Final Kuomboka gets positive signal
ELIZABETH CHATUVELA, Kalabo A SIGNAL from the ancestors to proceed on a six-hour voyage on the Zambezi River is an important part during Kalabo’s Kuomboka ceremony, the third in sequence of Kuomboka...
View ArticleChipolopolo seek 5th COSAFA title
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka WHEN Zambia first lifted the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) title in 1997, they had to avoid defeat against Namibia in what was a round-robin format of the...
View ArticleJerabos leader dies of burn wounds
NKOMBO KACHEMBA and MWILA NTAMBI, Kitwe THE leader of small-scale copper miners and traders known as Jerabos, who was burnt in his house in Chingola last week, has died sparking a protest by bus and...
View ArticleKeep families together, advises Lungu
STEVEN MVULA, Kalumbila PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says families are important in the promotion of national values, peace and unity and therefore husbands and wives should always remain together.President...
View ArticleDevelopment not political
STEVEN MVULA, Ikeleng’e PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says his administration will continue to open up rural areas with good roads to spur development.And President Lungu yesterday handed over a house he...
View ArticleArrows walk out of Nkana
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Nkana Stadium NKANA 3 ARROWS 2 (ABANDONED) RED Arrows yesterday walked off the pitch moments before the end of their match in protest against Nkana’s third goal with the scores tied at...
View ArticleWhere duty calls or danger
JACK ZIMBA and CATHRINE MUMBA, Lusaka “DUTY calls, I have to go,” says Staff Sergeant Diana Miyola after a farewell parade at Arakan Barracks.The 35-year-old wife and mother is one of 930 troops being...
View ArticleGet a bike, it’s World Bicycle Day
STEVE BEEL, Lusaka ONE of the oldest and simplest forms of transportation technology globally, the role of bicycles is becoming increasingly high profile and celebrated, while technology is introducing...
View ArticleEx-hubby stole underwear
MELODY MUPETA, Kitwe A WOMAN of Kitwe’s Misaka area narrated before the Kamfinsa Local Court how her former husband stole four of her underwear when he paid her a visit at her place.Appearing before...
View ArticleReggae music lovers turn up for Freedom Jam
MUNDIA WAMUNYIMA, Lusaka REGGAE music lovers in Kafue were in for a treat last week Friday with a concert dubbed Freedom Jam to commemorate African Freedom Day.The concert was organised by reggae...
View ArticleIconic E.W. Tarry building gets facelift
JACK ZIMBA, Lusaka BEFORE there were glitzy banks, multi-storey office blocks, popular restaurants and shops on Lusaka’s Cairo Road, there was E.W. Tarry.Built in the 1920s as a farm stall selling...
View ArticleSemi-final Toaster
MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola Zambia 0 (4) Namibia 0 (3) PERHAPS it was only fair that the match be decided through the penalty shootout after the goalkeepers dominated the proceedings in regulation...
View Article‘Make PF party of choice’
BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, Solwezi PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has urged Patriotic Front (PF) members to work hard and make it a party of choice among Zambians.President Lungu said the success of PF is dependent on...
View ArticleChibombo teacher charged over sodomy
SILUMESI MALUMO, Kabwe POLICE in Chibombo have charged a 38-year-old teacher of Anchored Orphanage Community School with indecent assault for allegedly sexually abusing 16 pupils.The pupils, aged...
View ArticleVote for Langa
JACK ZIMBA, Chilanga WITH only two days before the parliamentary by-election in Chilanga, political players are making final touches in their campaigns to woo voters.The Chilanga parliamentary seat...
View ArticleQuicksilver wants sharp Chipolopolo
MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola FOLLOWING a 0-0 scoreline in regulation time in the COSAFA Cup quarter-final match against Namibia, Chipolopolo coach Beston Chambeshi says the technical bench will work on...
View ArticleSports complexes for parastatals
Dear editor, THE letter by concerned citizen proposing the compelling of parastatals to build sports complexes cannot go without comment.My view is that this is a complicated matter considering what...
View ArticleRooting Million Tree initiative
FRIDAY PHIRI, Chinsali AS GLOBAL climate experts meet in Bonn this week to discuss how to take climate action forward, Zambia counts itself amongst the leaders as President Edgar Lungu officially...
View ArticleBa Seba dies, leaves colourful mark
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka ONE moment you see him in Green Buffaloes colours. The next time in Nkana colours. And the other, in Chipolopolo colours.There is a reason why the football fraternity has united in...
View ArticlePray for politicians – Lungu
CHOMBA MUSIKA and SHIKANDA KAWANGA, Chilanga PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has appealed to the Church to pray for sincerity among politicians during the national dialogue process.And the President has urged...
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