SATA USED NOKIA 3310
JACK ZIMBA, Lusaka FORMER President Michael Sata (below) refused to change his old phone handset when he became republican President in 2011 and instead stuck with his Nokia 3310 until he died, his...
View ArticleBedridden for 45 years
JACK ZIMBA, Monze GEORGE Sosela lies in a heap on a broken wooden bed, his shriveled body covered with a bed sheet, leaving only his graying head exposed. He is 60 years old and he has spent 45 of...
View Article‘Zambia, China should continue to co-operate on timber’
CHIMWEMWE MWALE, Livingstone GOVERNMENT has called for continued cooperation between Zambia and China on trade and sustainable timber production for the benefit of the two countries. Southern Province...
View ArticleJourney of the Kafue
JACK ZIMBA, Kipushi THE birth of the Kafue River in Kipushi at the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is unannounced – there is no lush forest, no big rock nor gushing fountain, just a...
View ArticleGovt reviews FRA Act
KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka GOVERNMENT is reviewing the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) Act to enable the agency operate on a commercial basis besides their mandate of ensuring food security. FRA executive...
View ArticleArrows dethrone Eagles, lift Heroes Sevens title
CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka EAGLES 5 ARROWS 14 RED Arrows on Saturday won the Heroes Sevens Rugby Championship title dethroning last year’s kings Green Eagles to lift the seventh trophy of the season. Arrows’...
View ArticleChansa hails team spirit
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka MIDFIELDER Isaac Chansa says great team spirit made it possible for Zanaco to win the Barclays Cup for the first time. Chansa got the clincher while striker Felix Nyaende’s...
View Article‘Mobile money enhancing financial access’
KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka MTN Zambia says the mobile money (MoMo) platform continues to play a vital role in enhancing financial access among Zambians with the firm managing transactions worth K1 billion...
View ArticleBarclays boss promises lucrative package in future
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka BARCLAYS Bank Zambia managing director Mizinga Melu says the organisation has taken note of all the issues raised in this year’s edition of the tournament and has promised a more...
View ArticleZambia to get $1m from Czech Republic
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka ZAMBIA is expected to receive US$1 million from the Czech Republic to support agriculture sustainability and diversification under that country’s development cooperation programme...
View ArticleBenchmarking prices of goods way to go
INDIVIDUALS and companies who supply goods and services are expensive for one good reason. They meet certain specification and also go with conditions such as maintenance contracts and insurance. These...
View Article5 cops nabbed over copper
MELODY MUPETA, BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, Kitwe, Solwezi FIVE police officers have been arrested for allegedly stealing 10 sheets of copper cathodes worth over K102,000 from a truck which was impounded and...
View ArticleLuapula tightens security following refugee influx
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka MINISTER of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo says security has been tightened in Luapula Province following an influx of refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
View ArticleFive accused of beheading committed
MWILA NTAMBI, Kitwe FIVE out of the six people accused of beheading a man in Kitwe’s Racecourse township early this year have been committed to the High Court for trial. However, one of the accused...
View ArticleWada drops Chisamba
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka NATIONAL team coach Wedson Nyirenda has summoned 17-year-old striker Lameck Banda for next Saturday’s dead rubber 2018 Russia World Cup qualifier against Cameroon while...
View ArticleLungu to check refugee crisis
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Nchelenge PRESIDENT Lungu is today expected in Nchelenge for an on-the-spot check on the refugee crisis at Kenani Transit Centre. Over 5,000 asylum-seekers from Democratic Republic of...
View ArticleRefugee crisis deepens
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Nchelenge THE United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has appealed to the international community to urgently mobilise resources and help Zambia manage the humanitarian...
View ArticleMinistry of Defence to set up tractor assembly plant
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI, Chipata THE Ministry of Defence will next year set up a multi-million dollar tractor assembly plant in Chipata in Eastern Province to boost agricultural activities in the region....
View ArticleThe river in red
JACK ZIMBA, Lusaka THE Zambezi River may have given Zambia its name and gifted it with the majestic beauty, the Victoria Falls, but it is the Kafue River that gives the country its life, running...
View ArticleINDO-Zambia Bank commends State
NANCY MWAPE, Lusaka INDO Zambia Bank has commended Government for maintaining conducive macro-economic conditions that are critical for the growth and development of the banking sector. Bank managing...
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