A safe maternity in the interior
MWAPE MWENYA, Lundazi AFTER almost losing her 19-year-old daughter because of heavy bleeding two years ago, Blessings Phiri has vowed never to allow traditional birth attendants to deliver her...
View ArticleBuffaloes dim Zesco
ALEX NJOVU, Edwin Imboela Stadium, Lusaka BUFFALOES 2 ZESCO 0 GREEN Buffaloes yesterday showed eagerness to end a 37-year wait for a Super Division title when they edged champions Zesco United, who...
View ArticleCattle rustlers jailed 5 years
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe A 25-YEAR-OLD man of Kapiri Mposhi has been sentenced to five years imprisonment with hard labour for conniving with his friend to steal and sell his father’s cow worth...
View ArticleNHI gets Commonwealth approval
SHIKANDA KAWANGA, Lusaka COMMONWEALTH Secretary-General Patricia Scotland has commended Government for coming up with the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme because it is a key ingredient to...
View ArticleDoctors nod marijuana
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka VARIOUS stakeholders have welcomed Government’s plans to explore cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes with a call to ensure that measures are put in place to prevent...
View ArticleDMMU urged to send relief food
MELODY MUPETA, Kitwe THE Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) has been urged to send relief to 377 households in Chama district that were affected by floods. Chama district commissioner...
View ArticleFAZ awaits Lwandamina scuffle report
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe FOOTBALL Association of Zambia (FAZ) deputy general secretary Adrian Kashala says the verbal altercation between Zesco United coach George Lwandamina and referee Derrick Kafuli...
View ArticleUSAID to reduce poverty
KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka THE United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is renewing its commitment to reduce poverty and hunger in Zambia and other African countries through inclusive...
View ArticleGovt securities increase by 17 percent
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka THE demand for government securities increased in the first quarter of this year to K50.9 billion from K48.4 billion as at December 31, 2017 because of higher participation of...
View ArticleZambia should revamp manufacturing
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka ECONOMIC Commission for Africa (ECA) deputy executive secretary Giovanie Biha says Zambia should revamp its manufacturing sector if structural transformation is to succeed. Last...
View ArticleIsoka farmers worry about rice prices
KELLY NJOMBO, Isoka LACK of price stabilisation and mechanisation along the rice value chain is among the major challenges affecting the growth of the sub-sector in Isoka district. Some rice farmers in...
View ArticleInspiring life of Prof Chibale
NAOMI NYAWALI Pretoria, South Africa FROM the village of Muwele in Chief Chiundaponde in Mpika district to the edge of Table Mountain at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa leading a team...
View ArticleLives upended by floods
VIOLET MENGO, Chama RHODA Lungu speaks in a broken whisper as she explains how her two -bedroom house in Chawaka village of chief Chizimba’s area in Lundazi District was washed away by massive floods...
View ArticleMayoral race starts
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, STEVEN MVULA Lusaka TWO citizens have petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking an interpretation on whether or not a councillor can contest a mayoral election without resigning as...
View ArticleZambia face Burundi test
DIANA CHIPEPO, CECILIA ZULU Lusaka ZAMBIA will face Burundi in the Niger 2019 Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations final round and coach Charles Bwale has predicted a tough round. Burundi beat Sudan 2-0 in...
View ArticleLwandamina, ref incident
Soccer Review with STEPHEN PHIRI THE incident on Sunday at Edwin Imboela Stadium in Lusaka where Zesco United coach George Lwandamina and referee Derrick Kafuli exchanged words is unfortunate.Kafuli...
View ArticlePrices of milk, cheese too high
Dear editor, WE HAVE observed that some dairy products are becoming more and more expensive.If you go to Shoprite Checkers or Pick N pay you may find that some products are above the poor. Cheese is...
View ArticleWina launches Honours, Awards Policy
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina says Government has formulated a national policy to improve the administration of honours and awards to promote equity, patriotism and hard work among...
View ArticleHow vulnerable is Zambia to DRC’s Ebola?
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka THE outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed over 25 lives, raising the concern of the Zambian Government. Measures have been taken to stop the disease...
View ArticlePrepare for Plate category, Chipolopolo told
ALEX NJOVU and CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka LUSAKA Dynamos Namibian defender Teberius Lombard says Zambia should forget about winning the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Senior...
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