Wilson Kalumba: A unique mind gone
FRANCIS LUNGU and VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka FORMER Lusaka mayor Fisho Mwale was Wilson Chisala Kalumba’s opponent in the 2016 mayoral elections for Lusaka City.After Mr Kalumba’s death filtered in on...
View ArticleU-20 seek to finish job
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe and DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka HAVING done most of the work in Kigali last Saturday, the Zambia under-20 national team will aim to finish off the job against Rwanda today at Nkoloma...
View ArticlePresident can get land gift, say chiefs
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka and MWAPE MWENYA, Lundazi HOUSE of Chiefs chairperson Chief Ngabwe has added his voice to the raging debate on the gift of land King Mswati of eSwatini gave President Edgar...
View ArticleMoonlighting gets green light
MARGARET CHISANGA, Lusaka THE Ministry of Health has withdrawn a circular that banned health workers who worked for Government and private health institutions as well.Minister of Health Chitalu...
View ArticleMob beats up cops
BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, Solwezi TWO officers at Chavuma Police Station in North-Western Province are nursing injuries after a mob descended on them as they attempted to arrest two people who were allegedly...
View ArticleHumiliation, shame for wife abusers in Ngoniland
JACK ZIMBA, Chipata CHIEF Madzimawe of the Ngoni people of Chipata has declared war against gender-based violence (GBV), and he is taking matters personal these days.There is a huge billboard on the...
View ArticleZesco players upbeat of quarter-final slot
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka ZESCO United players are optimistic of qualifying to the CAF Champions League quarter-finals. The Zambian champions drew 1-1 with eSwatini side Mbabane Swallows in Ndola and lost...
View ArticleMinister urges workers to report mean bosses
SHIKANDA KAWANGA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has urged employees paid below the stipulated minimum wage to claim the difference.And Minister of Labour and Social Security Joyce Simukoko has warned that...
View ArticleIt’s real tunes
ZIO MWALE and THELMA BWALYA, Lusaka GOSPEL blog Its Retunes, Pompi and Abel Chungu have been nominated for the African Gospel Music and Media Awards (AGMMA) to be held in London, United Kingdom, next...
View ArticleMan who survived fall into Victoria Falls
NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka FIVE years ago, Wang Shunxue made headlines in both local and international media after he slipped and fell into the Victoria Falls but survived.Almost every year, at least one...
View ArticleWoman seeks divorce from abusive man
CHRISTINE CHIHAME, Mansa A WOMAN of Mansa has narrated before the Mansa Local Court how her husband lacks affection in their marriage such that he does not allow her to sleep on his chest or get near...
View ArticleUnder-20 through
ALEX NJOVU and CECILIA ZULU, Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka ZAMBIA 1 RWANDA 1 ZAMBIA yesterday progressed to the 2019 Niger Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations last round despite drawing with Rwanda and assistant...
View ArticleMoonlighting reversal praised
MARGARET CHISANGA and JACK ZIMBA, Lusaka THE Zambia Medical Association has welcomed the move by the Ministry of Health to withdraw a circular that banned public health workers from working in private...
View Article7 drown on Lake Mweru
CHRISTINE CHIHAME, Mansa SEVEN Congolese refugees from Kenani Transit Centre in Nchelenge have drowned on Lake Mweru after a boat they were on capsized whilst trying to flee the camp.Luapula Province...
View ArticleWhipped to death
KELVIN CHONGO and CHRISTINE CHIHAME, Mwense VILLAGERS in Chief Mulundu in Mwense yesterday ran amok after word went round alleging that the chief had whipped to death one of the villagers for insulting...
View ArticleZesco should improve service delivery
Dear editor, I HAVE noticed with disappointment the way Chudleigh Zesco delivers its service to customers, especially on new installations in Meanwood Ndeke, Vorna Valley and Kamwena.Despite the...
View ArticleNip gangsters in bud
CHARLES CHISALA, Kitwe RESIDENTS of Kitwe’s Mulenga and Ndeke townships have appealed to the Zambia Police Service to extend the clampdown on gangster lawlessness to a little-known mob called the 50s,...
View Article‘Mungwi to be agricultural hub’
KALONDE NYATI, Mungwi MALOLE Member of Parliament (MP) Christopher Yaluma says Mungwi is poised to become an agricultural hub when road projects being implemented in the area are completed. Mr Yaluma,...
View ArticlePastoral solidarity across Africa
CHIMWEMWE MWALE, Livingstone THE customised Bemba idiom “Mu church nimu chuba ndoshi” aptly portrays the church as a possible safe haven for harbouring practitioners of witchcraft, among other evil...
View ArticleFAZ boss Spain-bound to check on Wada course
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) will send a delegation led by president Andrew Kamanga and technical director Moses Sichone to Spain to check on the facilities and course...
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