Muthiya hopes for better tee at Swaziland Open
By ROBINSON KUNDA AFTER failing to get the result he desired at the just ended Zambia Sugar Open championship, Madalitso Muthiya has set his eyes on the Swaziland Open Golf tournament set for next...
View ArticleBeaumelle challenges locals
By ROBINSON KUNDA and CHISHALA MUSONDA NATIONAL team assistant coach Patrice Beaumelle says Saturday’s friendly against Namibia is an opportunity for local players to challenge for places in the...
View ArticleBuilding on 50 years of African solidarity
By BONAVENTURE MUTALE IT IS 50 years today since the African Freedom Day was founded during the first Conference of Independent African States, which attracted African leaders and political activists...
View ArticleLessons to learn from Sir Alexander ‘Alex’ Ferguson
By KELVIN ESIASA RECENTLY, the world said ‘bye, bye’ to one of the most successful football managers, Sir Alexander Chapman ‘Alex’ Ferguson. Sir Alexander Chapman “Alex” Ferguson, CBE (born 31 December...
View ArticleState tackles early marriages
By DARLINGTON MWENDABAI Alex Tembo of Luangeni in Eastern Province is among the many child couples. He married Mervious Banda when he was 17 and she was 14. “I was in Grade Nine (9) while my wife was...
View ArticleCurrent subsidised price of electricity unsustainable
Dear editor, THE revelations by His Honour, the Republican Vice President Dr Guy Scott, that Maamba Collieries Limited will now be known as ‘Maamba Power Plant’ because it will be able to produce 600...
View ArticleAnnounce Zambia v Lesotho match charges now!
Dear editor, WITH less than three weeks before the Zambia vs Lesotho match slated for Ndola’s Levy Mwanawasa stadium on June 8, 2013, the Football Association of Zambia has not yet announced the gate...
View ArticleExplain subsidy removal in simple language
Dear editor ONE thing that our leaders have to be reminded of is that the issue of subsidies has not been properly understood by every citizen, especially those in remote areas of our country. As much...
View ArticleThose speed humps are death traps
Dear editor, THE speed humps recently erected on Kwacha road between Mandahill and Parliament road are just too high for small cars. They are a danger to property and life, causing damage to small...
View ArticleHomophobia could trigger atrocities
Dear editor, I WISH to concur with Dr Mannasseh Phiri on the issue of a serious and well thought-out review of the issue of homosexuality in our country. Despite one’s standing on this issue,...
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Removal of subsidies to create equity – Japanese envoy
By YANDE SYAMPEYO JAPAN says it is optimistic that the removal of fuel and maize subsidies will create inclusive and equitable development. Japanese Ambassador to Zambia Akio Egawa says the Zambian...
View ArticleZampost to facilitate car purchases from Japan
By MUBANGA NONDO THE Zambia Postal Services (Zampost) says it will on June 1 this year start offering payment services for buyers of second hand vehicles from Japan. Postmaster-general McPherson Chanda...
View Article‘Conduct audit at Scouts Association of Zambia’
By CLAVER MUTINTA MINISTER of Youth and Sport Chishimba Kambwili has asked the Auditor General’s Office to conduct a forensic audit at the Scouts Association of Zambia following revelations of...
View ArticleEmpowering drivers timely, wise
BUS drivers have very poor working conditions of service and most of them do not even have written contracts with their employers and their salaries come very irregularly. The poor working conditions...
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Africa on track with peace, prosperity, says AU chief
From CHARLES MUSONDA in Addis Ababa AFRICAN Union Commission chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma says Africa is taking off towards peace and prosperity just like in 1963 when founding states took their...
View ArticleRDA to commission Lusaka/Kapiri dual carriageway design
By TEDDY KUYELA THE Road Development Agency (RDA) will next month commission a techno-economic and detailed engineering study for the construction of a 210-kilometre dual carriageway between Lusaka and...
View ArticleMultichoice Zambia managers mourned
By CLAVER MUTINTA HUNDREDS of mourners yesterday thronged Cathedral of the Holy Cross to pay their last respects to two Multichoice senior managers who died in a road traffic accident on Sunday. The...
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KK urges African leaders to emulate founding father
FORMER President Kenneth Kaunda is welcomed by former Organisation for African Unity chairman William Eteki. In the centre is Minister of Justice Wynter Kabimba at Bole International Airport in Addis...
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Andrew Banda cries foul
By JIMMY CHIBUYE FORMER deputy High Commissioner to India Andrew Banda yesterday told the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court that Italian businessman Antonello Locci betrayed him to secure his freedom. Andrew,...
View Article5 candidates file nominations for Feira
From CHRISTINE CHISHA in Luangwa FIVE candidates yesterday successfully filed their nominations for the June 20 parliamentary by-election in Feira constituency. Presiding officer Willard Shampondo...
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