Elisabeth, hubby full of love
THELMA BWALYA, Lusaka GOSPEL singer Elisabeth on Wednesday released a love song titled I Love You, a song featuring her husband Wayne and themed around Valentine’s. Elisabeth says she took advantage of...
View ArticleWill code of ethics enhance teachers’ professionalism?
DOREEN NAWA, Lusaka NOT long ago, each time parents sent their children to school, they entrusted the teachers with the responsibility of looking after the pupils. But that is no longer the case. It is...
View ArticleMan jailed 25 years for defiling great grandchild
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe A SIXTY-FIVE-YEAR-OLD man of Serenje who defiled his 13-year-old great granddaughter after tricking her to collect fish from his bedroom has been jailed for 25 years by the Kabwe...
View ArticleCASILLI DISBANDS CITY
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka CITY of Lusaka Football Club 2000 Plc majority shareholder Diego Casilli has withdrawn financial support from the Chilenje-based side following a heated confrontation with some...
View ArticleZambia at risk of timber deficit
MIKE MUGALA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has warned that the country is at risk of a timber deficit if the excessive cutting down of trees is not curbed. Speaking when she officiated at a tree planting exercise...
View ArticleHANDS OFF DR CONGO
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Lusaka PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says Zambia is concerned about the international community’s heightened interest in the electoral process of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
View ArticleYes, poor should not bear IMF brunt
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions are stiff and punitive, especially towards social spending. That is why there is apprehension among citizens that if Government accepts the planned...
View ArticleDismantle mine supply cartels, Musukwa told
CHISHALA MUSONDA, Ndola THE Association of Mine Suppliers and Contractors (AMSC) has urged new Minister of Mines and Mineral Development Richard Musukwa to dismantle mine supply cartels in mining...
View ArticleBasketball bash gets K150,000 boost
MWEMBE KAONA, Lusaka NEXT month’s Zambia International Basketball Tournament (ZIBT) has received a boost with Savenda General Insurance pumping in K150,000. Executive officer Clever Mpoha confirmed in...
View Article2 Lusaka men electrocuted
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka TWO unidentified men were yesterday electrocuted as they tried to steal an 11,000 volts power cable in Lusaka’s Chinika industrial area. Zesco spokesperson Henry Kapata said in...
View ArticleFarmers upbeat as fertiliser rolls in
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe FARMERS in Central Province have for a long time been demanding access to affordable fertiliser and other farm inputs to boost crop production in one of Zambia’s breadbaskets....
View ArticleFarmers to benefit from climate fund
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka ZAMBIA is among six countries expected to benefit from an insurance scheme that is expected to help four million peasant farmers rebuild their lives after climate disasters....
View ArticleBuffaloes coach rings changes
SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, Lusaka GREEN Buffaloes coach Bilton Musonda will make changes to the starting line-up in tomorrow’s decisive Confederation Cup preliminary round return leg against Egyptian giants...
View ArticleK6.8m social cash freed for Mumbwa
MALUMO SILUMESI, Kabwe GOVERNMENT has released K6.8 million to Mumbwa in Central Province for the payment of outstanding arrears to over 3,270 beneficiaries under the social cash transfer programme....
View ArticleCassava production to increase – ZARI
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka CASSAVA production is set to boom following the development of high yielding disease-free cassava plantlets by Zambia Research Institute (ZARI). ZARI director general Moses Mwale...
View ArticleEmulate Zambian presidents – Kabila
CATHERINE MUMBA, CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila has urged African leaders to emulate Zambian heads of State in promoting peace locally and...
View ArticleKariba water levels to increase
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka AN INCREASE in water levels at the Kariba Dam is anticipated to enhance electricity supply thereby bringing some relief to the various sectors of the economy. ZRA says after...
View ArticleAirtel Money records 1.3m customers
NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka AIRTEL says its money platform has recorded over 1.3 million customer base, a development that has helped reduce the risk of carrying cash and increase productivity. Company...
View ArticleCosmo Mumba dragged to court
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka A LUSAKA resident has dragged National Revolution Party (NRP) president Cosmo Mumba to court for allegedly grabbing his land in Kabwata. In a statement of claim filed before...
View ArticleLove passion ends in double tragedy
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe A MAN in his 20s has allegedly strangled his estranged 18-year-old wife to death and took his own life by hanging himself in their house in Kabwe. The man has been identified as...
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