Adolescent girls making impact
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka IN A country where formal employment for young people is not readily available, Charity Phiri, 27, of Ng’ombe in Lusaka, is making ends meet at the Foundation for the Realisation...
View ArticleTribute to high-flying youths in Zambia
MARTIN NKOLOMBA, Lusaka TODAY Zambia celebrates its youths at all strata and across all sectors of its economy. Undoubtedly, these young people have made immense contribution to the country’s...
View ArticleChiyangi, Chilufya dropped
STEPHEN PHIRI, Lusaka THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has dropped national team assistant coaches Aggrey Chiyangi and Dabid Chilufya. Chiyangi and Chilufya were appointed in September 2016....
View ArticleNew terror gang raids nightclub
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Kitwe A GANG calling itself ‘Tokota boys’ on Saturday raided a nightclub in Kitwe’s Parklands township, harassing and beating up patrons before police moved in and arrested seven of...
View ArticleKariba Dam rehabs to improve power generation
NKWETO MFULA, Chingola GOVERNMENT has sourced US$250 million for the rehabilitation of Kariba Dam. The rehabilitation of the dam will improve water reserves for enhanced power generation in Zambia. And...
View ArticleDialogue is for Zambians
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka COMMONWEALTH special envoy to Zambia Ibrahim Gambari has dispelled perceptions and assertions that there are underhand methods in the ongoing national dialogue process. Responding...
View ArticleStanbic to support China-Zambia trade
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka STANBIC Zambia is committed to supporting the growth of the China-Zambia trade, which has seen investments amounting to over US$ 3 billion from over 500 Chinese businesses. The...
View ArticleTopStar commits to job creation
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka TOPSTAR has partnered with over 1,000 local business firms in an effort to support Government’s job creation agenda. The firm is a joint venture between the Zambia National...
View ArticleYouths should use ICTs for economic gain
YESTERDAY, young people across the country gathered to celebrate Youth Day under the theme ‘Leveraging opportunities for youth through information and communication technologies (ICTs)’. The theme is...
View ArticleComputer lessons for inmates cheer PS
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI, Chipata EASTERN Province permanent secretary Chanda Kasolo is happy inmates at Chipata Correctional facilities will start learning computer lessons. This follows the opening and...
View ArticlePut country above self
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says those who will be selected to sit on the national political dialogue committee that will be set up by Commonwealth special envoy professor Ibrahim...
View ArticleAssembly unveil 2018 squad
CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka NEWLY-PROMOTED Super Division side National Assembly have unveiled a 27-member squad for the 2018 season which gets underway on Saturday. And Nakambala Leopards have beefed up the...
View ArticleChembo drops Musekwa, Sabumukama
MULWANDA LUPIYA, DIANA CHIPEPO Ndola, Lusaka ZESCO United interim coach Tenant Chembo has omitted Burundian midfielder Enock Sabumukama and defender Dauti Musekwa from his 18-man squad to face Asec...
View ArticleGovt sets $12.5m for adolescent health
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI, Chipata GOVERNMENT has set aside US$ 12.5 million for Adolescent Health Strategy (AHS) implementation to target children aged between 10 and 19 in Eastern and other provinces....
View ArticleNalolo development projects shaping up
BENEDICT TEMBO, Nalolo ONE after the other, senior citizens walked into the social welfare office seeking various answers to do with their welfare. One elderly woman asked another woman behind the desk...
View ArticleBarclays Bank goes Absa Bank
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka FOR close to 100 years, Barclays Bank has operated in Zambia to become one of the country’s leading financial institutions in terms of financial strength, product range and...
View ArticleMan granted K100,000 bail in forgery case
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka THE Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has granted a Lusaka man K100,000 bail in his own recognisance in a matter he is accused of forging Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) documents and...
View ArticleRegulatory agencies team up to enhance training
CLIVE SIACHIYAKO, Lusaka EIGHT quality assurance and qualifications awarding bodies are collaborating to bring enhanced conformity and quality of training at secondary and tertiary levels comparable to...
View ArticleWomen need more land – Wina
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina says Government is formulating effective land tenure policies and legal reforms which take into account prevailing customs and practices among nations to...
View ArticleNon-banking financial sector performs well
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka ZAMBIA’S non-banking financial institution sector performed well last year with combined sales of K5.5 billion from K3.75 billion in 2016. Bureaux de Change Association of Zambia...
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