Zambia, Russia sign education deal
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka THE Ministry of Higher Education has entered into an agreement with the People’s Friendship University of Russia which will see Zambia become a regional cluster centre for academic...
View ArticleBottom Road opens up Siavonga
ALVIN CHIINGA, Siavonga THE arrival for both local and foreign tourists have quadrupled in Siavonga district and nearby tourist destinations over the years especially after the completion of about 132...
View ArticleFarmers urged to venture into mixed-crop cultivation
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka SMALL-HOLDER farmers need to consider venturing into mixed crops cultivation next season in view of the perceived low maize prices on the market to have a stable source of income,...
View ArticleFood Reserve Agency acts to avert post-harvest losses
NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka DESPITE maize being a major crop for the nation, it suffers heavy post-harvest losses as majority of the small-scale farmers do not have access to improved storage facilities. Maize...
View ArticleZICTA, ZABS partner
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka ZAMBIA Information Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has partnered with Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) to promote standardisation in the information communications...
View ArticleWhat you need to know on cholera prevention
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka SHAKING hands is a traditional way of greeting in Zambia. But with about 69 cases of cholera reported in Lusaka’s Mazyopa, Kabanana, Chipata, Kanyama, Ng’ombe and SOS area, Minister...
View Article‘Local is laka’ now costing Chongwe residents
Dear editor, THE saying that “Local is laka”, is non-applicable in Chongwe where a named contractor has abandoned a road project in the central business district and no one seems to care. Yes, it is...
View ArticleUp go fuel prices
TRYNESS TEMBO and MUSYANI CHISHIMBA, Lusaka THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has adjusted fuel pump prices upwards effective midnight due to the depreciation of the Kwacha and increased international...
View ArticleUganda master joins Mansa contest
SYLVESTER CHISHIMBA, Lusaka UGANDA International Master (IM) Elijah Emojong has become the11th foreign player to register for the Henry Chilufya Memorial Chess tournament starting in Mansa on Friday....
View ArticleUBA boss spawns African entrepreneurs
Analysis: BENEDICT TEMBO NIGERIANS are leaving footprints in Africa through various ways. Some through the gospel such as Temitope Balogun Joshua, commonly referred to as TB Joshua, general overseer of...
View ArticleAmnesty urged to guard credibility
CHISHALA MUSONDA, Ndola and CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka STATE House is concerned that Amnesty International may lose credibility if it continues making allegations against Government in the similar manner...
View ArticleWhat is wrong with some ‘pastors’?
Dear editor, THE story entitled ‘Pastor impregnates niece’ in the Zambia Daily Mail dated September 26, 2017 made sad reading. Surely, why should a ‘man of God’ defile and impregnant his own...
View ArticlePF targets massive growth in opposition strongholds
HONE SIAME, Lusaka PATRIOTIC Front (PF) secretary general Davies Mwila has declared the period between 2017 and 2021 as a season of remarkably growing the ruling party in opposition strongholds. Mr...
View ArticleZambia, IMF to redefine borrowing plans
HONE SIAME, Lusaka GOVERNMENT and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed to redefine Zambia’s borrowing plans in view of risks associated with high levels of debt and recommendations made on...
View ArticleHealth plight of irregular migrants
LILLIAN BANDA, Lusaka DERRICK Mukumba, aged 23 years, is a Rwandese national who has been living in Zambia for about four years now. He was brought to Zambia by a fellow Rwandan national to help him...
View Article2 nurses honoured for saving suicidal patient
ARTHUR MWANSA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has honoured two female nurses for their bravery when they thwarted an attempt by a violent patient to commit suicide. The patient had tried to jump out through a...
View ArticleThere’s no juju in blazer – Wada
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka NATIONAL team coach Wedson Nyirenda says there is no belief in wearing a checked blue jacket and navy blue trousers when the Chipolopolo are in action. Former Chipolopolo coach Herve...
View ArticleNo Plastic Day, one bag at a time
NDANGWA MWITTAH, Choma A CLEAN and healthy environment is in the interest of all citizens. The failure to use plastic bags responsibly means that the parties involved in the production value chain –...
View ArticleLoss hurts Janza
ALEX NJOVU, Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka ARROWS 0 ZESCO 1 RED Arrows coach Honour Janza yesterday unleashed a stinging attack on referee Leonard Akapelwa after his team lost to Zesco United in a Super...
View ArticleForgive, pray, Zambians urged
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu has urged Zambians to take time and forgive one another as they observe the national day of prayer and fasting. Zambia today commemorates the National Day of Prayer...
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