Lungu commissions water kiosk
By NOMSA NKANA AFTER 24 years with no water, Kuomboka Market in Lusaka’s Chawama finally had the taps running, and yesterday Member of Parliament Edgar Lungu commissioned a water kiosk worth K19,000....
View ArticleNevers nervous
VIRTUALLY every time that MMD president Nevers Mumba is accorded a public audience, he inexplicably states his thinly veiled fear of being jailed. He was at it again yesterday when he called the press...
View ArticleNevers’ secret indaba
… Sata says Mumba has been pleading to meet him By SUNDAY MAIL REPORTER PRESIDENT Sata is shocked at Pastor Nevers Mumba’s decision to deliberately distort facts surrounding an honest conversation he...
View ArticleRevival of Kabwe excites MPs
FROM CHAMBO NG’UNI in Kabwe KABWE Central member of Parliament (MP) James Kapyanga is elated with President Sata’s keen interest to revive Kabwe. President Sata at State House on Monday met Patriotic...
View ArticleUnder – 20 dreams shattered
By DIANA MUTAKAFIMBO Equatorial Guinea 4 Zambia 0 ZAMBIA were yesterday eliminated from the 2014 Canada FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup when they lost to Equatorial Guinea in the first round, return...
View ArticleState, mining investors should all benefit
By NKOLE CHITALA GOVERNMENT should consider reviewing options of tax collection in the mining sector by introducing the optimal mine tax, which should benefit both Government and mining investors. The...
View ArticleCopper industry to remain buoyant
By NELLA MUKALENGE ZAMBIA’s copper industry is expected to remain strong despite continued volatility in the short-term, ZCCM-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) Plc anticipates. The group attributes the...
View Article‘Revise bank minimum capital requirement’
… Banks might not meet threshold, says analyst By KALONDE NYATI THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) should consider extending the deadline in which commercial banks are required to meet the minimum capital...
View Article‘Don’t doubt Govt’s position on Constitution-making process’
By JIMMY CHIBUYE CHIEF Government spokesperson Mwansa Kapeya says it is unfair for the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) to doubt Government’s commitment to the ongoing constitution-making process....
View ArticleHIV/AIDS subjects Misisi children to misery
SHOPRITE and Hungry Lion representatives Tinta Chona (left) and Allison Siachilubi (second from left), respectively, present Hungry Lion food packs to Eternal Life Assembly’s senior pastor Chisombole...
View ArticleDaily Mail ‘hugs’ diplomat’s personalities
By KELVIN KACHINGWE IN A year that the Zambia Daily Mail scored a first by launching its first editorial policy since the newspaper was established in 1960, it received a number of officials ranging...
View ArticleGive to Caesar what’s due to him
AS ZAMBIA’s quest for full middle income status gathers momentum, the government has the mammoth task of mobilising resources to finance various development programmes. This means it has to generate...
View ArticlePork dilemma deepens
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock department of veterinary services destroyed animals with African Swine fever and a ban on the movement of pigs and processing of pig products is in effect....
View ArticleWe’ll double our efforts, says Kalusha
By ROBINSON KUNDA FOOTBALL Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Kalusha Bwalya says his executive will double its efforts next year after failing to achieve its main objective this year. Reviewing the...
View ArticleState to sign SI banning maize exports
By TRYNESS MBALE and KELLY NJOMBO GOVERNMENT is expected to sign a Statutory Instrument (SI) banning maize exports to stabilise mealie-meal prices in the country. And Government will consider lifting...
View ArticleMkaika legislator wants ‘defiler teachers’ axed
MKAIKA member of Parliament Peter Phiri says he will spearhead a campaign that will ensure all teachers found to have defiled school-going girls are dismissed. Speaking in an interview in Katete on...
View ArticlePrudent debt management key – Mutati
By KALONDE NYATI GOVERNMENT has been urged to prudently manage its debt if the country is to avoid falling into another debt trap, former Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Felix Mutati has said....
View ArticleKabimba castigates CSOs
By CLAVER MUTINTA MINISTER of Justice Wynter Kabimba has castigated civil society organisations (CSOs) for suggesting that President Sata should receive the report of the Technical Committee on...
View ArticleNevers found guilty, discharged
By CAROLINE KALOMBE MMD president Nevers Mumba has been discharged after he was found guilty of contempt of court by the Supreme Court. In this case, Dr Mumba was charged with contempt of court...
View ArticleNawakwi counts swine loss
By VIOLET MENGO Ms Edith Nawakwi, a livestock farmer of Lusaka West, says the outbreak of the African swine flu has devastated the already pressed and cash-strapped small-scale farming community in...
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