Lungu on firm ground – LAZ
HONE SIAME, Lusaka THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has backed President Lungu’s decision to invoke Article 31 of the republican Constitution to give the police more powers to curb acts of economic...
View ArticleIt is not just Swaziland, it was a great away win
Bola Biz AFTER that forgettable 1-0 loss to Mozambique, Wedson Nyirenda came under intense fire. Then the 3-1 loss to Zimbabwe in the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Castle...
View ArticleSate Sate’s loss of form worrying
Dear editor, ONE of the reasons Nkana Football Club are not doing well is not necessarily the absence of their marksman, Walter Bwalya, who has not been in action since the issue of his nationality...
View ArticlePurchase of fire tenders commendable
WE COMMEND Government for the acquisition of 42 fire tenders which will be distributed to fire authorities countrywide. The fire tenders could not have come at a better time than now when the country...
View ArticleBuffaloes sides top Midlands standings
MWEMBE KAONA, Lusaka GREEN Buffaloes men and women senior sides have taken over the leadership of their respective divisions after posting wins in the Midlands Basketball Association league fixtures...
View ArticleKudos to Mwansa, Mutubila
Dear editor, THE two veteran journalists, Frank Mutubila and Costa Mwansa, should be saluted for setting up Diamond Television. This creativity will go a long way in job creation and viewership. We...
View ArticleWe need patrols in Chalala
Dear editor, I wish to appeal to our police service to increase patrols in Lusaka’s Chalala area due to the high number of residents being attacked by criminals. Every weekend is filled with stories of...
View ArticleLCC fights drink driving, lifestyle diseases
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka THE Lusaka City Council (LCC) has raised US$100,000 to help in the global fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries in the capital city between now and next year....
View ArticleZambia withdraws from hosting U-23 AfCON
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka ZAMBIA has withdrawn from hosting of the 2019 Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) confirmed Zambia’s withdrawal in a statement issued on...
View ArticleProtecting the rights of women prisoners
Analysis: VUSUMUZI SIFILE THE prison population in Zambia has grown remarkably, exceeding the holding capacity of most correctional facilities and exposing incarcerated women and circumstantial...
View ArticleDavao’s ‘Yanga Sili Common’ on video
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka LOCAL female dancehall duo Davao will next Friday be expected to release a video for their song Yanga Sili Common, on which Slap D features. The song, whose production was started by...
View ArticleAfrican Swine fever breaks out in Chinsali
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Kitwe AFRICAN Swine Fever Virus (ASFV) has broken out in Chinsali and Isoka districts of Muchinga Province killing about 1,580 pigs. African swine fever is a highly contagious...
View ArticleChipangama pulls out of World Championship
CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka UNITED States of America- based long distance runner Jordan Chipangama has pulled out of next month’s International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championship...
View ArticleState to build $8 million dams
RISCILLA MWILA, Lusaka THE Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection has embarked on a project to build dams in four provinces at a cost of US$8 million. Permanent...
View ArticleK376.7 million for 5,400 health jobs timely
Dear editor, I WISH to commend the members of parliament for approving K376.7 million supplementary budget for the Ministry of Health. The money is meant for the recruitment of an additional 5,400...
View ArticleLubinda rallies support in graft fight
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka MINISTER of Justice Given Lubinda has called on stakeholders to present recommendations that will help curb the increasing levels of corruption in the country. Speaking at an ongoing...
View ArticleCount on us, Japan tells Zambia
MIKE MUGALA, Lusaka JAPAN says it remains committed to promoting Zambia’s economic growth. Japanese ambassador Hidenobu Sobashima, who was speaking at the Zambia-JICA Fellowship Association (ZAJIFA)...
View ArticleFamily is a bridge to destiny
SPIDER'S WEB with CHEELA CHILALA “FAMILY is not an important thing. It is everything.” These words, by the Canadian author Michael J Fox, are as true today as they were first spoken. They are as true...
View ArticleOf baboons and hate speech
TORN APART with BOYD PHIRI FOLLOWING the accident that sent a baboon to hospital last week, many people in the hood are not sure how to refer to the primate after an animal welfare activist complained...
View ArticleWhere have all the parents gone?
YOUR FAMILY MATTERS with PASTOR CHANDA FRIDAY, July 21, 2017: Many years ago, there was a folk song that became a hit all over the English-speaking world. It was entitled, “Where have all the flowers...
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