Hellen Mwape celebrates Presidential pardon
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Kitwe WHEN a prisons officer called out her name, Helen Mwape wailed loudly in response because she had received the unexpected, a pardon. Mwape, who was serving a nine month sentence...
View ArticleBuchi boys in plots galore
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe THE Kitwe City Council has awarded Kitwe United players and technical bench residential plots following their return to the Super Division. The Buchi Boys emerged champions in...
View ArticleDivas of Comedy impress again
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka ON the same weekend that Nigerian actors Aki and Pawpaw were in town for a comedy show featuring leading local comedians, the Divas of Comedy also returned to the stage at the NIPA...
View ArticlePresident Lungu sets jogging pace
CHRISTINE CHISHA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu has continued with his morning runs as a way of inspiring Zambians to live a healthy life. The President, in the company of Minister of Health Dr Chitalu...
View ArticleCholera-hit Soweto shut
KAPALA CHISUNKA and DOREEN NAWA, Lusaka SOWETO Market, Lusaka’s largest trading area, will today be shut to facilitate a thorough cleaning by a multi-sectoral taskforce led by the defence wings as...
View ArticleFarmers, millers differ
MALUMO SILUMESI and CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) has advised Zambia National Farmers Union president (ZNFU) Jervis Zimba to stop issuing “unsubstantiated” statements on...
View Article‘2021 polls will be a walkover for Lungu’
MONICA KAYOMBO, Ndola COPPERBELT Minister Bowman Lusambo says President Edgar Lungu has no strong competitor from opposition political parties to defeat him in the 2021 general elections. Mr Lusambo...
View ArticleMealie meal prices tumble in Muchinga
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Chinsali PRICES of mealie meal in most districts in Muchinga Province have drastically reduced because of solar hammermills Government is installing in the region. Provincial...
View ArticleCHAN: Prepare adequately
Dear editor, ZAMBIA is one of the teams that will be participating in the Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) football tournament to be hosted by Morocco starting from January 12 to February 4, 2018....
View ArticleDefence forces modernise
Analysis: PAUL MIHOVA I WISH to take this opportunity to acknowledge and thank the Government for its commitment to modernise the Zambian defence force. In the case of Zambia Air Force (ZAF), this has...
View ArticleRoad in front of Zesco HQ needs attention
Dear editor I WOULD like to appeal to Zesco, Road Development Agency (RDA) and, probably, Toyota Zambia, to work together and rehabilitate the road that runs from Kabelenga Road towards the...
View ArticleFarmers hit back at millers
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka ZAMBIA National Farmers Union (ZNFU) president Jervis Zimba says it is necessary for the farmers’ body to always alert Government about the country’s food security. Mr Zimba was...
View ArticleLusaka at standstill
CHOMBA MUSIKA, STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka BUSINESS in Lusaka came to a near standstill yesterday as defence forces swung into action and closed all markets and most shops to pave way for thorough cleaning of...
View ArticleAn app to redefine social media
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka THEY hope to redefine the whole social media experience. A Zambian student is part of the team. Michael Sakala, 25, is a Zambian student studying business administration at Wiley...
View ArticleMahogany Airline to boost operations
NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka MAHOGANY Airline plans to open four international and three domestic routes during the first half quarter of this year. The airline, which resumed operations in June last year...
View ArticleWhen HIV testing became mandatory
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka FEW expected the announcement, but when it came, it elicited a lot of reactions with some of them being extremely emotional and were only tempered by the memes that followed later....
View ArticleSetting agenda for African youth
Analysis: MARTINS ITUA CONCERNED and interested observers know that the population of unemployed youths on the African continent constitutes a major threat to future peace and stability in the region....
View ArticleLWSC, refund Ndeke, Vorna residents their K1,000 please
Dear editor, IT HAS been noted that Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) has failed the residents of the above-mentioned areas in connecting piped water to residents, especially those who paid...
View ArticleLet military manage markets, bus stations for a while
Analysis: BENEDICT TEMBO UNTIL President Edgar Lungu directed the military to participate in the eradication of cholera, efforts of the “Make Zambia clean and healthy” campaign had remained almost...
View ArticleDaka goes for continental award
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe FRESH from winning the National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ) sportsman-of-the-year award, national team striker Pat-son Daka is hoping to add another accolade, this time on...
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