President’s nationality debate ill-conceived
CHARLES CHISALA LAST weekend, President Edgar Lungu broke his silence on the divisive issue of his nationality. The President did not hide his ire, saying he is fully aware of where he was born and...
View ArticleLusaka’s Freedom Way public nuisance
Dear editor, ALLOW me to express my concerns in your widely circulated and favourite newspaper. My concerns are several but I will just share a few with regard to public order and public nuisance in...
View ArticleChipata to get industrial zone
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI, Chipata CHINA SFECO Group is set to establish an industrial zone in Chipata at cost of US$100 million that will stock agriculture products, chemicals and pharmaceutical plant....
View ArticleEmulate Federer’s investment in people
GREAT African icon Nelson Mandela once said, “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance...
View ArticleVodafone terminates City sponsorship
SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, ROBINSON KUNDA Lusaka VODAFONE Zambia has terminated its sponsorship with Forli Limited, the sponsors of troubled Division One Zone One side City of Lusaka. And Division One Zone...
View ArticlePositioning for tourist influx
FRANCIS LUNGU, Lusaka ZAMBIA’S tourism sector remains and continues to be one of the country’s economic growth and development areas with an estimation of slightly over 200, 000 jobs having been...
View ArticleNo kachasu in chiefdom, declares Madzimawe
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI, Chipata CHIEF Madzimawe of the Ngoni people in Eastern Province has declared his chiefdom free from a local beer popularly known as Kachasu. The traditional leader banned the...
View ArticleMedia’s role in governance, democracy
NKOLE NKOLE, Siavonga IN 2007, the African Union (AU) created the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG) as a strategy to promote good governance on the African continent....
View ArticleK2bn vehicle maintenance cost worries minister
NKOLE MULAMBIA, Mpongwe MINISTER of Works and Supply Felix Mutati has expressed concern over K2 billion being spent annually by Government in transport and fleet maintenance expenditure. And Government...
View ArticleEight parties vie for by-elections
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka THE outcome of today’s 16 local government by-elections will not change the balance of power in the respective councils, but could provide an indicator of what the future holds for...
View ArticlePrime gang-rape suspect arrested
CHRISTINE CHIHAME, Mansa POLICE in Mansa have arrested a 16-year-old as prime suspect in a case in which a 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and murdered by eight unknown men. On April 7, 2018,...
View ArticleYou fight, you lose
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says violent political parties do not win elections because people hate savagery. Mr Lungu told journalists at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport yesterday...
View ArticleMinister, Wada plot Chipolopolo way forward
DIANA CHIPEPO, CECILIA ZULU Lusaka MINISTER of Youth, Sport and Child Development Moses Maw¬ere says measures will be put in place to improve the performance of the national football team. Mawere...
View ArticleAgritech Expo offers business platform
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka MANY positive statements have been said about the Zambian Agriculture Technologies (Agritech Expo) forum that is strengthening its position as the biggest agriculture outdoor...
View ArticleZANACO to replace ATMs
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka ZANACO Plc is replacing its automated teller machines (ATMs) with new money deposit equipment features to allow 30 percent banking transactions done at the machines. In an...
View ArticleWada brags, stays mute on Mawere meeting
DIANA CHIPEPO and CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka AFTER missing Monday’s session, Chipolopolo coach Wedson Nyirenda yesterday took charge asserting that the technical bench has managed to build a magnificent team...
View Article7 ConCourt judges to hear eligibility case
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka A PANEL of seven Constitutional Court judges will hear the matter in which four opposition political parties want the court’s interpretation on whether or not President Edgar...
View ArticleMapalo, Bupe spur State support
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka ACTING President Inonge Wina says the successful separation of Siamese twins Mapalo and Bupe has motivated Government to continue investing in health care and ensure that all...
View ArticleMaking nutrition a national priority
MARK RICHARDSON, Lusaka THIS week Zambia hosts the National Food and Nutrition Summit under the Theme, “Investing in Food and Nutrition for Accelerated National Development”. The summit is a good...
View Article$123 million deal done to improve nutrition
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has signed a US$123 million financing agreement with various cooperating partners under phase two of the `most critical days’ programme aimed at reducing stunting and...
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