RTSA saves 350 lives on roads
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka FATAL road accidents have reduced by over 20 percent from 1,740 last year to 1,391 between January and September this year. Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) director for...
View ArticleWatch that paint: Lead poisoning is permanent
MEMORY MANINGA, Lusaka EXPOSURE to lead even at low levels has serious health effects, especially in children. Lead is highly poisonous and affects anyone who comes into contact with the substance....
View ArticleLosing start
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe ZAMBIA 0 UGANDA 2 ZAMBIA’S quest to retain the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Under-20 title and endear themselves to the fans...
View ArticleZambia attracts $600 million foreign investments
HONE SIAME, Lusaka ZAMBIA’S foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows increased to US$599.8 million in the first half of 2017 from US$462.2 million recorded during the same period last year. Bank of...
View Article‘Government will punish abusers of public funds’
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka MINISTER of Finance Felix Mutati is disappointed that key ministries such as General Education are in the forefront of making irregular payments, resulting in huge losses of public...
View ArticleFake teachers exposed
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka THE number of teachers who have been found with forged certificates has increased by 245 from 498 to 743, the Teaching Council of Zambia has said. Council spokesperson Ngoza...
View ArticleNumba, Wada upbeat of semi-final slot
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe COACH Mumamba Numba is upbeat the under-20 national team will advance to the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Youth Championship semi-finals despite...
View ArticlePermsec Malama explains hurdles
CATHERINE MUMBA, Parliament MINISTRY of Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Godfrey Malama says inadequate funding to ministries causes financial stress among controlling...
View ArticleJackson Tembo: Orphaned, vulnerable but determined to make it in life
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka ZAMBIA is a country full of incredible beauty and deep challenges. It is no stranger to poverty, which opens the door to countless risks for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC)....
View ArticleStop illicit emerald trade – Yaluma
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka MINISTER of Mines and Minerals Development Christopher Yaluma says there is need to curb illicit trade in the emerald sector to enable Government to raise enough revenue from the...
View ArticleWhat’s a man’s role in family planning?
LILLIAN BANDA, Lusaka "I HAVE made it a point to support my wife in matters of family planning, including access to contraceptives. This has given me the opportunity to have more understanding of her...
View ArticleJoemwa’s ‘Tantrums’ on stage
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka NAPSA Theatre Club last Friday and Saturday performed a play called Tantrums by the late playwright and director Joemwa Msinje Mwale. The turnout for Friday’s show was low but...
View ArticleUnder-20 on knife-edge
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe ZAMBIA will be eliminated from the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Under-20 Championship should they fail to beat Malawi in a Group A decisive...
View ArticleFood security gets boost
PRISCILLA MWILA, Parliament ZAMBIA’S food production will be significantly boosted through a 32 percent increase of wheat, soya beans and maize cultivation by the Zambia National Service (ZNS) in the...
View ArticleWorker testifies DEC finding cannabis lab
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka A WITNESS has told the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court that an indoor cannabis laboratory was discovered in a prayer room of a South African man charged with trafficking in...
View ArticleCashing in on HIV kit
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka SIX people have been arrested for alleged illegal sale of HIV and malaria testing kit in Lusaka. Thirteen people had initially been detained. This follows a five-month...
View ArticleKabwe families grappling with lead effects
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe AT FIRST glance, all seems well with Godfrey Namushi, until he shares the story of how lead contamination has affected his family. “One of my children is not okay. He seemed fine...
View ArticleAG awaits ConCourt judgment on ministers
STEVEN MVULA and CATHERINE MUMBA, Parliament VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina says Attorney General Likando Kalaluka has not yet received the Constitutional Court judgment ordering ministers to pay back the...
View ArticleWater reticulation key in agriculture growth
MARGARET CHISANGA, Lusaka AS SOON as the first rains softened the ground in early October, thousands of farmers started preparing by clearing acres of land and planting seed, mostly maize, which is...
View Article‘Brave’ only Mag44 is all out
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka GOSPEL musician Mag44 led hundreds of fans in an overwhelming live music and prayer session in what he had dubbed ‘Mag44 All Out’ end-of-year concert at Government Complex in Lusaka...
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