Buffaloes apologise to commander for defeat
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka and BENEDICT TEMBO, Cairo GREEN Buffaloes players have apologised to Zambia Army Commander Paul Mihova for the embarrassing defeat to Egyptian side Al Masry in Saturday’s...
View ArticleFirst Rhodesian capital in facelift
ALVIN CHIINGA, Kalomo IT WAS the first administrative centre for North-Western Rhodesia. To prove this, some old colonial structures still stand up to date. Among them is the district administrators’...
View ArticleChambeshi versus Numba
SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, Lusaka and MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe DEFENDING champions Zesco United will face Napsa Stars in the Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu Charity Shield semi-finals while Nkana coach Beston Chambeshi...
View ArticleState cuts cost of borrowing for growth projects
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT will source financing directly from Chinese banks and not through contractors to reduce the cost of borrowing for development programmes. This follows Cabinet’s approval...
View Article‘Zambia safest country in world’
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka ZAMBIA has been ranked the safest country to visit this year due to its peace, a United Kingdom-based travel fare aggregator website and travel metasearch engine has said....
View ArticleUPND blames youths
HONE SIAME, Lusaka UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) says the love young people have for the Patriotic Front (PF) has made it difficult for the opposition to secure enough votes to dislodge...
View ArticleBlades, Nkwazi object to league opening date
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka and MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe KONKOLA Blades and Nkwazi football clubs are not happy with the decision by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) to start the league season before the...
View Article‘Dorika’ could be a global brand
Dear editor, ZAMBIA should learn to take its talent to other parts of the world. Personally, I feel Bob Nkosha could be an instant hit if focused efforts were spent on selling his comedy. The man is...
View ArticleREA gives Zesco more power
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka THE Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has handed over to Zesco, grid extension projects worth K32.7 million. The projects were undertaken in Muchinga, North-Western, Central...
View ArticleTough task ahead for Green Buffaloes
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka GREEN Buffaloes chairman Christopher Simutani says his team has an uphill battle in overturning the 4-0 deficit when they meet Egyptian side Al Masry on Tuesday. The Zambia...
View ArticlePolice warn against peace-threatening protests
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka INSPECTOR-General of Police Kakoma Kanjanga has warned that police will not tolerate demonstrations that threaten peace. Mr Kanjanga said in an interview yesterday that police are...
View ArticleTaste of flush toilets at long last
MALUMO SILUMESI, Kabwe IN THE absence of conventional toilets, people in unplanned townships in Kabwe depend on pit latrines. However, most of the latrines, sitting close to wells and houses, do not...
View ArticleYamoto flames rage
CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has maintained that it will continue dealing only with the Justin Zulu-led executive committee at City of Lusaka on all football-related...
View ArticleState on firm ground, ConCourt rules
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka THE Constitutional Court has ruled that Government complied with the provisions of the Constitution when it held a national referendum alongside the 2016 general elections....
View Article‘Mourinho fever’ attracts 600 to PF
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka OVER 600 members of the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) have defected to the governing Patriotic Front (PF). Speaking when he received those who ditched FDD yesterday, PF...
View ArticleMutati leaves Finance
HONE SIAME, Lusaka PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has made changes to Cabinet with Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Margaret Mwanakatwe elevated to the position of Minister of Finance. He has terminated...
View ArticleLittle children require extra care this season
Educational Journey with EPHAT MUDENDA JUST when children are preparing to go to school, it starts raining heavily outside. For the sake of the little ones’ health, parents may decide that it is better...
View ArticleArmy commander expects Buffaloes turnaround
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka ZAMBIA Army commander Paul Mihova has directed Green Buffaloes to score five unanswered goals in next Tuesday’s Confederation Cup preliminary round return leg against Egyptian side...
View ArticleRussia to invest in Zambia, Zimbabwe
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka IMPROVED investment climate has motivated Russian mineral fertiliser manufacturing companies to consider setting up bases in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Uralchem and Uralkali co-owner...
View ArticleElectric firm to create 40,000 jobs
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka ELSEWEDY Electric group of companies has targeted to create about 40,000 jobs as it expands its presence in Zambia. Elsewedy is an international organisation specialised in the...
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