I feel great – Kambole
ROBINSON KUNDA, Marrakech, Morocco WHEN Zambia’s line-up against Uganda was announced on Sunday evening, most soccer pundits must have wondered why a certain Lazarus Kambole was in the team. He was, in...
View ArticleWe’re on top of things, says police boss
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka POLICE yesterday dispersed some vendors who attempted to march to State House to be addressed by President Edgar Lungu. Lusaka Province commissioner of police Nelson Phiri said...
View ArticleSMEs to get $500,000 from export development fund
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka ABOUT US$500,000 will be disbursed by Zambia Export Development Fund (ZEDEF) to Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (SMEs) this year, which will benefit over 40 various producer...
View ArticleState to lure mukula investors
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT intends to lure investors from the Far East dealing in mukula logs to invest in timber value addition factories that will allow Zambians to benefit from the sector....
View ArticleTurning wheels towards eco-friendly spaces
LILLIAN BANDA, Lusaka IT HAS become abundantly clear that there is an urgent need to conserve nature and natural resources so that future generations can benefit from the earth’s resources. It is for...
View ArticleNkana recruit goalpoacher Mbombo
MATHEWS KABAMBA, CECILIA ZULU, Kitwe, Lusaka NKANA have signed former Zesco United striker Idris Mbombo on a year loan ahead of the 2018 Confederation Cup. Nkana have also recruited former Ghana...
View ArticleAntibiotic resistance and cholera
SCOTT MATAFWALI, Kitwe THE emergence of antimicrobial drug resistance (AMR) related to the misuse of antibiotics is a global phenomenon and has been commonly reported. Anti-microbial resistance (AMR)...
View ArticleNumber of cancer patients goes up
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka THE number of people being treated for cancer in Zambia increased from 2,258 in 2016 to 3,438 last year and the most affected people were women. Cancer Diseases Hospital public...
View ArticleChipolopolo in K8 million boost
ROBINSON KUNDA, Marrakech, Morocco GOVERNMENT has released K8 million for the national team’s outing to the African Nations Championship (CHAN). And Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development Moses...
View Article39 churches shut in Eastern Province
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI, Chipata THIRTY-NINE churches in Eastern Province have been closed for operating in dirty environments that could spread cholera. And 17 out of the 32 sampled boreholes in the...
View ArticleClimate resilience comes under scrutiny
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka ZAMBIA is constructing the first ever climate-resilient roads in the rural part of the country in an effort to protect infrastructure from harsh effects of climate change. For now,...
View ArticleWhat you need to know about cholera vaccines
JESSICA MWANSA, Lusaka CHARITY Wakumelo, 53, stands eagerly in a queue at Kanyama’s Mutandabantu grounds to receive the cholera vaccine. The long queue of people at the vaccination centre does not...
View ArticleU-20 spirit falls on Chipolopolo
ROBINSON KUNDA, Marrakech, Morocco COACH Wedson Nyirenda says the Chipolopolo are determined to emulate the under-20 national team’s success by winning the African Nations Championship (CHAN). Nyirenda...
View ArticleCholera fight in setback
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka THE quest to eradicate cholera has taken a new twist. While fresh cases have continued reducing countrywide, Lusaka’s George township has become an epicentre of the disease...
View ArticleZambia will end child marriages, assures Lungu
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says Zambia is determined to eradicate child marriage because it is a loss to mankind to deny a child education on account of wedlock. President Lungu said...
View ArticleSons of Devil caged
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Kitwe POLICE in Kitwe have arrested eight members of a notorious gang called Sons of Devil (SoD) after they allegedly brutally assaulted an 18-year-old boy of Bulangililo township. And...
View ArticlePostgrad student unhappy with UNZA room fees
Dear editor, ALLOW me space to complain against the University of Zambia (UNZA)’s new accommodation offer. The institution is demanding that occupants pay the annual accommodation fee at once. This may...
View ArticleIt’s a new beginning – Tutwa
MALUMO SILUMESI, Kabwe KABWE Central Member of Parliament Tutwa Ngulube has withdrawn the court case in which he sued the Patriotic Front (PF) to settle unpaid legal fees amounting to US$9 million. And...
View ArticleIntegration of road safety in school curriculum
Ask RTSA: ROAD traffic fatalities are said to be the ninth leading cause of death and disability in the world. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has described them as ‘hidden epidemics’ and has...
View ArticleStay away from Bwalya, Power tell Nkana
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe and CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka POWER Dynamos will report Nkana to the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) for registering midfielder Larry Bwalya for the 2018 season without the...
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