‘Make use of Sata for development’
DRIVING THE COUNTRY FORWARD: President Sata goes behind the wheel of an earth-moving equipment during the launch of the 45.5km Chingola-Kitwe dual carriage way in Kitwe recently. – Picture by EDDIE...
View ArticleMan wins battle against croc
KACHUNSHI was assured of a delicious meal, but so was the crocodile. By CHAPADONGO LUNGU and BRIAN MALAMA A MIDDLE-AGED man of Mukonchi in Kapiri Mposhi recently survived a crocodile attack on...
View ArticleAvoid accidents
THE number of accidents which have been recorded over the Christmas holiday is very worrying and alarming. There have been many campaigns to sensitise motorist and the general public that they should...
View ArticleGBM stick to his guns
…only President Sata can fire me, says ex-Defence chief By ALVIN CHIINGA FORMER Defence minister Geoffrey Mwamba yesterday scuppered mounting speculation that his days in the ruling party were numbered...
View ArticleDoubt Sata’s resolve on graft at own peril
By CHARLES CHISALA ON New Year’s Eve President Sata addressed the nation via a statement issued in Lusaka by his special assistant for press and public relations, George Chellah, in which he made...
View ArticleStrange marriage between siblings shocks many
From CHAMBO NG’UNI in Serenje A STRANGE marriage between a man and his biological younger sister in Serenje has shocked many people with Chief Kabamba describing the incestuous union as a taboo. Mukuwa...
View ArticleZambia records historic passenger flow
By NANCY MWAPE ZAMBIA has recorded unprecedented increase in air traffic with Kenneth Kaunda International Airport recording one million passengers for the first time in history. This is the first time...
View ArticleBoy assaulted by grandmother still hospitalised
By BARBARA CHANDA THE three-year-old boy of Lusaka who was severely beaten by his grandmother is still critically ill in University Teaching Hospital (UTH). UTH spokesperson Mwenya Mulenga said in an...
View ArticleJust how foolish?
MOVIE REVIEW with SHUPE SAKALA Title: Foolish me Genre: Drama, Written: Mingeli Palata Producer: Malcolm Pamutumwa Director: Richard Msimuko Time: 1 hour 32mins WHAT do you do when love steps in the...
View ArticleRate of road traffic accidents irks Scott
VICE President Guy Scott (left) comforts Foreign Affairs deputy Minister Gabriel Namulambe during the funeral church service for his Daughter Rose Namulambe, grandchildren Jenifer and Jane Chikunta at...
View ArticleInferno victims put to rest
FLORENCE Sikende (centre) wails uncontrollably at the sight of charred bodies of her seven children in Shamakamba village on Sunday afternoon. Her late estranged husband committed a bizarre suicide...
View ArticleTribunal to probe judges pledges impartiality
PRESIDENT Sata receives an affidavit of oath from Justice Lloyd Siame (right) during the swearing-in ceremony at State House yesterday. Justice Siame was sworn in as a member of the tribunal to probe...
View ArticleMasumba opens fire
…lights up Kitwe skies on New Year’s Eve By NKOMBO KACHEMBA STEPHEN Masumba, the exuberant Mufumbwe lawmaker, showed for the umpteenth time that there is a bottom to the well from which he draws his...
View ArticleGetting to the bottom of senseless killings
THE barbaric killing of eight children, including a grandchild in Nampundwe calls for much more than sympathy for the victims and condemnation of the culprit. Society needs to also know just what...
View ArticleLow revenue worries Livingstone mayor
From CHOMBA MUSIKA in Livingstone LIVINGSTONE mayor Aggrey Njekwa unhappy with the levels of revenue collection at the Livingstone City Council (LCC) and has called for an improvement. Speaking during...
View ArticleFinancial institution disburses K56m to SMEs
BETTER Finance Company managing director Noel Nkoma (left) with Kobs Transporters Limited director Kombe Kalonga at Farmers House yesterday. – Picture by MACKSON WASAMUNU. By TEDDY KUYELA BETTER NOW...
View ArticleBan selling of uniforms in schools – State urged
By TEDDY KUYELA CHIKONDI Foundation president John Mambo has urged Government to immediately ban the sale of uniforms in Government schools. Bishop Mambo says the sale of uniforms in Government schools...
View Article‘Guard against exportation of copper concentrates’
By JIMMY CHIBUYE MINISTER of Mines, Energy and Water Development Christopher Yaluma has directed relevant authorities to vigilantly guard against exportation of copper concentrates because Zambia has...
View ArticleAustralian mining giant to start mineral explorations
By KALONDE NYATI AN AUSTRALIAN mining giant, Fortescue Mining Group (FMG), is soon expected to start explorations for various minerals in the country, Government has disclosed. Minister of Mines,...
View Article17kgs game meat lands woman in court
By CHOMBA MUSIKA A 27-YEAR-OLD woman of Kazungula has pleaded guilty to being in possession of 17kgs of duiker and impala meat without a certificate from the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA). When...
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