Germany pumps €4 million in climate change research
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka THE German government has pumped about €4 million in a project to conduct research in climate change and sustainable land management use in Zambia. National Remote Sensing Centre...
View ArticleFashion, Mwepu raring to ‘goal’
SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, Lusaka THE boys who starred at the South Korea World Cup early this year are raring to go following their call-up to the senior national team for the 2018 Russia World Cup...
View ArticleFarmers opt to hold on to maize
KELVIN CHONGO, Lusaka THE Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has urged farmers not to sell their maize cheaply but hold on to their stocks until November when prices for the commodity are expected to...
View ArticleWoman nabbed over work permits
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka A 38-YEAR-OLD woman of Lusaka has been arrested for allegedly impersonating an immigration consultant and fraudulently obtaining K50,000 from an Indian businessman whom she promised...
View ArticleAfrica should harmonise agro-policies
KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) says African countries need to develop harmonised regional agricultural policies that promote investment in key resilient...
View ArticleDon’t touch miners, unions tell Mopani
NANCY SIAME and ALVIN CHIINGA, Lusaka THE Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ) has accused Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) of blackmailing Government and other stakeholders by threatening to cut 4,700 jobs due...
View ArticleKantu waxes ‘Honey’ with Macky II
THELMA BWALYA, Lusaka SONGSTRESS Kantu last week released a new single titled Honey featuring Macky II, which she says is her first single from her debut album which will be released this year. “This...
View ArticleShe-polopolo ready for Mighty Warriors
SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, Lusaka COACH Albert Kachinga says the She-polopolo are not intimidated facing hosts Zimbabwe at next month’s Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Women...
View ArticleEast Park Mall in $7 million expansion project
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka OVER US$7 million has been set aside for the expansion of East Park Shopping Mall in Lusaka. The project, which will be implemented by Graduare Property Development Zambia...
View ArticleDirector of Public Prosecutions on her job
MWAPE MWENYA, Lusaka AT FIRST, Fulata Lillian Siyuni did not think her career will involve sometimes issuing a nolle prosequi. Growing up, she always wanted to be a journalist. But as fate would have...
View ArticleBattle of Bands at Radisson Blu
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka THE new-look Burning Youth, made up of mostly children of the original outfit that emerged from Kitwe’s Chamboli township, last Saturday emerged winners at the Battle of Bands...
View Article$40 million copper ore plant on cards
NKWETO MFULA, Chingola A CHILEAN mining supplier, M.E Elecmetal has embarked on the construction of a mill-ball manufacturing plant for copper ore at a cost of US$40 million in Kalumbila district. The...
View ArticleChilombo dismissed
SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, Lusaka RELEGATION-THREATENED City of Lusaka have dismissed coach Hector Chilombo and his assistant Davy Musole following a string of losses. Chilombo becomes the eighth Super...
View Article$60 million power plant construction starts
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka CONSTRUCTION of a 54 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Kafue at a cost of US$60 million has started. An Indian firm, Sterling and Wilson, is undertaking the construction works....
View ArticleParties Bill submissions get more days
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has extended by 15 days the period in which various stakeholders can make submissions to the Political Parties Bill which will be presented to Parliament when it resumes...
View ArticleFRA, ZNFU face off
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has threatened to take legal action against the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) for allegedly coercing farmers not to sell their maize to the...
View ArticleRemand prisoners’ release on cards
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka MINISTER of Justice Given Lubinda says it is unacceptable to keep over 4,000 remand prisoners for lengthy periods in correctional facilities and has pledged to have their cases...
View ArticleZambia Railways intensifies advice
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe THE Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) will intensify sensitisation among people in Mazabuka’s Kaleya settlement, where it records frequent train derailments. In a statement released in...
View ArticlePeter Tosh memorial set for Bongwe
KELVIN KACHINGWE, Lusaka THE Burning Youth, who won the battle of Bands competition at Radisson Blu Hotel last Saturday, Jasper Mix, Stil Jah, Cry Blood, Jah Assegai, Dally Dally, Lazzig, Ghetto...
View ArticleWearing shoes without socks
Fashion Trends with ANGELA CHISHIMBA AS THE temperatures get warmer, most men are finding comfort in wearing shoes without socks. These days, it is fashionable for men to wear shoes without socks,...
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