Seal of recognition for Esther Lungu
PRISCILLA MWILA, Lusaka TO THOSE who grew up in Luanshya in the 80s and 90s, Dagama School was well known. It was well known because it stood out for being a school for physically disabled...
View ArticleKrmpotic eyes Chipolopolo job
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka FORMER Zesco United coach Zlatko Krmpotic has applied for the Chipolopolo top job saying he has unfinished business with Zambian football.Krmpotic (left) sent his curriculum vitae...
View ArticleTutwa detained over criminal trespass
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe POLICE yesterday detained Kabwe Central Member of Parliament Tutwa Ngulube for alleged criminal trespass.They also closed down his business premises at Sonotes, which also operates...
View ArticleNon-communicable diseases, obesity worry Lungu
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says the impact of non-communicable diseases on the economy is increasing at a worrisome rate.And the President is concerned about the rising prevalence of...
View ArticleGang tortures teenager
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Kitwe TRAUMA and distress have gripped a Kitwe mother following the gruesome beating of her 16-year-old son by 19 boys calling themselves ‘Tokota Boys’.Police have arrested the...
View ArticleHRC demands action against gangsters
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Lusaka and CHRISTINE CHIHAME, Mansa THE Human Rights Commission (HRC) has commended police for the quick response in arresting 19 boys calling themselves ‘Tokota Boys’ for allegedly...
View ArticleLanga unveils blueprint for Chilanga
PRISCILLA MWILA, Lusaka PATRIOTIC Front Chilanga constituency by-election candidate Maria Langa has pledged to focus on development and job creation if she is elected as Member of Parliament on June 5....
View ArticleDepressions on Tokyo road
Dear editor, THE Tokyo Way, known as Ring Road, has developed several depressions along its stretch.The depressions are not only a danger to motorists but pedestrians as well. Most motorists end up...
View ArticleUPND arsonists jailed 10 years
CHALI MULENGA, Livingstone and PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka THE Livingstone High Court has sentenced four United Party for National Development (UPND) cadres to 10 years imprisonment each with hard labour...
View Article‘Brave’ Rangers playing under protest
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe and ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka SUPER Division side Nchanga Rangers players have for the last one month been playing under protest owing to non-payment of salaries for four months.And Red...
View ArticleGiving incentives to anti-poachers
BENEDICT TEMBO, Sesheke DOROTHY Mwambazi personifies the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) wildlife conservation efforts in the Silowana complex – the area bordering Sesheke, Sioma, Shangombo districts...
View ArticleRefs under scrutiny
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka FORMER Referees Association of Zambia (RAZ) president Welly Chikuka has been appointed referees manager.Chikuka takes over the department in an interim capacity at Football House...
View ArticleSampa, wife miles apart
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka WIFE of former Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa has asked the Lusaka High Court to dissolve her 11-year marriage because it has bro-ken down irretrievably.In her...
View Article‘Stop all forms of discrimination’
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has called for an end to all forms of discrimination against people with disabilities.And the President has directed planners and engineers to design...
View ArticleUPND leaders exiled
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka TWO United Party for National Development (UPND) councillors have gone into hiding following threats on their lives after refusing to campaign for their party’s candidate in the...
View ArticleBreathing decency into Kabwe’s slums
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe ALMOST all major towns and cities tend to have them, and Kabwe is no exception.Makululu township, a sprawling informal settlement on the outskirts of Kabwe, is believed to have...
View ArticleKCM loses dumpsite case
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka THE High Court has dismissed an application in which Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) wanted it to stop small-scale miners from mining on its dumpsite and other areas around Nchanga...
View ArticleCreative Israel amazes Mwanakatwe
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka MINISTER of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe has described Israel as a beacon of creativity in science and technology from which Zambia has a lot to learn.Mrs Mwanakatwe says Israel is...
View ArticleBoZ to introduce secondary market
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) is in the process of developing a secondary market for debt instruments to help investors sell off securities before maturity to provide...
View ArticleStir it up for Bob
KELVIN KACHINGWE, Lusaka THIS year’s One Love Reggae Festival, a tribute concert to the legendary Bob Marley that is taking place tomorrow, will have a changed complexion.For a start, it has moved from...
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