Mpulungu to handle more cargo
HENRY SINYANGWE, Kasama MPULUNGU Harbour Corporation is projecting to handle about 145,000 metric tonnes of cargo in 2017 compared with 108,000 in 2016, says manager Davies Kaluba. He attributed the...
View ArticleChanda exposes UPND scheme to discredit Zambia
JACK ZIMBA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu’s special assistant for press and public relations, Amos Chanda, says the state of the nation does not mirror a country that the opposition United Party for National...
View ArticleMpika farmers abandon chitemene system
NKWETO MFULA, Mpika FARMERS in Mpika district are abandoning the chitemene system in preference for fertiliser and they have recorded increased yields. Chief Mukungule of the Bisa speaking people said...
View ArticleLuapula schools yearn for better education standards
MIKE MUGALA, Chienge DESPITE government scoring positive strides in the provision of secondary education across the country, the standard of education in most rural schools is still below par and...
View ArticleMan loses job, conjugal rights
CHRISTINE CHIHAME, Mansa A FIFTY-YEAR-OLD man of Low Density area in Mansa has narrated before the local court how his wife of 13 years has been denying him conjugal rights after he lost his job. Davis...
View ArticleZAF seeks stronger ties with media
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Lusaka THE Zambia Air Force (ZAF) says it is keen to enhance its partnership with the media in a quest to diligently serve the public. ZAF director of public relations and foreign...
View ArticlePSV vehicles to get GPS
MIKE MUGALA, Lusaka THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) will before the end of the year implement Global Positioning System (GPS) on all Public Service Vehicles (PSV) to enhance speed...
View ArticlePoultry imports banned
PATSON PHIRI, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has with immediate effect banned the importation of poultry and poultry products from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe and all countries that have recorded an...
View ArticleIMF says Zambia economy has improved in recent months
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Lusaka THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Zambia’s economy, driven by good fiscal performance and discipline by Government, has improved in the recent months. And Government has...
View ArticleKasisi-Maploti: Grave¬yard-cum backyard
CHANDA MWENYA, Lusaka “GRAVEYARDS are full of indispensable men”, so goes the adage. But the residents of Lusaka’s Kasisi-Maploti sprawling on the edge of Foxdale, north–west of Lusaka seem determined...
View ArticleArrows retain Mopani 15s title
MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola ARROWS 10 NKWAZI 3 RED Arrows on Saturday retained the Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) 15s Rugby Championship after outclassing Nkwazi at Nkana West Rugby Field. This was Arrows’...
View ArticleForeign jerabos deported
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka THE Immigration Department has deported 31 Chinese nationals who were arrested for conducting illegal mining activities in Chingola recently. Director-general Moola Milomo said in...
View ArticleLusaka master plan approved
ARTHUR MWANSA, Lusaka LUSAKA Province Minister Japhen Mwakalombe says Cabinet has approved a K247 million master plan for infrastructure development to decongest the capital city. And Mr Mwakalombe has...
View ArticleSouth receives 1.8 million insecticide mosquito nets
JIMMY CHIBUYE, Choma THE drive towards elimination of malaria in Southern Province by 2021 has received a boost after the province received 1. 8 million long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets....
View ArticlePolice kill police in ‘unfriendly’ fire
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka POLICE in Lusaka on Friday shot dead a police reserve when he tried to evade them as they searched his home in connection with his alleged raping of a woman. Police spokesperson...
View ArticleRoyson Mukwena: Professor par excellence
MARTIN NKOLOMBA, Lusaka IN THE 70s and 80s, it was a matter of national policy in Zambia for school-leavers to undergo Zambia National Service (ZNS) training, which many of them would have happily...
View ArticleDynamos edge Nkana
ALEX NJOVU, National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka DYNAMOS 2 NKANA 1 MIDFIELDER Potiphar Zulu netted a double as leaders Lusaka Dynamos beat Nkana in a thrilling Super Division Week 24 match to pile more...
View ArticleZambia in line for green fund
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka ZAMBIA is one of the four countries expected to benefit from the US$265 million Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) to support innovative business models in renewable energy and...
View ArticleEnergy sector reforms excite EU investors
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka SEVERAL European investors have expressed interest to invest in Zambia’s energy sector following Government’s implementation of reforms in the industry. European Union (EU)...
View ArticleStop lies, UPND told
ALVIN CHIINGA, Lusaka ZAMBIA Correctional Services (ZCS) commissioner-general Percy Chato has cautioned the United Party for National Development (UPND) officials against peddling lies that their...
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