Kitwe in standstill
MATHEWS KABAMBA, SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA Kitwe, Lusaka KITWE United yesterday received a heroes welcome following their return to the Super Division. The Buchi Boys beat Zesco Luapula 2-0 in Mansa on...
View ArticleREA plans to woo private investors
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka THE Rural Electrification Authority (REA) plans to provide subsidies to the private sector intending to invest in renewable energy to cushion the losses incurred in the initial...
View Article‘E-voucher roll-out to create over 2,000 jobs’
KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka THE Indaba Agricultural Policy and Research Institute (IAPRI) has observed that the increase in private sector participation in the distribution of farming inputs under the...
View ArticleFarmers need early warning information – State
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka GOVERNMENT plans to strengthen early warning systems to enable farmers to mitigate climate-related hazards. Minister of Transport and Communications Brian Mushimba said there is...
View ArticleAttacked chief to get security
CHIMWEMWE MWALE, Livingstone VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has assured Senior Chief Mweemba of the Tonga people in Southern Province that Government will immediately provide him with security to protect...
View ArticleNyimba gets K72.2m
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI, Nyimba GOVERNMENT has injected K72.2 million into the implementation of various infrastructure development projects in Nyimba district in Eastern Province to make the area...
View ArticleExam leakages eroding professionalism
Analysis: CATHERINE MUMBA EXAMINATION malpractices and the use of leakages seem to be a growing trend among both general learners and those pursuing tertiary education. Just recently, the General...
View ArticleCongrats Zesco, on your achievement
Dear editor, ALLOW me to congratulate Zesco United for winning the FAZ/MTN 2017 league title after beating Mighty Mufulira Wanders 4-2. Wanderers put up a splendid performance but not even the pledge...
View ArticleLungu won’t sink to levels of detractors
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu will not descend to the level of individuals who have chosen to degrade the quality of Zambia’s democracy by making irresponsible corruption allegations....
View ArticleMedia fanning electoral violence?
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka PARAMOUNT Chief Chitimukulu of the Bemba people in Northern Province is concerned with the manner in which the media covered the 2016 elections. The traditional leader feels...
View Article‘Swaziland can pull surprise’
CHISHALA MUSONDA, Ndola SWAZILAND coach Mandla Dlamini believes his players can pull a surprise at the Mopani Copper Mines Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Youth Championship...
View ArticleUnprecedented moment in Zambia’s HIV fight
BETHANY BAXTER, Lusaka ZAMBIA is at an unprecedented moment in the fight against HIV/AIDS. For the first time in modern history, we have the opportunity to change the course of an epidemic without a...
View ArticleUnder-20 seek smooth take-off
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe ZAMBIA today take to the turf to kick-start their Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Youth Championship title defence against guest side Uganda. There will...
View ArticleMother jailed for neglecting daughter
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka A 22-YEAR-OLD woman of Lusaka has been sentenced to one year and three months imprisonment for neglecting her sick two-year-old child. Lusaka Magistrate Faides Hamaundu...
View ArticlePassport applicants revenue drops
CATHERINE MUMBA and CHOMBA MUSIKA, Parliament GOVERNMENT last year under-collected K5.7 million passport fees because the number of citizens who applied for the document reduced. Ministry of Home...
View ArticleMukata goes ‘ballistic’
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka CHILANGA Member of Parliament Keith Mukata and his co-accused Charmaine Musonda have engaged a forensic ballistic expert from South Africa to help in the case they are charged...
View ArticleChief Mweemba attackers must be punished
Dear editor, I WRITE to express my concern over the petrol-bombing of the palace of Senior Chief Mweemba that claimed one life and left the chief in severe pain because of the burns he sustained. This...
View ArticleZNBC Act amendment good, says Mulenga
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka MINISTER of Information and Broadcasting Services Kampamba Mulenga says the proposed amendment to the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) and Zambia National Broadcasting...
View ArticleRTSA goes for drink-drivers this festive season
Ask RTSA: THE high number of road fatalities and injuries, during the festive season and all-year round, remains a major concern for Government. Young people between the ages of 20 and 34 constitute...
View ArticleMulenga wins men’s singles gold
CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD Kalombo Mulenga yesterday summoned his energy to bag gold in the men’s singles at the Zambia Under-19 International Badminton Championship in Lusaka. Seed two...
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