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NANCY SIAME, Kanchibiya PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu, disappointed by stalled projects, says he expects his ministers to work speedily in completing development tasks. He has also directed ministers to...
View ArticleSecurity firms adamant of minimum wage
Dear editor, I AM one of the many affected employees of these security companies. The government revised the minimum wage but the company I work for only increased by K1 from K25 to k26 per shift. We...
View ArticleScoring spurs Osumanu
STEPHEN PHIRI, Accra ZESCO United forward Rahim Osumanu says scoring against Asante Kotoko in Wednesday’s Confederation Cup group stage Group C match has motivated him to embrace hard work. Osumanu...
View ArticleZambia overcoming economic pressures
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka THE Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) says Zambia is one of the most stable economies in Africa. Association president Lubinda Haabazoka said apart from South Africa, Angola...
View ArticleElectoral violence impediment to growth
Analysis: LUCY LUMBE ELECTIONS whether general, parliamentary or local government are important in a democracy because they provide registered voters with an opportunity to choose representatives to...
View ArticleBrian Chilala’s final show
KELVIN KACHINGWE, Lusaka BEFORE being taken to his final resting place at Memorial Park, Brian Chilala, 55, gave the mourners who had gathered under a marquee at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in...
View ArticleA quintessential all-round artiste
KELVIN KACHINGWE, Lusaka HENRY Joe Sakala first performed on stage in Kitwe at Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation (MEF) in the Charles Fisher Hall at the age of 11. He played the role of a witch doctor...
View ArticlePower seek spark in derby
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe ZAMBIA’S biggest local derby today takes centre stage in Kitwe when Nkana host Power Dynamos as the Super Division transition season enters Week Four. Stream B log leaders...
View ArticleNo promotions for unruly civil servants
CATHERINE MUMBA, Choma THE Civil Service Commission says undisciplined and lazy civil servants will not be promoted until they change their attitude to work. Commission deputy chairperson Hillary...
View ArticleDon’t dare steal medicines, warns Lungu
NANCY SIAME, Mpika GOVERNMENT has declared zero tolerance to shortage of medicines and pilferage in public hospitals countrywide, President Edgar Lungu has said. Mr Lungu said he will not tolerate...
View ArticleCrooked pastor jailed
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka A PASTOR of Lusaka will spend the next five years preaching the word of God in jail after being convicted of swindling a widow out of K260,000, which was part of her late...
View ArticleMusicZed App launched to help fight piracy
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka HAVING been forced to abandon the release of albums because of the high levels of piracy, any help rendered to musicians that may help nip the vice in the bud is welcome, especially...
View ArticlePOWER WIN PUNCH-UP
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Nkana Stadium Kitwe NKANA 0 POWER 2 TEMPERS flared in the Kitwe derby yesterday as nine-man Power Dynamos thrashed Nkana in a Super Division Stream B Week Four match that almost turned...
View ArticleLukulu residents in need of bridge
MIKE MUGALA, Lusaka THE rainy season is a blessing to many people, but for the people of Lukulu area in Kasama district, it is a difficult time to access education and health services. Situated 60...
View ArticleEx-boyfriends cost woman marriage
MIKE MUGALA, Lusaka IT IS not all the time that a wife opens up to her husband about the previous boyfriends but when she did, her husband dumped her barely a week after their marriage because he was...
View ArticleZambia Consumer Association seeks shisha ban
KAPALA CHISUNKA, ANGELA MUCHINSHI Lusaka THE Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) has expressed concern over smoking of shisha among youths and has called for its ban. ZACA executive secretary Juba...
View ArticleDad wants son adopted
MIKE MUGALA, Lusaka A JOBLESS 34-year-old man of Lusaka’s Kaunda Square township is seeking the adoption of his six-year-old son, whom he says he cannot look after because he has no means. Emmanuel...
View ArticleWife inspects hubby underwear after work
MELODY MUPETA, Kitwe A HUSBAND of Bulangililo township in Kitwe has testified before the local court how his wife inspects his underwear every time he knocks off from work. Henry Mwape told the...
View ArticleCheating wife draws time-table to sleep with husband
MWILA NTAMBI, Kitwe A THIRTY-FIVE-year-old man of Zambia Compound alleged before the Garneton local court last week that he found his wife, who had drawn up a time-table to sleep with him, committing...
View ArticleArmy urged to monitor Serenje-DRC border
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe CENTRAL Province Permanent Secretary Bernard Chomba has urged the Zambia Army to help address border security concerns between Senior Chief Muchinda in Serenje and the Democratic...
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