Dundumwezi sees light
STEVEN MVULA, Itezhi Tezhi CONSTRUCTION of the US$21 million Kalomo-Itezhi tezhi- Dundumwezi-Namwala road is a fulfilment of the campaign promise to take development to all parts of Zambia regardless...
View Article3 homes burnt in Sioma
ELIZABETH CHATUVELA, Mongu THREE families in Sioma in Western Province have been left homeless after unknown people torched their houses on Friday. Sioma member of Parliament Mbololwa Subulwa named the...
View ArticleKafue basin: Fish farming empowering locals
KELVIN MBEWE, Mazabuka MAZABUKA town in Southern Province is popularly known as Zambia’s “sweet town” because of its sugarcane plantation at Nakambala Sugar Estates. However, there is more to the sweet...
View ArticleLungu visit changes picture
HONE SIAME, Dundumwezi PRESIDENT Lungu has won the hearts of Dundumwezi residents in Kalomo, Southern Province, for launching works on the rehabilitation of Kalomo-Dundumwez-Itezhi-Tezhi road and...
View ArticleParliament approves action
JACK ZIMBA and CHOMBA MUSIKA, Parliament PARLIAMENT yesterday voted unanimously to endorse Government’s decision to invoke Article 31 of the republican Constitution and the subsequent proclamation of a...
View ArticleDiversify for stronger economy
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka THE World Bank says Zambia needs to accelerate its economic diversification programme to cushion a possible decline in copper prices and the anticipated tighter global financing...
View ArticleTwins, woman die in fire
NKOMBO KACHEMBA and MONICA MAYUNI, Chambishi A SET of twins aged five and a 25-year-old woman in Chambishi have been burnt to death in a house that caught fire while they were sleeping. It is suspected...
View ArticleGovernment ‘revising’ intellectual property
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT is taking a different approach over ownership of intellectual property (IP) to enable innovators of products contribute to the economy. This follows over 100 research...
View ArticlePF elected to Africa forum
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka THE Patriotic Front (PF) has been elected to the 15 member committee of the Council of African Political Parties (CAPP) media forum. CAPP elected the PF to its media forum at the...
View ArticleZesco cables ‘vandals’ nabbed
MONICA KAYOMBO, Ndola POLICE in Ndola have apprehended three people for allegedly vandalising a Zesco cable worth millions of Kwacha in Kabushi township. Divisional criminal investigations officer...
View ArticleUncovering health gaps through the lens
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka THE English say, ‘Seeing believes…a picture is worth a thousand words.’ The Africans, in the same vein, say, “Seeing is very different from being told.” This is because one is...
View ArticleSwazi coach dreams big
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka SWAZILAND coach Pieter de Jongh is targeting a double over Zambia in the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) first round. Swaziland host Zambia at Somhlolo National Stadium...
View ArticleUPND drags Parley to ConCourt
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka OPPOSITION United Party for National Development (UPND) has challenged Parliament for endorsing Government’s decision to invoke Article 31 of the republican Constitution,...
View ArticleIncrease rural power target, directs Lungu
CHIMWEMWE MWALE, Livingstone PRESIDENT Lungu has directed Minister of Energy David Mabumba to up the target for rural electrification from 51 percent to 90 percent by 2030. Currently the reach is only...
View ArticleNew dawn for Kwacha
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka THE Kwacha, which has breached the K9 mark, has continued to appreciate against the US dollar and other convertible currencies with analysts projecting that it will remain strong....
View ArticleCost-reflective tariffs good
NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka STANBIC Bank Zambia says Government’s move to have cost-reflective electricity tariffs will provide energy security and enable the country to become a net exporter of power in the...
View Article780 fish farmers get training
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has trained 780 farmers from 2015 to date in various fish farming ventures to boost the growth of the aquaculture sector in Mansa. Currently, there are 360 farmers in...
View ArticleBuffaloes trounce Nkwazi
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka NKWAZI 0 BUFFALOES 2 KAPIRI Mposhi referee Michael Lyalabi turned a Super Division rescheduled Week 15 match into drama as Green Buffaloes beat Nkwazi at Edwin Imboela Stadium in...
View ArticleMan drowns in river mishap
BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, Solwezi A 20-YEAR-OLD man has drowned after a canoe on which he was travelling with two others capsized on Kanunu River in Mukandankunda area of Zambezi. Mukanzu Kakoma, of Mukende...
View ArticleStronger Kwacha cheers stakeholders
KALONDE NYATI and TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka THE Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) has hailed the appreciation of the Kwacha as it will make imports cheaper and further reduce inflation. EAZ has,...
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