Buffaloes trample Zanaco, go top
SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, Nkoloma Stadium , Lusaka BUFFALOES 2 ZANACO 0 GREEN Buffaloes yesterday kept up their pursuit of an MTN Super Division title with a convincing win over champions Zanaco as the...
View ArticleZesco poles gutted in suspected sabotage
MWAPE MWENYA, CHOMBA MUSIKA, Chama, Lusaka CLOSE to 60 Zesco power transmission poles worth K84,000 were yesterday burnt to ashes by unknown people at Chama Day Secondary School in Muchinga Province....
View ArticleLove, care for patients, nurses counselled
CHALI MULENGA, Livingstone MINISTER of Health Chitalu Chilufya has urged newly graduated nurses in Southern Province to show care and love to patients. Dr Chilufya said nurses should not be rude to...
View ArticleMaize deadline stands
JIMMY CHIBUYE, Choma THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) will not extend the maize marketing exercise beyond October and has urged farmers holding on to the commodity to sell it to the agency to avoid losing...
View ArticleFuture outlook with wider Great-North Road
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka THERE is a strong positive correlation between a country’s economic development and the quality of its roads. And for Zambia, Government considers a good road network as critical...
View ArticleLungu joins world leaders at UN summit
HONE SIAME, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu today joins world leaders and dignitaries from 193 countries at the 72nd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York, United States, as they seek...
View ArticleGuard against complacency, Buffaloes told
SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, Lusaka GREEN Buffaloes coach Bilton Musonda has urged his players against complacency after dislodging champions Zanaco from the summit of the Super Division log. Buffaloes beat...
View Article$900m set for hydropower
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka MUCHINGA Power Company Limited (MPCL) has set aside about US$900 million to develop a hydropower project with installed capacity of 330 megawatts to contribute to clean renewable...
View ArticleChina considering supporting cotton firm
MAYENGO NYIRENDA, Chipata CHINESE Ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming says the Chinese government intends to support China Africa Cotton Company’s plans to create an agro-processing industrial park in...
View ArticleClubs differ over Barclays winners Confed Cup slot
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe SOME Super Division clubs have expressed mixed feelings over the proposal by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) to award Barclays Cup winners with a Confederation Cup slot....
View ArticleShoprite topped LuSE last week
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka SHOPRITE was the highest performer last week on the Lusaka Stock Exchange (LuSE) with the local bourse recording over K12 million in turnover. Of the total K12,648,895 value...
View ArticleFRA releases K4m to Muchinga Province
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Chinsali THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has released K4 million to Muchinga Province to pay farmers that have supplied maize to the agency in the on-going crop- marketing exercise. The...
View ArticleLungu set for UN summit
ANGELA NDUBA, New York PRESIDENT Lungu has arrived here to attend the 72nd Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. The President, who is accompanied by First Lady Esther, arrived at 20:00...
View ArticleMandatory HIV testing discriminatory – MAZ
ARTHUR MWANSA, Lusaka THE Medical Association of Zambia (MAZ) and Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) say the call for HIV mandatory testing of all new workers in the civil service is...
View ArticleWater crisis extended
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka ABOUT 1.6 million Lusaka residents should brace themselves for erratic water supply for almost three months as Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company embarks on a historic...
View Article‘South Africa will be hard nut to crack’
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka ZAMBIA women national team coach Albert Kachinga has predicted a tough semi-final clash against South Africa on Thursday at the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations...
View ArticlePay public media for services rendered
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Kitwe MINISTER of Information and Broadcasting Services Kampamba Mulenga has urged Government departments and private firms that owe public media houses for advertising and other...
View ArticleMikel wary of Chipolopolo
VICTOR KUMWENDA, Lusaka SKIPPER John Mikel says Nigeria will need to dig deeper to beat Zambia in next month’s decisive 2018 Russia World Cup qualifier. After back-to-back wins over Algeria, Zambia are...
View ArticleZamtel should spruce up its buildings
Dear editor, I WISH to request management of Zamtel to kindly consider re-painting its buildings in Southern Province. Buildings in Choma, Gwembe and Kalomo need an urgent fresh coat of paint so that...
View ArticleDPP takes over Sumaili case
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has taken over prosecution of the matter in which United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema cited...
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