Competition will raise bar for construction works
MINISTER of Housing and infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela has asked reputable corporations globally to bid for Zambian government contracts to promote competition among contractors. This is...
View ArticleFashion withdraws from COSAFA squad
ALEX NJOVU, CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka RUSSIA-BASED forward Fashion Sakala has withdrawn from the Chipolopolo squad preparing for the Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) Senior...
View ArticleLocal is lekker
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka GOVERNMENT feels that the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) engages a local coach for the national team. Minister of Youth, Sport and Child Development Moses Mawere, however,...
View ArticleSinkamba backs State
PRISCLLA MWILA, Lusaka GREEN Party president Peter Sinkamba has asked Government to scrap off the policy that allows personal-to-holder cars in Government as a sustainable solution to ending abuse of...
View ArticleNyau dancers abduct 2 schoolgirls
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI, Chipata SUSPECTED Nyau dancers in Chief Mafuta’s area in Chipata have abducted two schoolgirls whom they have kept for two days. And Chief Chanje of Chipata said the act is...
View ArticleCouncil should clean-up drainage system behind Fallsway
Dear editor, WE WRITE to advise that the drainage system behind Falls Way Event, Bank of Zambia, Zamsure sports complex must be cleaned.The contractor cleaning this drainage is not doing a good job....
View ArticleMail staffer Chisha dies
SHIKANDA KAWANGA, Lusaka ZAMBIA Daily Mail Limited senior reporter and Zambia Union of Journalists (ZUJ) executive committee member Christine Chisha has died.Family spokesperson Ntalasha Chisha said Ms...
View ArticleKambole declares war on Namibia
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka and MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola NATIONAL team stand-in coach Beston Chambeshi has selected 20 players, and striker Lazarus Kambole has declared war on Namibia ahead of Saturday’s Council...
View ArticleEliminating avoidable blindness
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe PREVENTABLE blindness is one of the health challenges that Zambia faces and this problem requires concerted interventions to be addressed.Blindness affects productivity,...
View ArticleChinese buys K4.5 million fake mukula logs
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka TWO businessmen of Lusaka have been arrested after they allegedly swindled a Chinese national of over K4.5 million paid for mukula logs to China but they delivered building...
View ArticleZAMRA raises red flag on fake drugs
FRANCIS LUNGU, Lusaka THE illicit business of substandard and falsified medical products in the world looms large and countries like Zambia have not been spared of the consequences on public health and...
View ArticleZesco, Buffaloes face tricky foes
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe LEADERS Zesco United and second-placed Green Buffaloes today face tricky opponents in Kitwe United and Zanaco respectively.Zesco and Buffaloes have 28 points but the former have...
View Article15 pupils sodomised at private school
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka FIFTEEN school-boys of a private boarding school in Chibombo are undergoing counselling and medical check-ups after a male dormitory patron allegedly sodomised them on different...
View ArticlePF stops Lusaka ward elections
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka THE Patriotic Front (PF) has nullified intra-party ward elections in Kabwata, Lusaka Central and Munali constituencies for conducting the polls without the supervision of the...
View ArticleLungu clean – LAZ
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka THE Council of the Law Association of Zambia says President Edgar Lungu did not abuse his authority of office by receiving land as a gift from the Kingdom of eSwatini.The council...
View ArticleAdaptive farming, a must for us
Analysis: FELIX TEMBO SUDDENLY we have seen and registered an increase in the number of farmers that want to cultivate tomatoes.My mailbox has been swarmed with mails from people asking for information...
View ArticleWater utilities should take note of hazards
Dear editor, THERE are numerous hazards associated with the operation of water treatment plants.The risk that goes with these hazards can be reduced by being aware of the situation involved and...
View ArticleZambia cancels $500 million Zesco loan guarantee
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka MINISTER of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe has recalled and cancelled a sovereign guarantee of US$500 million which was issued in favour of Stag African Investments Limited to give...
View ArticleCatalyst for development
Analysis: OLIVER NZALA HAVE you ever tuned into a Zambian radio breakfast show and you are welcomed by the sound of a person of Indian, Lebanese or Chinese origin making a contribution to the day’s...
View ArticleChipolopolo in buoyant mood
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka DESPITE the difficulties of recent times that have ultimately led to the departure of coach Wedson Nyirenda, Chipolopolo players are in a buoyant mood.Zambia meet Namibia on Saturday...
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