Convicted Kitwe woman appeals case
MWILA NTAMBI, Kitwe A KITWE mother convicted of causing grievous bodily harm on her biological child has appealed to the High Court to quash the subordinate court’s decision on grounds that it...
View ArticleToll card to be launched
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka NATIONAL Road Fund Agency (NRFA) will soon launch a toll card to be linked with bank accounts aimed at improving payment systems, securing collected revenue and reducing...
View Article2018 budget reveals two-pronged approach to debt management
Analysis: EMELDA MUSONDA IN MANY developing countries including Zambia where financial resources are scarce to fully fund annual budgets and economic activities in particular, borrowing becomes an...
View ArticleZambian writer gets chance at prize
MARGARET CHISANGA, Lusaka UKUSEFYA Words, publishers of the best-selling book Insoselo na Mapinda: Ancient Bemba Wisdom have launched the inaugural 2018 Kalemba Short Story Prize (KSSP). The prize will...
View ArticleMushrooming makeshift stalls in Chalala worrying
Dear editor, KINDLY allow me space in your newspaper to express my concern over the mushrooming makeshift stalls on the dust road off Joe Chibangu Road leading to Hillview Primary School. Some people...
View ArticleVideo shows Benos showing cops how she stabbed Reeves Malambo
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka A VIDEO submitted in the Lusaka High Court yesterday shows murder accused Tshiabu Benos demonstrating to police officers on the crime scene how she allegedly stabbed Autoforce...
View ArticleFarmers should look out for fake seeds
Analysis: BONIFACE SUSA WITH the rainy season around the corner, many farmers have started preparing for the next farming season. Quite often, a farmer is usually preoccupied with how and where he is...
View ArticleZambia, Botswana match free of charge
CECILIA ZULU and BARNABAS ZULU, Lusaka THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says tomorrow’s 2018 Uruguay World Cup preliminary round first leg between the junior Shepolopolo and Botswana is free of...
View ArticlePF to honour Sata through community service
HONE SIAME, Lusaka PATRIOTIC Front (PF) secretary-general Davies Mwila has urged party structures country-wide to engage in community service to show compassion to one another and the needy in society....
View ArticleWinners and losers of the 2018 budget
Dear editor, ALLOW me to express my opinion on the 2018 National Budget that was presented to Parliament by the honorable Finance Minister Felix Mutati. The year 2017 has been a moderately good year...
View ArticleZuma visit successful – Kalaba
JACK ZIMBA, Lusaka MINISTER of Foreign Affairs Harry Kalaba says relations between Zambia and South Africa have been deepened following talks held between the two countries’ presidents. South African...
View ArticleHamoba ready for new album
THELMA BWALYA, Lusaka AFTER he released his third album in 2013 called Still Me which largely suffered from poor marketing, Hamoba says he is ready to release his fourth album which he says will be...
View ArticleMixing church, universities
Analysis: GODFREY CHITALU ALTHOUGH the Catholic Church and the Seventh Day Adventist are leading in “brick and mortar” stand – alone universities in our country, the wider church has generally not...
View ArticleNapsa extend Chilumba leave
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka NAPSA Stars have extended coach Tenant Chilumba’s leave by one month. Chilumba was sent on a four-week forced leave on September 5 due to undesired results. Club secretary Owen...
View ArticleShow up or present proof of illness, magistrate orders cop
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka THE Lusaka Magistrate’s Court yesterday directed that an arresting officer in a matter in which 11 United Party for National Development (UPND) cadres are charged with riotous...
View ArticleGenuine Group launches clothing store
Fashion Trends with ANGELA CHISHIMBA THE Genuine Group of companies has launched an additional clothing store called Genuine Outfitters. Genuine Outfitters, which opened its doors to the public last...
View ArticleA thematic, befitting play
NICHOLAS KAWINGA, Lusaka AFTER nearly three months of a dry spell, Lusaka Playhouse was alive again last weekend with a Touch of Gold Theatre Productions’ play titled Living with the Enemy, which was...
View ArticleAre health personnel to blame?
MUMBA MWANSA, Lusaka ‘WHEN I had my second pregnancy, I underwent an ultrasound at [a certain private institution] and I was told that I had two huge fibroids, which could affect my pregnancy of twins....
View ArticleZesco face Napsa, Zanaco tackle Dynamos in Barclays Cup semis
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe TODAY promises to be an action-packed day when four teams converge on Lusaka’s Nkoloma Stadium for the semi-finals of the country’s only cup competition – the Barclays Cup. Zesco...
View ArticleZambia, SA upgrade bilateral talks
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Lusaka THE Joint Commission of Co-operation between Zambia and South Africa has been elevated to a full-fledged Bi-National Commission to enhance effective implementation of bilateral...
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