Renewable energy developers challenged
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka MINISTER of Energy David Mabumba has urged renewable energy developers to actively participate in improving Zambia’s power generation capacity following the launch of a Renewable...
View ArticleKambwili, Kapata reconcile
KELVIN CHONGO, Lusaka and CHISHALA MUSONDA, Ndola ROAN member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili and Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Jean Kapata have reconciled over a recent altercation during...
View ArticleNapsa too strong for Eagles
DIANA CHIPEPO, Sunset Stadium, Lusaka NAPSA 2 EAGLES 1 NAPSA Stars yesterday overcame Green Eagles to climb to eighth position on the Super Division log with interim coach Linos Makwaza saying the...
View ArticleMulusa faces ministerial code of conduct
STEVEN MVULA, Parliament REPORTS of Minister of Development Planning Lucky Mulusa ridiculing Government’s purchase of 42 fire tenders will be dealt with under the ministerial code of conduct,...
View ArticleWhen mom is a prisoner
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka WHEN Blessing Zulu went to prison, she went with her two-months-old breastfeeding son, Owen. This was because there was no close relative to look after her baby while she served...
View ArticleLungu to probe delayed payments to farmers
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu says he will follow up with the ministers of Agriculture and Finance to find out why some farmers have not yet been paid money for the maize they sold to the Food...
View ArticleWezi goes back in studio
THELMA BWALYA, Lusaka AFTER releasing her EP [extended play] last year titled “Uhai”, which had songs like “Nyimbo Zako”, “Tiwepo” and “Nikukonda’, singer and songwriter Wezi is in the studio recording...
View ArticleCancer disease curable
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka THOUGH Cancer may be dimmed incurable in the eyes of many Zambians due to lack of quality treatment in the country, a few who have undergone treatment at the University Teaching...
View ArticlePower, Nkana target bragging rights
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe ZAMBIA’S most famous derby will be on display today when Power Dynamos welcome bitter rivals Nkana as the Super Division enters round 31. This fixture, set for Arthur Davies...
View ArticleChief Chizela faces possession charge over mukula logs
BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, Solwezi POLICE in Mufumbwe are investigating a matter in which 400 logs of mukula were found on five trucks parked at Chief Chizela’s palace of the Kaonde people to establish who the...
View Article‘Lungu biggest fighter against corruption’
STEVEN MVULA, Parliament VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina told Parliament yesterday that President Lungu is in the forefront of fighting corruption in the country. Mrs Wina said President Lungu is “the...
View ArticleUPND rally in cholera fix
STEVEN MVULA, Parliament GOVERNMENT has cautioned residents of Kanyama township in Lusaka against attending public meetings because of the threat of cholera, which broke out on October 6....
View ArticleState reviewing electricity Act
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka GOVERNMENT is reviewing the electricity Act to allow independent power producers (IPPs) to sell the commodity to any consumer rather than Zesco Limited. Minister of Energy David...
View ArticleKenyan lifts African title
DIANA CHIPEPO, Chisamba KENYAN Manvir Baryan yesterday sealed his African Rally Championship (ARC) title with a victory in the 278.4 kilometre Zambian leg that saw him clock 2:08:12 hours after 10...
View ArticleOctogenarian recalls days of struggle
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Kabwe ALTHOUGH his name is not among the prominent freedom fighters in the history annals, Doubt Mulenga is one of the people who participated in the struggle for independence. Mr...
View ArticleKambwili job loss cause of sour grapes
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka CHIEF government spokesperson Kampamba Mulenga says Roan member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili is exhibiting sour grapes by accusing President Lungu’s aides of being corrupt...
View ArticlePlease ECZ, pay us for setting exams
Dear editor, MAY I use your paper to kindly appeal to the Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) to consider paying us the ‘setting exam’ allowances? We prepared draft exams, grade nine and 12, almost...
View ArticleSchool managers recall life before independence
MWILA NTAMBI, Kitwe PEOPLE that lived in Northern Rhodesia before 1964, especially Africans, have a lot of stories to tell. They tell stories about the hardships and injustices they suffered at the...
View ArticleBuffaloes in title setback
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe WARRIORS 1 BUFFALOES 0 GREEN Buffaloes’ title ambitions yesterday suffered another setback after losing to Kabwe Warriors in a Super Division Week 31 match giving leaders and...
View ArticleUhuru celebrations on in cholera-free areas
STEVEN MVULA and KELVIN CHONGO, Lusaka INDEPENDENCE celebrations at State House and other places where there are no cases of cholera will go ahead tomorrow, chief government spokesperson Kampamba...
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