Kapoko loses K700 million, house
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka THE Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has ordered former Ministry of Health acting chief human resource development officer Henry Kapoko to forfeit to the State some of the properties...
View ArticleLungu tasks ministers
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu has tasked ministers of Agriculture and Commerce to come up with policies and measures to regulate an influx of imported agricultural commodities which can be...
View ArticleGrowth of Bittersweet Poetry Foundation
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka TODAY, almost every Zambian regardless of age knows the Tilowa comedy tagline. The funny phrase went viral on social media and has become a centre of comedy around the country....
View ArticleChikuka comes to referees defence
ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka REFEREES Association of Zambia (RAZ) president Welly Chikuka says whistlemen and women are being abused because they have no representation. Chikuka said in an interview in...
View ArticleState closes space for loudmouths
CATHERINE MUMBA, Parliament VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina told Parliament yesterday that Government will no longer grant entry into the country to foreigners who undermine Zambia’s sovereignty by issuing...
View ArticleLuangwa: Fun that never quite happened
MARGARET CHISANGA, Mfuwe SOMETIMES, the most random on-the-spur decisions bring out the best life- changing experiences in our lives. A spontaneous trip to South Luangwa National Park on a blessed...
View ArticleToofan lit showgrounds
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka FOR those in Lusaka who did not feel like taking in Congolese musician Fally Ipupa on Independence Eve, there was still plenty of options within the capital city with the major one...
View ArticleEyeball to eyeball
STEPHEN PHIRI, Lusaka ZANACO and Napsa Stars go eyeball to eyeball in pursuit of football bragging rights and the K350,000 on stake in today’s potentially-explosive Barclays Cup final at Lusaka’s...
View ArticleSata is gone but his legacy lives on
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka MICHAEL Chilufya Sata will be immortalised not only for his political tenacity and power to rivet masses but his undying passion for development and genuine love for the...
View ArticleKapoko appeals conviction
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka FORMER Ministry of Health acting chief human resource development officer Henry Kapoko has appealed to the High Court against his conviction and the jail sentence slapped on...
View ArticlePF opposes Kambwili’s changes
CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka THE Patriotic Front (PF) has asked the Lusaka High Court to dismiss an amended writ of summons in which Roan member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili is challenging his...
View ArticleArmy gets top marks
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu says the Zambia Army is one of the most professional militaries in Africa as evidenced in its conduct, dedication to duty, respect for the rule of law and its...
View ArticleMinimum wage to increase
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Kitwe MINISTER of Labour and Social Security Joyce Simukoko says Government will soon make an upward adjustment to the minimum wage in its efforts to improve conditions of service for...
View ArticleCellphone puts Kitwe marriage on rocks
MELODY MUPETA, Kitwe A KITWE man who was seeking divorce from his wife in the Kamfinsa local court said problems in their marriage started the moment he bought her a cell phone as she was receiving...
View ArticleZANACO BANK BARCLAYS
DIANA CHIPEPO, National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka NAPSA 1 ZANACO 2 VETERAN midfielder Isaac Chansa yesterday secured Zanaco a maiden Barclays Cup title at the third time of asking after overcoming Napsa...
View ArticleNo firstclass travel for CEOs
CHIMWEMWE MWALE, Livingstone MINISTER of Finance Felix Mutati has banned first-class international travel on aeroplanes for chief executive officers (CEOs) of State-owned enterprises. And Mr Mutati has...
View ArticleBald and bold: Natasha Ng’uni’s story
DOREEN NAWA, Lusaka SINCE the age of six, Natasha Nguni, 20, has only known one hairstyle – a bald hair style. Natasha was born a normal, healthy child, with a head full of hair. But at the age of six,...
View ArticleMoomba Primary School goes on Bon Voyage
DOREEN NAWA, Mumbwa EDUCATION has consistently been recognised as the cornerstone of development for any country or region, and one of the highest returns when pursuing development. But the outcome is...
View ArticleChurch elder fined for adultery
CHRISTINE CHIHAME, Mansa AN ELDER of Christian Missions in Many Lands (CMML) has been ordered by the Mansa local court to pay K10,000 compensation to a fellow church member who had sued him for...
View Article‘Wife brags that I didn’t father our child’
BEATRICE NAMFUKWE, Kitwe A TAXI driver of Kitwe seeking divorce has told the Kitwe local t court that his wife openly brags that he is not the father of their eight- year-old child. Chawa Mwewa has...
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