The making of Daniel Munkombwe
KELVIN KACHINGWE, Lusaka AS A child, Daniel Munkombwe only lived with his father Philip Chibbwalu Moono and mother Mankuche Mwaanga for seven years.When he was seven years old, his father was recruited...
View ArticleEagles stun Nkana, Power halt Buffaloes
BENEICT TEMBO, Choma and CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka EAGLES 2 NKANA 1 GREEN Eagles repaid their supporters’ faith with a win over 12 Super Division champions Nkana in a Week 18 match at Independence Stadium...
View ArticleBeer-drinking cure ends in fatality
BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, Solwezi A 30-YEAR-OLD man of M8 in Kabompo has died after allegedly taking herbal medicine administered on him to stop drinking beer.North-Western Province commissioner of police...
View ArticlePF mayoral candidates bubble
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka PATRIOTIC Front (PF) members aspiring for the position of Lusaka mayor are bubbling with confidence ahead of the final adoption by the party’s central committee.Over 30 candidates...
View ArticleTourism gets boost
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka ZAMBIA and Kenya have agreed to cooperate in tourism, where the latter has vast experience, including the training of 50 Zambian students at the globally renowned Kenya Utalii...
View ArticleHousewife sentenced 7 years
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka THE Lusaka High Court has sentenced a 31-year-old housewife of Lusaka to seven years simple imprisonment for stabbing her husband’s lover to death. This is in a matter Peggy...
View ArticleLet’s learn from Kenya
THAT Zambia and Kenya have agreed to partner in promoting tourism is indeed good news and a recipe for boosting Zambia’s sector, which has struggled to realise its potential. It is good that Kenya...
View ArticleZACL embarks on upgrading 4 airports
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka IT IS anticipated that the expansion of the airports in the country will strongly drive the economic growth of Zambia. It is projected that modernisation of the airports will...
View ArticleReduce smuggling of scrap metal – Chulu
KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka A LOCAL manufacturing company, Zalco Limited has called on Government to come up with stiffer measures to reduce smuggling of scrap metal to neighbouring countries which is...
View ArticleAlcohol abuse worries mayor
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI ALCOHOL abuse retards personal and national development, Chipata Mayor Sinoya Mwale has warned. About 3.3 million people die every year globally because of alcohol abuse. Mr Mwale...
View ArticleGovt to spend K3.7m to drill 84 boreholes
MELODY MUPETA GOVERNMENT will this year spend over K3.7 million to drill 84 boreholes in Muchinga Province. Ministry of Local Government provincial engineer Alex Nonde said in an interview that the...
View ArticleYou must die
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka A MASS murderer’s hope of avoiding the hangman’s noose turned into a nightmare yesterday when the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence the High Court had imposed on him for...
View ArticleVictims of Kitwe gangs relive attacks
CHARLES CHISALA, Lusaka FROM the accounts of victims, friends and parents of victims it is clear that had President Edgar Lungu not directed the Zambia Police Service high command to step in, Kitwe...
View ArticleSavory experience of spice island
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka AFTER two days of intensive training on climate change reporting, it was time to unwind with a tour of one of Zanzibar’s spice farms. Zanzibar, also known as The Spice Island, has...
View ArticleDC urges farmers to diversify
BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, Manyinga MANYINGA District Commissioner Queen Manela has urged farmers to embrace the agriculture diversification programme Government is promoting by growing a variety of crops...
View ArticleWorld Cup: Too early to judge African teams?
Analysis: MATHEWS KABAMBA FOOTBALL’S biggest showpiece, the FIFA World Cup is underway in Russia. Thirty-two nations have gathered in the former Soviet State to battle it out for the ultimate price....
View ArticleVictoria Kalima has left befitting legacy
Dear editor, FORMER Minister of Gender and member of Parliament Victoria Kalima was put to rest last Saturday. Though she died at a relatively young age, she has certainly run her race and will be...
View ArticleTough going for African sides
Soccer Review with STEPHEN PHIRI AFRICAN representatives at the ongoing FIFA World Cup finals have found the going tough.Egypt and Morocco lost 1-0 apiece to Uruguay and Iran respectively, Nigeria...
View ArticleCabinet approves economic revival plan
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka CABINET has approved the National Trade Policy and its implementation plan which will pave way for the transformation of Zambia into an industrialised net exporter of processed...
View ArticleTransparency, accountability in land administration
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka LAND has always been a contentious issue with respect to how it is administered and acquired in Zambia, more so among vulnerable groups such as women.The Non-Governmental...
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