Dambisa breaks silence with ‘African Baby’
THELMA BWALYA, Lusaka AFTER an absence from the music scene, singer and songwriter Michelle D Lunda, also known as Dambisa, is back with a new single titled ‘African Baby’ featuring Destiny....
View ArticleNc’wala 2018: Glitz and splendour
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI, Chipata THIS year’s Nc’wala traditional ceremony of the Ngoni people marked 518 years since 1500 AD when the ceremony was first celebrated. This author caught up with the manina...
View ArticleNkana zoom past Zanaco
ROBINSON KUNDA, Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka ZANACO 1 NKANA 2 CONGOLESE striker Idris Mbombo yesterday came from the bench to net the winner as Nkana edged Zanaco to progress to the Samuel “Zoom” Ndhlovu...
View ArticleBoZ teller convicted of K450,000 theft
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka THE Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has convicted a Bank of Zambia (BoZ) employee of stealing about K450,000 from the central bank. Forty-year-old Gooke Ndhlovu was charged with two...
View Article4 neighbours eat human flesh
PRISCILLA MWILA and CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka POLICE have arrested four more suspects in connection with the recent bizarre killing of a man in Lusaka’s Paradise township on Saturday last week. And...
View ArticleLocal ballots $7 million cheaper
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT will save about US$7 million when it prints ballot papers locally for the 2021 general elections. Minister of Works and Supply Felix Mutati told a media briefing...
View ArticleHope in adversity pays off for Judith
NEWTON SIBANDA, Chingola THIRTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD Judith Mwale’s life was almost shuttered following an illness that led to a hip joint complication that was to render her an invalid for close to seven...
View ArticleFaithfulness wins 2018 Dreams Music Talent
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka FAITHFULNESS N’gambi, a Chingola resident, is the 2018 Dreams Music Talent search season five winner. Faithfulness 22, walked away with K100,000 beating the first runner-up...
View ArticleChambeshi promises ‘champagne’ football
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Algiers, Algeria NKANA coach Beston Chambeshi has promised entertaining football when his side takes on CR Belouizdad of Algeria in the CAF Confederation Cup first round match on...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Bill passes Second Reading
STEVEN MVULA, Parliament THE National Health Insurance Bill number 22 of 2017 yesterday passed the Second Reading in Parliament after a lengthy and sometimes acrimo-nious debate. Minister of Health...
View ArticleMkushi’s struggle with child marriages
MALUMO SILUMESI, Kabwe ZAMBIA has one of the highest child marriage rates in the world with statistics indicating that 42 percent of women aged between 20 to 24 years marry by the age of 18. This shows...
View ArticleI told Zodwa to be moderate – Karasa
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka MUSCIAN Karasa, who had invited South African seductive dancer, Zodwa Wabantu to Zambia, says he had cautioned her to be moderate because Zambians have a different culture. The...
View ArticleFAZ warns Dynamos
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has threatened Super Division side Lusaka Dynamos that the club will not play in the Premier League this year if it does not meet certain...
View ArticleUNZA in 12,000 rooms poser
CHOMBA MUSIKA and NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Lusaka OVER 14,000 students at University of Zambia (UNZA) and Copperbelt University (CBU) will have no residential accommodation following the decision to ban...
View ArticleNaked truth: Divisions deepen over Zodwa
PRISCILLA MWILA and ZIO MWALE, Lusaka AS DEBATE on the barring of entertainer Zodwa Wabantu raged on radio and social media yesterday, the National Arts Council (NAC) said it has not received any...
View ArticleCop ‘steals’ at court
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka A POLICE officer has been taken to court for allegedly stealing tyres from motor vehicles parked at the Magistrate’s Court Com-plex in Lusaka as exhibits. On January 2 this...
View ArticleBiofuel to supplement oil supplies
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka FOR any economy to grow, stable supply of fuel at affordable prices should be guaranteed hence for all sectors need readily -available fuel to operate effectively. For example,...
View ArticleChitimukulu hails State
ZANIS Reports PARAMOUNT Chief Chitimukulu has commended Government for prioritising implementation of poverty reduction programmes in rural areas. He said Government should be commended for making...
View ArticleMusika to explore fruit, vegetable markets
KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka MUSIKA’S increased support to emerging commodities exchange and explore opportunities for private investment in the fresh fruit and vegetable markets this year, is anticipated to...
View ArticleRed meat alert
PRISCILLA MWILA, CATHERINE MUMBA Lusaka GOVERNMENT has banned the importation of processed ready-to-eat meat products, vegetables and dairy products from South Africa. Minister of Health Chitalu...
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