ZASA select 21 for CANA Zone Three
SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, Lusaka THE Zambia Amateur Swimming Union (ZASU) has selected 21 swimmers for the African Swimming Confederation (CANA) Zone Three Championship slated for this month in Dar es...
View ArticleChallenging Zambia’s 1949 Mental Disorders Act
Analysis: BENEDICT TEMBO TWO persons with mental disabilities and the Mental Health Users Network of Zambia (MHUNZA) have brought a legal petition in the Zambian High Court seeking repeal of the Mental...
View ArticleBetter road will open up development – Kabwe
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kapiri Mposhi THE tarring of Kabwe-Ngabwe road will open up Kapiri Mposhi and Ngabwe districts to economic growth and infrastructure development, Central Province permanent secretary...
View ArticleKatondo Health Centre tasked to operate 24hrs
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka MINISTER of Health Chitalu Chilufya has directed that Katondo Health Centre in Kabwe should start operating 24 hours to enhance provision of healthcare in the area. Dr Chilufya...
View ArticleMweene, Mwepu shine as Chipolopolo go down fighting
ALEX NJOVU, Uyo, Nigeria NIGERIA have become the first African country to qualify for the 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup after beating Zambia 1-0 at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on...
View ArticleSchool authorities should not harass pupils over fees
Dear editor, PUBLIC schools have changed the cycle of receiving examination fees from pupils. Instead of pupils paying their examination fees in Grade 12, they will pay these fees in term three while...
View ArticleNAZ selects 20 for World Cup qualifiers
SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, Lusaka THE Netball Association of Zambia (NAZ) has selected 20 players to prepare for the 2019 World Championship qualifiers getting under-way next month. NAZ general secretary...
View ArticleMTN invests $30m more
TRYNES TEMBO, Lusaka MTN Zambia has invested over US$30 million in the business to deliver its range of services to customers this year. Company chief executive officer Charles Molapisi said the...
View ArticleNkwazi players playing under protest
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe NKWAZI players have for the last two months been playing under protest owing to non-payment of winning bonuses for seven league matches. Some players, who spoke on condition of...
View Article‘Customs duty removal good’
ESTHER MSETEKA, Lusaka THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) says the proposed removal of customs duty on point-of-sale (POS) machines will help reduce the cost of electronic transactions, thereby enhance...
View ArticleWhat goes down during crop marketing
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Muchinga ON a hot typical summer day, Beauty Nachali,a small-scale farmer of Isoka, is not deterred from cleaning her maize and neatly packing it into grain bags supplied by the Food...
View ArticleCEEC disburses K2.8 million in Mpika
MELODY MUPETA, Mpika THE Citizen Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) has disbursed K2.8 million to 42 dairy farmers in Mpika district in Muchinga Province to enable them to buy equipment for the...
View ArticleZAFFICO in Kawambwa Tea cup
MWILA NTAMBI, Kitwe THE story of Kawambwa Tea is not new to the average Zambian. Situated in Kawambwa District of Luapula Province, the tea company was in the recent and distant past, not shy of making...
View ArticleKagem succeeds on its first high-quality emeralds
CYNTHIA MWALE, Lusaka KAGEM Mining has successfully sold the first high-quality emeralds to a local buyer at its auction recently, consolidating Zambia’s stance as one of the world’s leading centres...
View ArticleZRL rehabilitates FRA depot rail line
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Chambishi ZAMBIA Railways Limited (ZRL) has made headway in rehabilitating a railway line leading to the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) Chambishi main depot to facilitate export of maize to...
View ArticleState ponders on Kasumbalesa MFEZ
NKOLE MULAMBIA, Ndola MINISTER of Finance Felix Mutati says Government will in the next three months pursue plans of creating a multi-facility economic zone (MFEZ) at Kasumbalesa border post to ease...
View ArticleLivingstone-Sesheke road rehab to start soon
CHIMWEMWE MWALE, Livingstone WESTERN Province Minister Nathaniel Mubukwanu has assured people in the province that Government will soon rehabilitate the Livingstone-Sesheke road, which, currently, is...
View ArticleChamba Valley Meanwood roads: Boma itiyanganepo
Dear editor, IT SEEMS this year the rains have come earlier than expected. While in previous years signs of rains only started showing in December, this year the story is different. This is October and...
View ArticleRussia World Cup 2018: Chipolopolo sacrificed experience for expedience
Analysis: BENEDICT TEMBO AFTER so much hype that characterised the run-up to the Group B World Cup qualifier against Nigeria in Uyo, the chickens have come home to roost. Following the Chipolopolo’s...
View ArticleWorks on UNWTO project advance
CHIMWEMWE MWALE, Livingstone CONSTRUCTION works on the US$75,000 United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Sustainable Tourism Eliminating Poverty (STEP) project in Livingstone’s Dambwa North...
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