FAZ to reshuffle Chipolopolo bench
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka FOOTBALL Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga says national team coach Wedson Nyirenda has failed to deliver on the set target of qualifying the Chipolopolo to the...
View Article‘Change way you view African agriculture’
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka AFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) president Akinwumi Adesina has urged the United States (US) private sector to change the way it views African agriculture and start investing in...
View ArticleMothers abandon babies at UTH
PRISCILLA MWILA, CHRISTINE CHIHAME Lusaka, Mansa FOUR babies at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) have allegedly been abandoned by their mothers after delivering the infants. UTH public relations...
View ArticleState in process of reviewing Tobacco Act
NOMSA NKANA, KALONDE NYATI Lusaka IT IS a big green leaf that is seven times more profitable per hectare than maize production, it is also 14 times more profitable than cotton and is widely recognised...
View ArticleNkana seek first leg advantage
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Algiers AFTER a four-year hiatus from the Confederation Cup, Nkana are today targeting a good takeoff when they face CR Belouizdad in the first round first leg at Stade 20 Aout in...
View ArticleNumba picks 18 for Swallows battle
ROBINSON KUNDA, ALEX NJOVU Lusaka ZANACO coach Mumamba Numba has selected 18 players for tomorrow’s CAF Champions League first round first leg against Swazi outfit Mbabane Swallows. Numba has made only...
View ArticleKudos to ZRA staff
Dear editor, KINDLY allow me space to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) staff for the tireless, diligent and commendable work they are doing despite the massive...
View ArticleZesco, Zanaco look for home wins
MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola and ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka BUOYED by the success recorded in the preliminary round matches, both Zesco United and Zanaco will be looking to continue with the good run in the CAF...
View ArticlePrinting Department rehabs upped
CHOMBA MUSIKA and SAMANTHA MZYECE, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has spent K43 million on revamping operations of the Government Printing Department. Minister of Works and Supply Felix Mutati told a media briefing...
View ArticleAiring adolescents sexuality, reproductive health
JUSTINE MWIINGA, Lusaka ABOUT 11.6 percent Zambians aged between 15-59 years are infected with HIV with around 46, 000 people becoming infected annually, according to the Zambia Population Based HIV...
View ArticleOver 400 houses dissolve in rain water
ABOUT 250 houses in Nsama and 192 others in Chama have collapsed due to heavy rains the two districts have continued experiencing. Nsama district administrative officer Chilufya Mulenga said in an...
View ArticleMaking agriculture a business for economic growth
MARGARET CHISANGA, Kabwe CENTRAL Province, one of Zambia’s 10 provinces, is home to over 1.5 million people, many of whose households are involved in some form of agricultural practice. The province...
View ArticleNkana collapse
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Stade du 20 Aout 1955, Algiers BELOUIZDAD 3 NKANA 0 NKANA collapsed in the second half to ship three goals in a space of 25 minutes against CR Belouizdad in the Confederation Cup first...
View ArticleOver 40 body parts herbalists nabbed
HONE SIAME, Lusaka THE Immigration Department has arrested 41 Ugandan herbalists for unlawful stay in the country. It has also warned Zambians against falling prey to fraudsters trading in products for...
View Article‘Situation to improve health’
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says the setting up of the first-ever Health Integrated Situation Room is an important step towards attaining the country’s e-government agenda. The Health...
View ArticleMassive destruction on
PRISCILLA MWILA, Lusaka SHOPRITE Zambia will destroy meat products worth K280,000 from Enterprise Food and Rainbow Chicken factories stocked in some of the chain store’s branches countrywide. Managing...
View ArticleAfrican women change narrative
Analysis: CATHERINE MUMBA AS A woman, one of my greatest desires is to see other women succeed and subsequently contribute to the development of the country. I am happy that Government recognises the...
View Article‘Nkana paid for lapses’
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Algiers, Algeria SKIPPER Walter Bwalya says Nkana paid for lapses in concentration in Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat to Algerian side CR Belouizdad in the Confederation Cup first round first leg...
View ArticleTAZARA sets new cargo target
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka THE Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) projects to move 200,000 tonnes of cargo in the 2017/18 financial year from 171,000 tonnes in the same period last year by...
View ArticleRebirth of Gunduzani in Muhammad
Dear editor, THOSE who had the opportunity to watch celebrated late Zambian boxer Lottie ‘Gunduzani’ Mwale in the 1980s should smile once again. Zambia has an upcoming Mwale in the 21-year-old Africa...
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