Zesco silence ‘Buchi Boys’
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Nkana Stadium, Kitwe KITWE 0 ZESCO 1 CHAMPIONS Zesco United yesterday dug deeper to overcome 10 -man Kitwe United and set up a Barclays Cup semi-final clash against rejuvenated Napsa...
View ArticleK600 million debts cripple Ndola council
CHISHALA MUSONDA, Ndola THE Ndola City Council (NCC) is insolvent, with an astounding K600 million debt resulting in the local authority’s failure to fulfil its workers’ monthly and other statutory...
View ArticleSioma farmers in ‘taste’ of bigger yields
MARGARET CHISANGA, Sioma A FIELD with rows of winter maize interspaced by huge sumptuous looking cabbages is a site for sore eyes in the undulating series of fossil sands that make up most of Western...
View ArticleUTH kidney transplants get 20 donors
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka OVER 20 people have offered to donate kidneys to ailing patients as the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) prepares to conduct its first ever kidney transplant this year. UTH...
View ArticleLungu to consult on status of threats to public
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu says he will make consultations on whether the invocation of article 31 which declared a threatened state of public emergency should be extended when it comes to an...
View ArticleStop miners transfers
CHIEF Government spokesperson Kampamba Mulenga says Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) must stop the transfer of its workers to contractors. And Minister of Labour and Social Security Joyce Simukoko has said...
View ArticleResidents sue council over repossessed land
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka TWENTY-SEVEN Kabwe residents have sued the municipal council for allegedly occupying and developing their plots into a bus station without following procedure. In a statement...
View ArticleWho takes over as NAC chairman?
KELVIN KACHINGWE, Lusaka THE National Arts Council of Zambia (NAC) has a new board, which includes very familiar names and faces like Victor Makashi, Nora Mumba, Boyd Kaimbi Chibale, Patrick “Sauloshi”...
View ArticleKeep hidden agendas, fake news out of journalism
HONE SIAME, Lusaka CHIEF Government spokesperson Kampamba Mulenga has dismissed “as gutter journalism” media reports that she called on civil servants to venture into chicken rearing instead of...
View ArticleState launches debt management strategy
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has launched the 2017-2019 debt management strategy with emphasis on maximising concessional external borrowing and addressing refinancing exposure in domestic debt by...
View ArticleAll Tonga Music Festival unrivaled
NDANGWA MWITTAH, Monze ON the Ministry of Tourism and Arts website, there is a total of six listed and recognised art festivals. These are the ‘April International Theatre Festival’ which is organised...
View ArticleNSCZ board appointment on hold
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has shelved the appointment of the National Sports Council of Zambia (NSCZ) board pending the review of the 1977 Sports Council Act and nullified the election of the...
View ArticleA show to remember
NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka IF YOU are a dedicated music fan, it does not matter how long it takes for you to watch your favourite artiste live on stage. However long it takes, when that rare moment arrives,...
View ArticleWill 2018 budget renew hope?
HONE SIAME, Lusaka MINISTER of Finance Felix Mutati is today the centre of national attention as he presents the 2018 national budget, which is expected to be anchored on a multi-sectoral approach of...
View ArticleNorth-West economy will boom – Wina
BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, Kabompo VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina yesterday commissioned the US$165 million project to connect North-Western Province to the national electricity grid, confident that this will...
View ArticleLungu makes changes
KASUBA MULENGA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu has made new appointments at State House, Cabinet Office and in the foreign service which have seen long-serving Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU)...
View ArticleLet’s keep ‘Make Zambia Clean Campaign’ alive
Dear editor, A FEW days ago I read in your newspaper that Southern Province has launched its regional clean and healthy campaign with provincial minister Edify Hamukale urging residents to adhere to...
View ArticleBuffaloes, Nkana face tricky foes
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe THE Super Division today swings back into action after a two-week break with interesting fixtures across the country. Leaders Green Buffaloes are away to Lumwana Radiants, Nkana...
View ArticleMall adds sparkle to Kabwe
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe MIKE Fox, who worked in Kabwe as an urban and regional planning adviser in the department of Physical Planning and Housing in the Central Province about three or so years ago,...
View ArticleRule of law key to Zambia’s peace, says Wina
CHOMBA MUSIKA and KELVIN CHONGO, Lusaka VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina says Zambia will continue promoting peace, unity and democracy through adherence to the rule of law. Mrs Wina said observing the rule...
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