Promoting diet for food security
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka AGRICULTURE is closely tied to food and likewise food is tied to health.There are noted agricultural practices that Zambia can employ to improve food and nutrition security in the...
View ArticleThings fall apart at Zanaco
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe LUMWANA 1 ZANACO 0 ZANACO’s poor run yesterday continued after going down to Lumwana Radiants in a Super Division Week Nine match in North-Western Province.After their 5-0...
View ArticleUPND adoption brews storm
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka CONTROVERSY within the United Party for National Development (UPND) has arisen following the party’s decision to adopt murder convict Keith Mukata’s alleged lover Charmaine...
View ArticleZambia’s democracy cheers Lourenco
HONE SIAME, Lusaka VISITING Angolan President Joao Lourenco says Zambia’s open door policy to advancing democracy and political stability in southern Africa and beyond has earned the country an...
View ArticleHigh five
HONE SIAME and KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka ZAMBIA and Angola yesterday signed five bilateral agreements which, among other things, provide for visa exemption for ordinary passport holders from either country...
View ArticleZambia Africa’s pride, says Angolan President
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Kafue ANGOLAN President João Lourenço is impressed with operations at Kafue Steel Plant and has commended Zambia for spearheading Africa’s industrialisation agenda.Mr Lourenço said the...
View ArticleFertility clinics in offing, raise hope for disadvantaged
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka ON AVERAGE, Zambia enjoys high fertility rates, but the challenge of infertility among couples and individuals is a real one, causing them untold misery.Infertility is actually a...
View ArticleBanker nabbed over K1.6 million
HONE SIAME, Lusaka THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested a banker in Ndola for allegedly engaging in money laundering activities involving over K1.6 million.DEC deputy public relations...
View ArticleBatoka project attracts financiers
NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka SEVERAL international financial institutions have shown interest to fund the construction of the 2,400 megawatts Batoka project, Zambezi River Authority has said.In an interview,...
View ArticleCastle Lite unlocks Chance The Rapper
KELVIN KACHINGWE, Johannesburg, South Africa IT WAS a joke but it nonetheless had some merit.One of the 14 Zambians who had won the Castle Lite experience and indeed the chance to watch American rapper...
View ArticleKuomboka’s push for co-existence
BOYD PHIRI, Mongu IF this year’s Kuomboka ceremony was not memorable, it was unique in scope with all the evidence of strong cultural connection between the Lozi people of Western Province and the...
View ArticleZesco ambitions entice Chicken
MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola COACH George Lwandamina says Zesco United’s ambitious plans of winning the CAF Champions League attracted him to return to the Ndola giants.Lwandamina said during his unveiling...
View ArticleChange business models, media urged
MWILA NTAMBI, Kitwe and CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka MINISTER of Information and Broadcasting Services Dora Siliya has urged traditional media houses to review their content and make it more attractive to...
View ArticleNjoya T’s wife walks to freedom
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka THE Lusaka High Court has set free Zambia Association of Musicians president Njoya Tembo’s wife, Brenda, who was convicted of child assault.Brenda and her relatives wept in...
View ArticleNDC candidate vanishes
CATHERINE MUMBA, Chilanga THE National Democratic Congress (NDC) yesterday suffered a major setback after its candidate for the Chilanga parliamentary by-election Webster Katongo disappeared, forcing...
View ArticleCongratulations Serenje District Council
Dear editor, LOCAL authorities exist primarily to provide quality services to the residents on behalf of central government.One does not need to travel to Lusaka to complain about uncollected garbage...
View Article12 defaulting radio stations off air
KELVIN MBEWE, Lusaka THE Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has suspended broadcasting licences of 12 radio stations for allegedly failing to pay licence fees.It has also revoked a licence for a...
View ArticleScribe’s visit to place of disaster
Travelogue: CYNTHIA MWALE, Libreville, Gabon I WAS a journalism student in Kitwe, and as part of my training, I had opportunities occasionally to cover local football matches.One player I remember...
View ArticleFAZ hands Simataa ban
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has slapped a three-month ban on City of Lusaka 2000 Plc general manager Simataa Simataa from all football activities and fined him K7,...
View ArticleNaomi’s Face of Livingstone
NDANGWA MWITTAH and LUCY LUMBE, Livingstone NAOMI Chizhyuka, a 21-year-old teacher who says her aspiration is to make a positive impact in society, last weekend won the first ever Miss Face of...
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