Prophet nabbed at airport over drugs
CHOMBA MUSIKA , Lusaka A FORTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Nigerian prophet has been arrested for allegedly trafficking in 26.29 kilogrammes of ephedrine, a crystalline drug which causes constriction of blood...
View ArticleReady to electrify
STEPHEN PHIRI, Lusaka ZESCO United acting coach Tenant Chembo is impressed with the input of new players ahead of the CAF Champions League and Super Division campaign. Chembo said in an interview in...
View ArticleNRFA targets K2 billion in revenue collection
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka NATIONAL Road Fund Agency (NRFA) is this year targeting to collect K2 billion in road tolling collections and other road user charges as the agency accelerates its programme of...
View ArticleRailways is the way to go
IT IS no secret that many of the roads frequently used by heavily laden trucks are in a bad state throughout the country. Over a period of time, some of them begin to appear as if their surfaces had...
View Article‘Stop accusing others of being corrupt’
Dear editor, ALLOW me to express my concern over unsubstantiated rhetoric from disgruntled politicians and some media houses directed at those in Government, especially the Head of State. Most of those...
View ArticleChiefs want law to protect land
CATHERINE MUMBA, Parliament THE House of Chiefs has recommended that a law should be enacted to deter foreigners from acquiring land in Zambia to safeguard it for future generations. Speaking when he...
View ArticleWhen Hugh Masekela played in town
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka A LOT of people world-over have been sharing their memories of South African legendary trumpeter and singer-songwriter Hugh Masekela who was a propulsive force in jazz in South...
View ArticleKambwili falls ill ahead of court case
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka THE matter in which Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili is charged with forgery and uttering false documents failed to take off in court yesterday as he was...
View Article‘Date My Family Zambia’ explained
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka MULTICHOICE Zambia says much like other reality shows world over, participants on Date My Family Zambia on Zambezi Magic are vetted in order to ensure the rules and regulations are...
View ArticleMy time with Bra Hugh Masekela
BRIAN SHAKARONGO, Lusaka A REBEL, visionary, uncompromising champion of human rights, anti-apartheid activist and a hard core pan-Africanist, Hugh Ramopolo Masekela rose from the slums of South Africa...
View ArticleChipolopolo aim at Hawks
ROBINSON KUNDA, Marrakech, Morocco ZAMBIA will go into today’s match against Sudan at the African Nations Championship (CHAN) knowing that anything other than a win will be considered a failure. After...
View ArticleNew law moves road transporters to railways
CHOMBA MUSIKA and STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka ALL transporters of heavy and bulk goods will in the next 30 days be compelled to transport about 30 percent of their cargo on rail. This follows Government’s...
View ArticleRefugees increase to 63,000 in Zambia
HONE SIAME, Lusaka THE number of refugees and asylum-seekers who have entered Zambia has reached 63,809. And Government says 15,000 former refugees will benefit from its local integration programme....
View ArticleProjects taskforce formed
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has directed the treasury and all spending agencies to urgently constitute a special taskforce to expedite the completion of infrastructure projects which...
View ArticleBreathalysers welcome, but…
THE news that the Teaching Service Commission of Zambia is planning to procure breathalysers to distribute to all schools as a way to curb rampant drunkenness among teachers cannot pass without...
View ArticleMan dumped for not caring
MIKE MUGALA, Lusaka A TWENTY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD woman of Lusaka West stunned the Matero local court when she narrated how she dumped her husband for her lover alleging that he does not care for her. Dorica...
View ArticleNothing precious at Miss Intercontinental
JESSICA MWANSA, Lusaka THE just ended 2017 Miss Intercontinental pageant held on January 24 in Egypt saw Zambia left out of the top 18 shortlist. Zambia’s envoy to the pageant was Precious Ngoma, who...
View ArticleLower teams in KoPa kit
ROBINSON KUNDA, Marrakech, Morocco THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) will distribute the KoPa brand to all Division Two and Three clubs ahead of the 2018 season. And FAZ has set up a task force...
View Article8 men rape girl, 14
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Kitwe A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD Grade Eight girl of Kitwe has allegedly been defiled by eight men in Zambia Township. Copperbelt commissioner of police Charity Katanga said in an interview...
View ArticleZAF breaks new ground with PPP housing project
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka PUBLIC Private Partnership (PPP) council chairperson Felix Mutati says Zambia Air Force (ZAF) has demonstrated that there can be economic growth without incurring debt. Mr Mutati...
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