Removal of subsidies pro-developmental – Siamunene
By CLAVER MUTINTA DEPUTY Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Richwell Siamunene says the removal of fuel and maize subsidies is meant to create prosperity and not to injure the people of Zambia....
View ArticleWell done Ndola City Council
Dear editor, Allow me space in your column to appreciate the works of Ndola City Council. On Thursday night, I almost got lost in Ndola. The stretch between Golf area and Hospital roundabout looks...
View ArticleSubsidies never benefitted poor
Dear editor, THE removal of subsidies is a long overdue decision because collosal amounts of tax-payers money was used at the expense of taking education and health services closer to areas the way it...
View ArticleHonour people while they are alive!
Dear editor, THE tendency of waiting until someone is dead to honour them must come to an end. This idea of praising people once they are dead is not good because people must enjoy their honour while...
View ArticleGlaring disparity between haves, have-nots
Dear editor, THE disparity between the rich and the poor in Zambia is evident in Lusakas plush buildings that exude an aura of prosperity that unfortunately evaporates as one travels a few kilometres...
View ArticlePublic media news coverage
Dear editor, There is evidence the hand of authorities on the public media has indeed been lifted under the Patriotic Front government. The recent event involving the beating of Black Friday worshipers...
View ArticleZABS flies banner of import inspection high
ZABS COLUMN with LEE HAAMUNJI THE bitterness of poor quality lingers on long after the sweetness of a low price is gone. This is an experience that Monique Zimba tested. Soon after her graduation,...
View ArticleEx-prisoners need proper society integration
WHOSE HUMAN RIGHTS ANYWAY? By SAMUEL KASANKHA A COLLEAGUE and fellow human rights activist, Geoffrey Mayamba, who runs a prisons- based non-governmental organisation (NGO) known as Prisoners Future...
View ArticleDisability not inability
By TAONGA HARA and WILSON MUSONDA Jr FINDING a job and earning a living is a challenge for many. If you are disabled, blind or deaf, it may seem even more difficult. However, some people defeat the...
View ArticleYouth unemplyment threatening regional growth
By GILLIES KASONGO YOUTH unemployment remains a major challenge in southern Africa, threatening the regions socio-economic development. Although youths constitute the majority of the population in the...
View ArticlePrioritise food security, nutrition – UN
By NKOLE CHITALA THE three agriculture and food arms of the United Nations (UN) agencies have called on Africa to place food security and nutrition at the centre stage if the continent is to develop....
View ArticleZNS boosts wheat farming
By NKWETO MFULA THE Zambia National Service (ZNS) says it has set aside KR1.2 million (K1.2 billion) for the installation of a second centre pivot irrigation system at its Munsakamba Farm in Mkushi....
View ArticleAfDB, Stanchart in $400 million deal
By CYNTHIA MWALE THE African Development Bank (AfDB) and Standard Chartered Bank have signed a US$400million risk participation agreement to support trade finance in various sectors in Africa. The deal...
View ArticleHerbalist targets UNWTO
By CHOMBA MUSIKA A HERBAL specialist will soon set up a herbal health centre in Livingstone ahead of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) general assembly to be held in August this...
View ArticleKitwe council workers down tools
From NKOMBO KACHEMBA in Kitwe UNIONISED workers at Kitwe City Council yesterday went on strike demanding their salary arrears. A check by a Daily Mail crew found the entrance to the council premises...
View ArticleChilangwa defends removal of subsidies
By ALVIN CHIINGA GOVERNMENT has reiterated its call on citizens to sacrifice following the removal of fuel and maize subsidies as the decision has long term benefits. Deputy Home Affairs minister...
View ArticleChilangwa defends removal of subsidies
By ALVIN CHIINGA GOVERNMENT has reiterated its call on citizens to sacrifice following the removal of fuel and maize subsidies as the decision has long term benefits. Deputy Home Affairs minister...
View ArticleMan burnt to death in Chipata
By DARLINGTON MWENDABAI SOME residents of Chipata have burnt an unidentified man to death for alleged theft. Eastern Province deputy commissioner of police Alfred Nawa, who confirmed the incident,...
View ArticleKitwe show raises KR2.5m
From NKOMBO KACHEMBA in Kitwe THE Copperbelt Mining Agriculture and Commercial Society (CMACS) has raised about KR2.5 million from this years show, an improvement from last years KR1.8 million The...
View Article2 teens deny pornography charge
By CLAVER MUTINTA and OSWARD SICHONE THE two teenagers of Kafue who are allegedly behind the production of a pornographic video yesterday denied producing obscene materials with intent to corrupt...
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