Teachers must be exemplary
Dear editor, ALLOW me space to urge all teachers to be professional in the discharge of their duties as they are role models. Stories of teachers drinking during working hours and engaging in several...
View ArticleMutati invites 2018 budget submissions
HONE SIAME, Lusaka MINISTER of Finance Felix Mutati (right) has called on civil society organisations (CSOs) and other stakeholders to make submissions to the process of formulating the 2018 national...
View ArticleSuspected saboteurs escape
NKOLE MULAMBIA, Ndola FOUR suspected criminals, two of whom were arrested for allegedly uprooting Zesco Limited electricity power cables, have escaped from police custody in Chingola. Copperbelt...
View ArticlePolice nab another ‘arsonist’
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka ONE more person has been arrested in connection with the burning of Lusaka City Market, bringing the total number of the suspected arsonists to 12. Inspector General of Police...
View ArticleThe value of an audit to small and medium sized businesses: Part III
WELCOME back to the third in the series. In the past two weeks we have established the benefits of audits and the role of audits to SMEs. This weeks we discuss good corporate governance, risks and the...
View ArticleDonors commend Zambia
CATHERINE MUMBA, Lusaka THE Co-operating Partners Group led by United States Ambassador to Zambia Erick Schultz has commended the Zambian government for maintaining an open-door engagement policy in...
View ArticleChocolate thief jailed
NKOLE MULAMBIA, Ndola A 34-YEAR-OLD man of Ndola has been sentenced to six months imprisonment with hard labour for stealing a chocolate bar worth K106 from Shoprite. Before principal resident...
View Article‘Zambia good for investment’
KELVIN CHONGO, Lusaka TERRACE Africa, developers of the US$11 million Waterfalls Shopping Mall at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport turn-off in Chongwe, have praised President Lungu for creating...
View ArticleMealie-meal, bread prices drop
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka THE price reduction in mainly mealie-meal and bread has seen the annual inflation rate declining marginally to 6.6 percent in July, translating in a 0.2 percentage point drop....
View ArticleFeeding malnourished children with spirulina algae
MEMORY MANINGA, Mansa THOUGH overlooked by many as a mere water weed, spirulina is one of the most researched plants in the world owing to its high nutritional value. Spirulina is a natural algae,...
View ArticleZambia aim at junior Flames
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka ZAMBIA’s ambitions of reaching the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Under-17 Championship final today come under scrutiny when they face Malawi at St...
View ArticleZuma to grace Agric show
KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma is expected in the country next week to officiate at the 91st Zambia Agricultural and Commercial Show in Lusaka. So far, the Agricultural and...
View ArticleAgriculture, energy, roads get $600 million World Bank boost
NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka THE World Bank has set aside US$600 million for Zambia to invest in agriculture, energy, rural roads and budget support over the next three years. Minister of Finance Felix Mutati...
View Article‘Conflicts of the Great River Tribes’: Epic drama coming
Spotlight on Performing Arts with JOHN KAPESA JONAS Mumba, undeniably, is one of Zambia’s spine-tingling; thrilling and stirring storytellers – he has just rolled out another runaway success:...
View ArticleWina ponders bullet train
CHIMANGENI BANDA, Chengdu, China VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina says Government will seriously consider introducing high speed trains in Zambia. Mrs Wina said the development can help decongest Zambian...
View ArticleKakote warms up to electricity
CHARLES CHISALA, Samfya CINDERELLA Mwape, a Grade Eight pupil at Kakote Primary School near Lubwe Catholic Mission in Samfya district, wants to become a nurse when she completes her secondary...
View ArticleLusaka in massive road works
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka WORKS to expand roads in Lusaka at a cost of US$245 million are expected to start in September this year, contractor Shapoorji Pallonji Africa managing director Ranjit Gajare has...
View ArticleWin silverware, Army boss tells Buffaloes
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka ZAMBIA Army deputy commander major general Jackson Miti has directed Green Buffaloes Rugby Club to sweep all silverware on display in the National Rugby League. Miti issued the...
View ArticleLamentations of an ex-soldier’s son
BOOK REVIEW: Title: The Forgotten Soldiers Author: Elliam Moses Mulenga Pages: 128 Price: $28 HE HAS titled the book The Forgotten Soldiers, an account of African soldiers who served with the British...
View ArticleEyes on Jacob, says Wedson
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe NATIONAL team coach Wedson Nyirenda is monitoring China-based striker Jacob Mulenga’s performance ahead of the 2018 Russia World Cup qualifiers. Mulenga, who features for Chinese...
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