Expose on forged teachers’ certificates tip of the iceberg
Analysis: EMELDA MUSONDA THE recent exposé by the Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) that out of 100,000 verified certificates for teacher registration, 498 certificates are forged, is not only saddening...
View ArticleBarclays Cup kicks off
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka THE K2.3 million- rich Barclays Cup kicks off today in Lusaka with four Division One teams jostling for two quarter-final places. Division One Zone Four side New Monze Swallows...
View ArticleBembas are social beings
Dear editor, IF YOU want to understand and appreciate the Bemba people, go and live in their traditional homeland with their chiefs and elders, even for a week. Once you have done that, I bet you will...
View ArticleLiving with mental illness
LILLIAN BANDA, Lusaka “IT IS not easy to live with a mental illness. One has to endure a lot of prejudices and unfair treatment. At times, it almost seems as if people are waiting for you to make a...
View ArticleChipolopolo headed in right direction with ‘Computer’ in the engine
Bola Biz WHEN second half substitute Enock ‘Computer’ Mwepu picked up the ball on the right and charged towards goal in the 88th minute, the near capacity crowd got on its feet! Until that moment, the...
View ArticleKamanga case fails to take off
NKOLE MULAMBIA, Ndola THE case in which Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga is sued for allegedly abuse of authority could not take off in the Ndola Magistrate’s Court...
View ArticleFake teachers should be deleted on payroll
Dear editor, EVEN a fool who doesn’t know where he is going at least can tell you where he is coming from. In the like manner, the most influential men in society may not know their fate but trace...
View ArticleHaving fun is a life necessity
Analysis: SHIKANDA KAWANGA MANY people today have been bombarded with the idea that working hard is the only way to success. But fun plays an important role in achieving one’s goals. The importance of...
View ArticleMufulira hospital, market nears completion
MELODY MUPETA, Kitwe MUFULIRA Central member of Parliament (MP) Evans Chibanda says the ongoing works on the construction of a district hospital and a modern market in his constituency at a cost of...
View ArticleLet’s not remove Grade 12 Clause
Dear editor, THE amended Constitution contains a requirement that those aspiring to be republican President, member of Parliament or ward councillor must have a minimum of a Grade 12 certificate or its...
View ArticleDEC records 435 cases in North-West
BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, Solwezi THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) last year arrested 435 people in North-Western Province for various drug-related offences. DEC commissioner Alita Mbahwe said 418 were...
View ArticleZanaco dislodge Buffaloes from summit
ALEX NJOVU, Sunset Stadium, Lusaka ZANACO 2 POWER 1 CHAMPIONS Zanaco yesterday took over the leadership of the Super Division log after edging Power Dynamos in a thrilling rescheduled Week 16 match...
View ArticleHow is sovereign credit rating any of your business?
Analysis: KALENGO SIMUKOKO ZAMBIA received its first sovereign rating by Fitch about five years ago and over the last couple of years, Fitch, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, which are the world’s...
View ArticleTeen sex: Sign of moral decay
Dear editor, THE teen sex party which took place in Woodlands is indeed saddening and a reflection of the moral decay in our society. It points to the fact that morals in our families and society as a...
View ArticleKitwe, Ndola get K18,000 to remove street children
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Kitwe GOVERNMENT has released K18,000 for clearing the streets in Kitwe and Ndola on the Copperbelt Province to protect vulnerable children from vices such as sexual and drug abuse....
View ArticleDisplaced families call for incentives
CHISHALA MUSONDA, Ndola FAMILIES that have been relocated from the site where a new international airport is being constructed in Ndola have appealed to the government to facilitate the installation of...
View ArticleTips for parents to save for children’s school fees
Analysis: KALEMBWE SAKUBITA WITH the start of the third term for most Zambian schools opening next week, you have started considering the cost of your child’s school and tuition fees for the next term....
View ArticleWhat children worry about as they begin a new term
Educational Journey with EPHAT MUDENDA SOME children might be unhappy about the end of the holiday as they think of facing various tasks and activities at school, yet for others, it’s simply exciting...
View ArticleEsther: nurse turned entrepreneur
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka FOR Esther Phiri, 57, her entrepreneurial journey has not been an easy one but she is an inspirational example of how to triumph over adversity. Known today for her Fresh Spring...
View ArticleAbel gets Chef on ‘Isenge’
THELMA BWALYA and ZIO MWALE, Lusaka GOSPEL singer Abel Chungu last Friday released a song titled Isenge, which talks about relationships Christians cultivate; it is a song that will be on his...
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