Japan gives K6.8m to one-stop centres
CHISHALA MUSONDA, Ndola JAPAN has provided US$685,187 (about K6.8 million) for the establishment of one-stop-service centres in Mpongwe and Lufwanyama for promotion of health and reduction of maternal...
View ArticleLusaka City Council launches ‘Jik the Water’
MIKE MUGALA, Lusaka IN AN effort to combat cholera, Gatbro International, in partnership with Reckitt Benckiser and Lusaka City Council have launched a campaign called “Jik the Water” to sensitise...
View ArticleChipope making it big in construction
SUNDAY PROFILE with DOREEN NAWA Lusaka FOR many, the construction industry is a preserve of the ‘big’ but Emmanuel Mutale Chipope, 30, had the courage to venture into it at the age of 26. His quest to...
View ArticleChinyunyu hot spring: Hive of activity over weekends
DOREEN NAWA, Rufunsa DALITSO Ngoma, 29, lives near the Chinyunyu hot spring, a spot that becomes alive every weekend as people from all walks of life flock there in numbers. The people may have a...
View ArticleBecoming Zuba
Zambia’s first-ever telenovela, Zuba, is keeping many local soap opera-lovers glued to their TV screens as critics equally lash out at the production for lacking authenticity as a Zambian production....
View ArticleRAIN CUTS OFF THREE TOWNS
HENRY SINYANGWE, Mporokoso THREE districts, Nsama, Kaputa and Nsumbu in the Northern Province have been cut off from the rest of the country following the destruction of a 3- kilometre stretch of the...
View ArticleProvide services to better lives, financial players told
NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka THE central bank has called on financial institutions to provide Zambians with services that will better their lives to enable the country to achieve financial literacy by 2022 and...
View ArticleEconomics vs health: Experts bash tobacco industry
FRANCIS LUNGU, Cape Town, South Africa THE global tobacco business continues to be characterised by conflicting interests mainly from the public health point of view against that of economic dynamics...
View ArticleDevelopment in Chirundu cheers residents
SAMANTHA MZYECE, Lusaka CHIRUNDU residents have commended Government for transforming the area through infrastructure development. Chirundu District Commissioner Alfredo Hamunjo said in an interview...
View Article‘Powerhouse’ go one point clear on NRL log
MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola LUSAKA 21 NCHANGA 0 ‘POWERHOUSE’ Lusaka on Saturday opened up a one-point lead at the summit of the National Rugby League table after Nchanga failed to pitch up for the Week Two...
View ArticleRed Arrows take-off cheers Janza
CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka COACH Honour Janza says Red Arrows will build on Saturday’s win over New Monze Swallows as the airmen seek a first Super Division title in 14 years. Arrows, who camped in Spain for...
View ArticleZambia Railways to demolish structures
MWILA NTAMBI, Kitwe ZAMBIA Railways says it will demolish all illegal structures built near the railway track after all laid down legal requirements are exhausted. Zambia Railways chief executive...
View ArticleNumba shifts focus to Confed Cup group stage
ROBINSON KUNDA, MATHEWS KABAMBA, MULWANDA LUPIYA Lusaka, Kitwe COACH Mumamba Numba says Zanaco have no option but to reach the group stage of the Confederation Cup after their ejection from the CAF...
View Article20 years in hospital
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka CHAINAMA Hills Hospital is stuck with 15 patients who have been admitted to the hospital for over 10 years after being abandoned by their relatives. Hospital public relations...
View ArticleLuo warns on CBU protests
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka MINISTER of Higher Education Nkandu Luo says people calling for the resignation of Copperbelt University (CBU) vice-chancellor Naison Ngoma are not doing the institution any...
View ArticleZDA engages Morocco on Chembe economic zone
NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka THE Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has engaged the Kingdom of Morocco to assist in coming up with a master plan and feasibility study for the development of Chembe Multi-facility...
View ArticleTrust urges govt to invest in cotton research
KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka THE Cotton Development Trust (CDT) has urged Government to increase budgetary allocation on agriculture related research and development towards the cotton sub-sectors to boost...
View ArticleDiploma programmes planned for schools
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT will introduce a voluntary two-year training programme for pupils to acquire particular skills in all technical secondary schools after their grade 12 studies. The...
View ArticleFAZ in $4m MTN deal
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka MTN Zambia yesterday renewed a lucrative three-year league and national football team sponsorship deal worth US$4.5 million with all the 20 teams in the Super Division guaranteed...
View ArticleZesco progress good for Zambia – Chembo
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka ZESCO United interim coach Tenant Chembo says his team’s qualification to the CAF Champions League group stage has restored Zambia’s position in the prestigious competition. The...
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