Sata off for working holiday
President Sata with First Lady, Dr Kaseba in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. From JERRY MUNTHALI in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia PRESIDENT Sata has left Addis Ababa today to start his 14-day working holidayvacation...
View ArticleSunzu named in France best 11
FC SOCHAUX Zambia defender Stopilla Sunzu (left) greets his coach Herve Renard after scoring. – Picture courtesy of SOCHAUX website. By STEPHEN PHIRI ZAMBIA defender Stopilla Sunzu has been named in...
View ArticleOvernight prayers shouldn’t be sex dens
IT WAS in 1997 when the government through the Ministry of Education announced the re-entry policy to ensure that girls who fell pregnant while in school can go back and complete their education. This...
View ArticleRaising awareness of rheumatic heart disease
Dear editor “RHEUMATIC heart disease is a sentinel condition of poverty and of health inequality; its persistence marks the failure of our health systems to address the non-communicable diseases of the...
View ArticleThe growth of education in Zambia
Author: John Mupanga Mwanakatwe Title: The Growth of Education in Zambia since Independence Publishers: UNZA Press Pages: 376 Price: K100 THAT a book that was a standard textbook for undergraduate...
View ArticleMimicry killing our nation
By AUSTIN KALUBA THE real tragedy of most African states is the culture of mimicry that has created mimic societies that refuse to develop home-grown ideas in preference to alien values. Looking at the...
View ArticleNkana ready for battle, says Mwale
ZESCO United striker Chileshe Kabwe (right) tries to beat Red Arrows’ defender Benedict Chepeshi during the Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu Charity Shield semi-final at Arthur Davies Stadium in Kitwe on...
View ArticleHeed Patrice advice
SOCCER REVIEW with STEPHEN PHIRI NATIONAL team coach Patrice Beaumelle has put his foot down, and firmly so. Beaumelle wants all the Chipolopolo stars (or should I just say players), to be playing...
View Article‘Big Moze’ promises inclusive leadership
By CLAVER MUTINTA PATRIOTIC Front (PF) candidate for Katuba constituency by-election Moses Chilando says when he wins the polls he will provide an inclusive leadership like that of President Sata. Mr...
View ArticleRed Arrows star stabbed to death
By DIANA MUTAKAFIMBO and ELIZABETH CHATUVELA RED Arrows midfielder Chiwanki Lyainga has died. Lyainga, 29, was stabbed to death by unknown people in Lusaka’s Kamwala South area around 11:00 hours on...
View ArticleGeneral Kanene guilty
…after sex with minor, high court to sentence him By CAROLINE KALOMBE RENOWNED Zambian musician Clifford Dimba, popularly known as General Kanene, has been convicted and committed to the High Court for...
View ArticleFive companies to explore oil
By ESTHER MSETEKA GOVERNMENT has issued nine licences to five international companies to explore for oil in Lake Tanganyika in the Northern Province. Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development...
View ArticleFootball fraternity mourn Lota
By ROBINSON KUNDA, VICTOR KUMWENDA and CHISHALA MUSONDA THE Zambian football fraternity is devastated with the death of former international striker Dennis ‘Chesa Mpama’ Lota. Lota, who was South...
View Article‘Kanene jailing good lesson’
KANENE. By BARBARA CHANDA THE Non-Governmental Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has welcomed the conviction of renowned Zambian musician Clifford Dimba, popularly known by the stage name...
View ArticleMayweather, N’dou re-union ‘mandibles’
Floyd’s greatest achievements lay ahead, but he laid waste to Phillip N’dou when he could. – www.boxing.com By AUGUSTINE MWASHINGWELE IT’s nearly two months since I dropped ‘America hates Floyd...
View ArticleLota was talented compatriot – Sata
By JULIET MAKASA PRESIDENT Sata says former Zambia striker Dennis Lota’s passion and contribution to the growth of football cannot be over-emphasised. Sata said on his Facebook page yesterday that Lota...
View ArticleZambia Railways rolls out 1,000kms
By STEVEN MVULA ZAMBIA Railways Limited (ZRL) has inked a deal with 32 local contractors to rehabilitate the 1,062 kilometres of its rail line from Chililabombwe to Livingstone. ZRL chief executive...
View ArticleZambia loses grip on cobalt
By SITUMBEKO SITWALA ZAMBIA has dropped to number nine on the world’s top 10 cobalt-producing countries list. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has maintained its almost impregnable position at...
View ArticleNorth-Western gets K60m fund
ACTING President Alexander Chikwanda (second from right) looks on as Ronje Nkanza of Lumwana starts the engine of his newly-acquired tractor. Also looking on are North-Western Province Minister...
View ArticleGrade 12 pass rate up
…by 60 percent for last year, Dr Phiri says By ALVIN CHIINGA OUT of 104,809 pupils who sat for Grade 12 examination last year, 63,104 obtained school certificates, representing an increase of 58.08...
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