Planning for food security a must
Analysis: FELIX TEMBO "IT IS a dry spell caused by some low pressure over Mozambique and the Indian Ocean." These are the statements coming from our weather friends. Whatever they choose to call it, we...
View ArticleNjoya T’s wife convicted for child assault
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka ZAMBIA Association of Musicians president Njoya Tembo’s wife, Brenda, has been convicted for assaulting her 13-year-old orphaned niece. The Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has...
View ArticleCool Breeze sues Dynamos over K120,000 debt
CAROLINE KALOMBE and DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka COOL Breeze Lodge has sued Super Division side Lusaka Dynamos for failing to pay K120,000 for meals and accommodation. According to a statement of claim filed...
View ArticleExit from CHAN painful, shameful
Dear editor, ZAMBIA’S exit from the African Nations Championship (CHAN) on Saturday is painful. Coach Wedson Nyirenda’s failure to read the game contributed to the team’s defeat at the hands of the...
View Article‘I wanted to play with parrot’
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka A 44-YEAR-OLD man of Lusaka has been taken to court for allegedly being in possession of a crocodile skin. And a 10-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to stealing a parrot valued...
View ArticleCraft training has gone down in Zambia
Analysis: PHILLIP SAKALA CRAFT training is training in skills such as carpentry, electrical, auto mechanics, food preparations, welding, plant fitting, machining, radio and TV repairs, bricklaying,...
View ArticleStable rating to attract investment – envoy
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka ITALIAN Ambassador to Zambia Filippo Scammacca says he will use Zambia’s improved credit rating outlook from negative to stable to entice investors from his country into the...
View ArticlePresident should visit constituencies
Dear editor, POLITICAL leadership is centred on rendering various services to the electorate. Zambia is not an exception. There is a common tendency among some of our political leaders who shun...
View ArticleDelayed IMF bailout package taken in stride
HONE SIAME, Lusaka MINISTER of Finance Felix Mutati says the delay in securing a bailout package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will not affect smooth implementation of development...
View ArticleAnother tournament, another heartbreak
Soccer Review with STEPHEN PHIRI YOU are possibly as sick and tired as I am listening to excuses of our national team’s failure at international tournaments in the recent past. We cannot qualify for...
View ArticleSpeaker vindicated
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka CHIEF Government Whip Richard Musukwa says the Court of Appeal has vindicated Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini’s decision to suspend 48 opposition legislators who...
View ArticleCholera prompts Western clean-up
BENEDICT TEMBO, Mongu ZAMBIA has had cholera outbreaks before but none has impacted the lives of citizens like the current one. Jokes abound on social media (WhatsApp and Facebook) about people from...
View ArticleDon’t crucify Mwengani
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka and ROBINSON KUNDA, Marrakech NATIONAL team coach Wedson Nyirenda says defender John Mwengani should not be crucified for the error he committed during the African Nations...
View ArticleTelesphore Mpundu resigns
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka LUSAKA Catholic Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu has resigned to go into early retirement. Archdiocese of Lusaka pastoral coordinator Thomas Banda yesterday confirmed the resignation...
View ArticleConCourt defers eligibility case
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka THE Constitutional Court has deferred hearing of a case in which four political party leaders want it to determine the eligibility of President Edgar Lungu to contest the 2021...
View ArticleLuapula MPs speak out
CHRISTINE CHISHA, Mansa MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) in Luapula Province are focused on delivering economic and social development to people and will not be distracted by anyone. And some opposition...
View ArticleConquer Africa, commander tells Green Buffaloes
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka and MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe ZAMBIA Army commander Paul Mihova has directed Green Buffaloes to conquer opponents in the Confederation Cup. Buffaloes chairman Christopher Simutenda said...
View ArticleClimate change effects: Creating resilient communities
Analysis: MATTHEW MUSHIKITI THERE is a great urgent concern for climate change and Government has no option but to develop climate adaptation and resilience strategies to mitigate its impact on the...
View ArticleWhat to do as a playwright
Spotlight on Performing Arts with JOHN KAPESA YOUNG nations like Zambia require a history, a cultural history shared out in episodes, chapters, sections, parts, periods, phases or and units that talk...
View Article‘Indeni still viable’
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka INDUSTRIAL Development Corporation (IDC) says Indeni Oil Refinery still remains viable despite Government’s intention to allow the private sector to import finished petroleum...
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