Benos accuses Malambo’s relatives, police
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka MURDER-ACCUSED Tshiabu Benos yesterday said late Autoforce proprietor Reeves Malambo’s relatives allegedly attacked her while she was in police custody. Benos has also accused...
View ArticleAfrica’s land tenure disenfranchising youths
BENEDICT TEMBO, Addis Ababa LAND is a propeller of economic growth in Africa. However, without proper governance of this and other natural resources, African governments can hardly achieve sustainable...
View ArticleWhat goes down at TDRC?
MONICA KAYOMBO, Ndola IN 1981, the Zambian Government decided to establish the Tropical Diseases Research Centre (TDRC), a national institution for research, training and service in diseases of public...
View ArticleDaka upbeat on CAF award
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe and SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, Lusaka STRIKER Patson Daka is confident of winning the Confederation of African Football (CAF) youth player-of-the-year award. Referee Janny Sikazwe and...
View Article6 accountants on chopping board
PRISCILLA MWILA, Parliament SIX accountants of the ministries of Finance and General Education have been suspended following revelations of alleged misappropriation of funds in the Auditor General’s...
View ArticleLungu witnesses Kenyatta’s inauguration
HONE SIAME, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu was yesterday among 13 heads of State and several dignitaries who attended the inauguration ceremony of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, who was sworn in for a second...
View ArticleThe elephant in the room
Analysis: FISHO MWALE EVERY parent’s fear is to hear that your child is on drugs or is an excessive alcohol abuser. When I was mayor of Lusaka, I had an opportunity to truly love my young brother and...
View ArticlePolice detain suspected road saboteurs
CHISHALA MUSONDA, Ndola POLICE in Ndola have detained eight people for allegedly stealing road construction materials left at roadsides by the contractor building the US$55 million township roads. The...
View ArticleChongo’s behaviour unacceptable
Dear editor, I WISH to congratulate the Zambian contingent at TP Mazembe for winning the 2017 Confederation Cup. Beating SuperSport United over two legs by Mazembe, which featured Kabaso Chongo, Nathan...
View ArticleU-20 stun Red Arrows
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka PREPARATIONS for the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Under-20 Championship yesterday gained momentum as the Mumamba Numba-drilled junior Chipolopolo beat...
View Article‘Let ConCourt freely decide legibility’
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka THE National Union of Public and Private Educators of Zambia (NUPPEZ) says it is insensitive for the Economists Intelligence Unit (EIU) to warn of unrest should the...
View ArticleGovernment moots project to reduce road accidents
Ask RTSA ZAMBIA has in the recent past experienced some of the worst accidents that have resulted in the loss of lives on public roads. In 2016, over 2,200 people died as a result of road traffic...
View ArticleWhy climate change matters
FRANCIS CHEWE, Sioma CLIMATE change refers to the change over a long period of time in temperature, rainfall, atmospheric pressure and winds. As the planet warms up, climate patterns change. It’ll mean...
View ArticleRed Devils pray for miracle
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe COACH Beston Chambeshi says Nkana will target beating Konkola Blades in Saturday’s Super Division Week 30 match and hope that the top three teams drop points so that they could...
View ArticleCharge PS for misapplying K1.2 million – PAC
PRISCILLA MWILA, Parliament THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recommended surcharging North-Western Province Permanent Secretary Ephraim Mateyo for allegedly misapplying over K1.2 million. This...
View ArticleLife should return to normal after polls, says Lungu
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu says continuous politicking after elections could inhibit the growth of democracy and progress in Africa. The President is concerned that unlike other continents,...
View ArticleZesco victory certain – coach
MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola and STEPHEN PHIRI, Lusaka ZESCO United coach Tenant Chembo says victory is certain in tomorrow’s Super Division Week 38 match against relegation-threatened Mufulira Wanderers....
View ArticleEsther cherishes moment with achievers
JACK ZIMBA, Lusaka IT IS a torch that has been passed from one First Lady to the next since 2010, and for the past three years Esther Lungu has been the inspiration for young and ambitious boys and...
View ArticleZambia’s trade deficit drops to K1.2 billion
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka ZAMBIA’S trade deficit has reduced by about K1.2 billion, while the annual inflation rate has marginally declined by 0.1 percentage point, the Central Statistical Office (CSO) has...
View ArticleReliving the legend
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka HIS music career began in the 1950s and he became influential as a musician not only in Zambia but in Malawi and Zimbabwe with a career lasting into the 80s. So influential was he...
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