Scars of genocide still haunt Rwanda
Travelogue: BENEDICT TEMBO, Kigali I HAD heard about the genocide in which one million minority Tutsis and moderate Hutus were killed in Rwanda. But these were just figures like the victims of the...
View ArticleInfected at birth, disclosure 20 years later
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe HELEN Namwizo is beaming with life. She is 20 years old, and like most young woman her age, she is on a path of self-discovery. She was infected with HIV at birth and having lived...
View ArticleCasilli goes on rampage
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka FORMER City of Lusaka sponsor Diego Casilli has embarked on dismantling structures at Woodlands Stadium barely seven months after investing millions of dollars in refurbishing...
View ArticleBaby donor women married to brothers
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka POLICE in Lusaka have established that the two women who have been arrested in connection with the baby donation saga are sisters-in-marriage. They allegedly entered into an...
View ArticleEnglish exams give pupils headache
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka PUPILS who sat for this year’s grades Seven and Nine examinations performed poorly in English compared to other linguistic subjects. And Lusaka recorded the poorest results at...
View ArticleLungu advises judges
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has advised Zambian judges against being swayed by outside influences when passing judgments. And Chief Justice Irene Mambilima says judges are now being...
View ArticleNO MORE SHANTIES
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Lusaka GOVERNMENT will in the next five to 10 years upgrade all the shanty settlements across the country to ensure citizens live in a hygienic and habitable environment. President...
View ArticleBridging information gap
YOUNG & AMBITIOUS with MIKE MUGALA, Lusaka GLORIA Musonda, 17, a Grade 12 at the Kamwala Secondary School in Lusaka, knows exactly what she wants to pursue as a career choice. She believes there is...
View ArticleTukuta: Unique photographer
SUNDAY PROFILE with KELVIN MBEWE Lusaka WITH six awards to his name, Cornelius Chellah Mulenga Tukuta is determined to make photography his career and income earner. While others choose to sit behind...
View ArticleFellowship at Chainama was our starting point
HOW WE MET with KAPALA CHISUNKA, Lusaka REVEREND Father Robert Sihubwa, who is St Peter’s Anglican Parish Lusaka diocese parish priest, was a popular figure among students, particularly Christians in...
View ArticleNew constituency, old challenges
DOREEN NAWA, Lusaka PERHAPS, long before most people had heard of Dundumwezi, they were very familiar with Shang’ombo, thanks to its under-development. In fact, thanks to former first lady Vera Tembo...
View ArticleChristmas was family time in our days – Kezias
MIKE MUGALA, Lusaka FOR A man like Kezias Tembo who was brought up in the village, Christmas was a time when the whole village gathered for a feast. Born 79 years ago at Mbizule village in chief...
View ArticleLWSC gives Chaisa water for free
KAPALA CHISUNKA, Lusaka LUSAKA Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) has started dispensing free water to residents of Chaisa Township in an effort to reduce incidences of cholera. LWSC marketing and...
View ArticleWhere’s The Proof in ‘Pushing Failure’?
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka AFTER releasing Follow Follow, a song that has done fairly well on the airwaves, dancehall gospel singer The Proof has released a new song titled Pushing Failure, which is also the...
View ArticleInto Christmas with ‘Balikene’
GOSPEL GROOVES with FELIX NYAMBE DOUBLE Komboni Radio award-winner Martin Kazembe aka “The Pride of Africa”, will be welcoming Christmas with a gospel song titled Balikene, which is part of his new...
View Article27 years later, Lexina is back in Grade 10
MIKE MUGALA, Lusaka OVER 27 years, Lexina Mwanza, 45, dropped out of school. A wife and mother of four, she is back doing Grade 10 at Shprintzel School in Lusaka’s Kamwala South. Lexina dropped out of...
View ArticleCopper price drops on LME
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka THE price of copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) on Friday depreciated on the back of the strengthened United States dollar. According to Reuters, last three-month copper...
View ArticleMining fatality record at a glance
MONICA KAYOMBO, Ndola GLOBALLY, the mining industry is generally a hazardous work environment, but 2017 has seen a decline in mine fatalities in Zambia. Indications are that at the close of the year,...
View ArticleTake livestock production seriously, ZNS implored
JIMMY CHIBUYE, Choma ZAMBIA National Service (ZNS) secretary at the Ministry of Defence Alex Malichi has implored the Choma unit to take its livestock production seriously to help Government’s...
View ArticleUS, Zambia to partner on peace, refugees
HONE SIAME, Lusaka THE United States (US) Government will partner with Zambia to foster peace and mitigate the refugee crisis in the region. US Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon...
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