School dropout turns entrepreneur
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka NJAVWA Mutambo can easily be referred to as an accidental entrepreneur but as is true to life, many things that happen by accident have the potential to later surprise. Not too long...
View ArticleHH story irks commission
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka THE Zambian High Commission in London has written to the United Kingdom [UK]’s Sunday Times over the alleged malicious story it carried purporting that Government attempted to kill...
View ArticleSigning of free trade deal to yield massive benefits – CUTS
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka THE signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement by President Edgar Lungu will yield massive benefits for the country and continent at large, the Consumer...
View ArticleKotoko fans predict 2-0 win over Zesco
STEPHEN PHIRI, Kumasi ASANTE Kotoko fans have predicted a 2-0 victory for the Ghanaian side over Zesco United in tomorrow’s Confederation Cup Group C match. Leading the predictions was a police...
View ArticleSimukoko demands fair play
Workers’ Compensation Corner With Maybin Nkholomba MINISTER of Labour and Social Security Joyce Simukoko has demanded fair return on investment and fair return on labour for workers employed on...
View ArticleZesco feel heat
STEPHEN PHIRI, Kumasi TEMPERATURES yesterday hit 37 degrees Celsius in Kumasi but Zesco United are focused on beating Asante Kotoko in tomorrow’s Confederation Cup Group C match at Baba Yara Stadium....
View ArticlePolitical violence worries EL
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says political violence is worrying and has appealed to all stakeholders to deal with it before the 2021 general elections. The Head of State said there are...
View ArticleSeek benefits from mines
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka ZAMBIA has been advised to put in place measures that will help the country get more value from the mining sector’s 70 percent export earnings contribution and help expand the...
View ArticleLack of mechanisation hampers agro-growth
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka AGRICULTURE is hardly on anyone’s mind as it is considered to be labour intensive and a dirty job. Most people think that agriculture is the hardest job in Zambia and Africa, as...
View ArticleKapiri eyes capital ventures
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kapiri Mposhi MAJORITY of local authorities in Zambia are struggling to pay salaries, settle arrears for retirees and provide services in their localities. Councils are dependent on the...
View ArticleReinforce research, human capacity
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka ZAMBIA has been urged to rigorously build research and human resource capacity to address the ever-evolving techniques that multi-national corporations (MNCs) use to evade tax....
View ArticleWho’ll save us from insanity of bus drivers?
Dear editor, DRIVING on Lusaka roads is now considered a dangerous undertaking even when one is careful to observe all traffic regulations. This is because private motorists are at the mercy of bus...
View ArticleLusaka Dynamos suspend coaches, rehire Phiri
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka STRUGGLING Super Division side Lusaka Dynamos have suspended the entire technical bench headed by Dan Kabwe after a string of poor results and re-appointed veteran Patrick Phiri as...
View ArticleGodly courtship as first step to marriage
Title: Godly Courtship: A Guide and Persuasion for Youths Author: David Kaunda Place of publication: Lusaka, Zambia Publisher: Juziel Digital Print Limited Pages: 123 MORAL decay in the Zambian society...
View ArticleCouple rips boy’s heart
CHRISTINE CHIHAME, Mansa and PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Ndola A MARRIED couple of Kabanshi village in Samfya has been arrested for allegedly killing a three-year-old boy and removing his heart. The couple...
View Article‘2019 is for actualisation’
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka MY interview with Northern Province Minister Brian Mundubile continues this week. Last week, Mr Mundubile shared that the Northern Province Trade and Tourism Exposition was a...
View ArticleNkana seek redemption
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe NKANA’s search for a first win in Group C of the Confederation Cup today faces a huge test when they host Sudanese side Al Hilal. As the teams head into the second round of group...
View ArticleBurglars defy God’s commandment in God’s house
MAYENGO NYIRENDA, Chipata and NANCY SIAME, Lusaka BURGLARS have defied God’s seventh commandment with impunity by breaking into a building which houses 11 offices for the Chipata Catholic Diocese and...
View ArticleZambia gets AU anti-graft award
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka THE African Union (AU) has awarded Zambia for the progress the country has made in mainstreaming gender in the fight against corruption. Minister of Gender Elizabeth Phiri received...
View ArticleCops beat PF cadres
ELIZABETH CHATUVELA, Sesheke FOURTEEN Patriotic Front (PF) supporters were yesterday admitted to Yeta District Hospital for treatment of injuries suffered after allegedly being brutalised by police...
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