion are yet to announce a first-team signing so far this transfer window, with most of the deals being outgoings to date. Much of the attention around the club has centred on the futures […]
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Kaunda’s day, right on
KENNETH David Buchizya Kaunda’s name is indelibly etched in Zambia’s history because of his extraordinary deeds for the country. It is, therefore, heartwarming that a day has been declared as a national holiday in his honour.President Edgar Lungu’s declaration of April 28 as a holiday in honour of KK is indisputably the right thing to […]
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KK lasting honour
PRISCILLA MWILA, CHOMBA MUSIKA ,Lusaka WITH the lowering of the casket at his final resting place came the final 21-gun salute, final flypast and final military salute to signify the end of an era for a man who personified some of man’s greatest values. Kenneth Kaunda, founding President of Zambia, had his chapter closed at […]
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Keeping pupils out of harm’s way
A LOT of girls and boys alike are said to have dropped out of school last year when schools closed indefinitely due to COVID-19. While some schoolgirls got pregnant during the prolonged holiday, boys were not spared by the COVID-19-triggered closure of schools. According to Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC), the number of out-of-school children […]
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Let’s move on, says Kaweche
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka KAWECHE Kaunda will not pursue further a lawsuit in which he wanted the court to prevent the State from burying late founding President Kenneth Kaunda at Embassy Park. He said in an interview yesterday that he will not appeal against the court’s decision not to grant him judicial review because doing so […]
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