PIGA trains stakeholders to explore Zambia’s trade potential
ALVIN CHIINGA, Lusaka IN LIGHT of the dynamic evolution of trade and investment in the African region in recent years, the Partnership for Investment and Growth in Africa Initiative (PIGA) project...
View ArticleDisabled don’t need special treatment
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Nakonde WITH ease, Amade Siame meticulously pushes a needle in a 50kg bag of maize. He is with other people who are performing the same task at Mukunga satellite depot, one of the buying...
View ArticleHerve Renard sued
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka VALIS Properties, owners of Falls Way Apartments in Lusaka, have sued former national team coach Herve Renard and his assistant Patrice Beaumelle for non-payment of rentals...
View ArticleDon’t over-drink, Chimese warns ZAF staff
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka ZAMBIA Air Force (ZAF) Commander Eric Chimese has advised officers against over-indulging but provide security for Zambians to enjoy themselves throughout the festive period....
View Article100 teachers sacked over fake qualifications
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka THE Teaching Service Commission has dismissed 100 teachers who were found with forged academic or professional certificates in the on-going qualifications clean-up exercise....
View ArticlePoliticians buying degrees
PRISCILLA MWILA, Parliament GOVERNMENT has disclosed that some institutions are asking individuals who include politicians to pay US$1,500 for them to be awarded honorary degrees. Minister of Higher...
View ArticleCape vs Cairo
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe WHEN British merchant Cecil Rhodes was thinking of building a railway from Cape Town to Cairo, football was nowhere on the agenda but the beautiful game has still been able to...
View ArticleConnect water to Ndeke, Vorna, Kwamwena, pronto!
Dear editor, IT IS saddening to note that Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC), through the Millennium Challenge Account, has continued to deny the residents of Ndeke, Vorna and Kamwena access to...
View ArticleParley approves budget, goes on recess
STEVEN MVULA, Parliament PARLIAMENT yesterday unanimously approved the K71.6 billion 2018 national budget and adjourned sine die. The budget represents 25.9 percent of the country’s gross domestic...
View ArticleNullify NOCZ elections – Changa
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka LOSING candidate for the position of general secretary of the National Olympic Committee of Zambia [NOCZ] at last weekend’s elections Josab Changa has called for the nullification of...
View ArticleRisk of driving with handheld phones
Ask RTSA: DRIVING is a complex task, requiring drivers to use and coordinate a number of skills. Any lapse in concentration increases the risk of the vehicle being involved in a crash. Driving while...
View ArticleSata Bridge keeps man-eaters at bay
ALVIN CHIINGA, Chirundu IN KAPULURILA village and surrounding areas in Chirundu district, the K53 million-worth Michael Chilufya Sata Bridge across the Kafue River is considered a life-saver. Here is...
View ArticleZesco, Zanaco get fair draw
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka ZAMBIAN teams have been handed relatively fair draws in continental inter-club competitions, with champions Zesco United being drawn against Jeshi la Kujenga Uchumi (JKU) from...
View ArticleEx-soldier makes second suicide threat
KELVIN MBEWE and NANCY SIAME, Lusaka THERE was commotion at Cabinet Office yesterday when a dismissed soldier Trywell Katukula threatened to jump off a telecommunication tower because he has allegedly...
View ArticleBanks frustrating economic growth, says Mutati
HONE SIAME, Lusaka MINISTER of Finance Felix Mutati says some commercial banks are frustrating Government’s efforts to grow the economy by not lowering further their lending rates. Mr Mutati said in an...
View ArticleEjected till next year
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Parliament SPEAKER of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini yesterday ejected United Party for National Development (UPND) Bweengwa Member of Parliament (MP) Kasautu Michelo from the...
View ArticleLiterary texts provide varied benefits to learners
Educational Journey with EPHAT MUDENDA DEPENDING on the type of literature that people study, there are various lessons drawn from written texts and books. Literature can be focused around history, art...
View ArticleTeachers to learn the hard way
MEMORY MANINGA, Lusaka MINISTER of General Education Dennis Wanchinga says all teachers found with fake professional qualifications will be prosecuted by the courts of law as soon as the dismissal...
View ArticleLesotho stun Uganda, face Amajita in final
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Arthur Davies Stadium, Kitwe LESOTHO yesterday defied football hierarchy beating Uganda on penalties to book a date against South Africa in the final of the Council of Southern Africa...
View ArticleDiabetes alert: Fast foods kill
MEMORY MANINGA, Lusaka IF NOT properly managed, diabetes can be deadly; however, if a patient adopts a healthy lifestyle, the disease can easily be controlled. For example, Lucky Ulaya, 51, has lived...
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