Simbotwe: Firefighter mastering the art of carpentry
SUNDAY PROFILE with NDANGWA MWITTAH, LUCY LUMBE Livingstone THERE is a common perception that earning good money is tightly linked to having a job with standard working hours or having big connections...
View ArticleMan stabs wife, sued for divorce
MIKE MUGALA, Lusaka A FORTY-SIX-YEAR-OLD man of Lusaka’s Chazanga township has been sued for divorce after he allegedly stabbed his wife in the chest during a marital dispute. Sipiwe Chirwa, 36, told...
View ArticleAU financial weakness a shame – Lungu
JACK ZIMBA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu says it is a shame that the African Union (AU) still receives outside funding for its programmes. Mr Lungu said this when he met AU chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat at...
View ArticleFatal climb at Black Mountain
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe LAST Wednesday, the county’s spotlight turned on Kitwe’s most visible structure – the copper slug dump famously known as the ‘Black Mountain’. Part of the mineral-rich ‘rubbish’...
View ArticleThe people’s cathedral
JACK ZIMBA, Lusaka VERY few places in Lusaka have such a unifying force as the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross, and perhaps none comes close to its architectural magnificence. Many times, I have...
View ArticleTalking to death
Dear editor, ALLOW me to convey my deep-felt condolences to the families of the Black Mountain victims. May they find strength in the Almighty God to endure the painful loss of their loved ones. In the...
View ArticleVocational training effective weapon for youth unemployment
MARKO MULENGA EVERY dollar spent on technical and vocational education training, is immensely more effective to fight the alarming youth unemployment we face as a nation. Comprehensive interventions to...
View ArticleSome Chongwe farmers will need relief food
CATHERINE MUMBA ABOUT 30 percent of farmers in Chongwe will need relief maize to carry them through to the next harvesting season because their crops were badly affected by the dry spell last rainy...
View ArticleCorruption fight is for all
CORRUPTION is a serious challenge across the globe and Zambia is not exempted. Corruption exists at all levels of governance or public service. At all levels there are some greedy and unpatriotic...
View ArticleIndeco House risks closure
KAPALA CHISUNKA INDECO House in Lusaka risks being closed due to unsanitary conditions at the building which compromises the health of tenants and other users, the Lusaka City Council has said. Council...
View ArticleMabumba tours Zambia to consult
LINDA NYONDO, Lusaka ‘MY COLLEAGUES and I may not be a depository of knowledge, wisdom and intelligence. You are the people running our school system and are in touch with the grassroots. You represent...
View ArticleFirm settles K8m tobacco claims
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka MAYFAIR says it has in the 2017/18 farming season settled over K8 million in tobacco claims. Company manager and agriculture specialist Humphrey Mulele said the payment of claims...
View ArticleMining sector can stimulate industry – Musukwa
KELVIN CHONGO, Lusaka GOVERNMENT says investment inflows in the mining sector should stimulate growth of other industries and contribute to economic development. Minister of Mines and Minerals...
View ArticleYALI calls for peaceful mayoral campaigns
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka THE Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has called for peaceful campaigns ahead of the July 26 mayoral, council chairperson and local government by-elections. YALI president...
View ArticleBaryan defends Zambia Rally title
MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola AFRICAN champion Manvir Baryan yesterday won the Gomes Zambia International Rally to retain the title he bagged in Chisamba last year. Twenty-three drivers entered the event,...
View ArticleMwiinde Rangers coach
ALEX NJOVU, DIANA CHIPEPO Lusaka STRUGGLING Super Division side Nchanga Rangers have appointed Dean Mwiinde as coach replacing Evans Sakala. And newly appointed Napsa Stars coach Mohammed Fathy has...
View ArticleFQM upbeat on copper output
KELVIN CHONGO, Lusaka THERE is a possibility that Zambia can once again become the continent’s largest copper producer if it regains its competitiveness, says First Quantum Minerals (FQM). Company head...
View ArticleLamasat invests $5m in cement bags plant
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka LAMASAT International Limited has invested about US$5 million to set up a plant to make cement bags. The setting up of the plant follows several inquiries by some...
View Article‘Low maize yield will not affect food security’
KELVIN CHONGO, Lusaka THE drop in this year’s maize production of about 1.3 million tonnes will not negatively impact the country’s food security, says the Agricultural Policy Research Institute...
View ArticleExpect more Chinese agro-experts, says envoy
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka CHINESE Ambassador to Zambia Li Jie has pledged to attract more investors from his country to Zambia to help modernise the agriculture sector through mechanisation. Mr Li said the...
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