World Bank invests $33m into forests, agriculture
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka THE World Bank has given Zambia US$33.05 million to tackle climate change, Minister of Development Planning Lucky Mulusa has said. Mr Mulusa said at a press briefing in Lusaka...
View ArticlePF youths on alert
HONE SIAME, Lusaka THE youth and security sub-committee of the Patriotic Front (PF) has advised senior members harbouring ambitions to take over the presidency of the ruling party to tame their...
View ArticleEight teams enter Kelvin Mutale Memorial tourney
STEPHEN PHIRI, Jeju, South Korea EIGHT secondary schools in Kafue will this weekend compete in the Kelvin Mutale Memorial Football tournament. Organiser Martin Mutale said in an interview yesterday...
View ArticleMulenga to miss Coton Sport clash
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka & MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola MIDFIELDER Augustine Mulenga has been ruled out of Saturday’s CAF Champions League Group D clash against Coton Sport of Cameroon due to suspension....
View ArticleTourism sector poised to create wealth, jobs
KELVIN CHONGO, Lusaka MINISTER of Tourism and Arts Charles Banda says the tourism sector has immense potential to become one of the country’s major contributors to job creation and foreign exchange...
View ArticleUnder 20 team nears FIFA glory
VICTOR KUMWENDA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu says the under-20 national team’s journey to ultimate glory seems assured following the junior Chipolopolo’s qualification to the quarter-finals of the ongoing...
View ArticleComputer masterminds Germany fall
AUGUSTINE MUKOKA, Jeju, South Korea DEFENDER Shemmy Mayembe was the unlikely hero when he poked an extra-time winner to secure Zambia a first FIFA Under-20 World Cup quarter-final berth at Jeju World...
View ArticleU-20 Shemmy Germany
STEPHEN PHIRI, Jeju ZAMBIA 4 GERMANY 3 ZAMBIA yesterday upstaged Germany through defender Shemmy Mayembe’s goal to decide a thrilling encounter in extra time and take the African champions to their...
View ArticleGo Zambia Go!
THE Zambia Under-20 national soccer team’s qualification for the quarter-finals of the on-going FIFA Under-20 World Cup in South Korea is a milestone in the country’s soccer history. Yesterday’s...
View ArticleZambia democracy firm, sound – State House
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka STATE House says President Lungu has continued to promote the rule of law and democracy by respecting and protecting the autonomy of the three arms of the government, contrary to...
View ArticleMinister refuses to yield to demands
CHIMWEMWE MWALE, Livingstone SOUTHERN Province Minister Edify Hamukale has received an anonymous letter demanding that the number of Cabinet ministers from a named region be increased to 10. The letter...
View ArticleAdhere to decentralisation policy, councils urged
MONICA KAYOMBO, Ndola VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has urged local authorities countrywide to adhere to the revised decentralisation policy guidelines to enhance people’s participation in national...
View ArticleFish industry gets $50m support
PRISCILLA MWILA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has acquired a US$50 million loan from the African Development Bank to improve the fish industry in the country. And Minister of Fisheries and Livestock Michael...
View Article‘Expedite installation of power supply meters’
CHIMWEMWE MWALE, Livingstone THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has urged power supply companies to expedite the installation of power supply meters on their transmission facilities to guarantee...
View ArticleJudiciary independent – Mambilima
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka CHIEF Justice Irene Mambilima says the judiciary is not compromised but acts independently. Speaking to journalists shortly after officiating at the launch of the Court Reporters...
View ArticleHigh maternal deaths worry First Lady
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka FIRST Lady Esther Lungu has bemoaned the high maternal mortality rates in the country and has called for concerted efforts to reduce the deaths. Mrs Lungu said although Government...
View ArticleState refuses to bow to worthless politics
HONE SIAME, Lusaka MINISTER of Information and Broadcasting Services Kampamba Mulenga says Government will not be distracted by United Party for National Development (UPND) and its allies from...
View ArticleWynter freezes dictatorship claims
ALVIN CHIINGA, Lusaka RAINBOW Party president Wynter Kabimba has dismissed dictatorship claims being peddled by United Party for National Development (UPND) against President Lungu and his government....
View ArticleLight at last for Zesco
THE dust is finally settling following the increase in electricity tariffs by Zesco. Citizens have accepted the verdict by the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) to endorse Zesco’s upward adjustment of...
View ArticleChef187: The world at his feet
UNTOLD PROFILE with FELIX NYAMBE SOMEONE asked a group of music fans as to who is the most happening Zambian hip hop artiste currently; a few names were suggested but Chef 187 seemed to be the common...
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