DRC insurgents stray into Chienge
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Mansa DEMOCRATIC Republic of Congo (DRC) insurgents are straying into Chienge district which they have turned into an ethnic battle field, prompting Government to deploy more security...
View ArticleHH struggles
PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema yesterday appeared on BBC’s tough questioning programme, HARDtalk, where he faced some grilling from...
View Article‘Zesco will handle summit pressure’
MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola ZESCO United assistant coach Tenant Chembo says his side will absorb pressure that comes with being Super Division leaders. The Ndola side on Wednesday dislodged Zanaco from the...
View ArticleKwacha to recoup its losses
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka THE downward drive for the fragile Kwacha eased on Wednesday, giving hope to marginally appreciate against the United States dollar due to renewed support of greenback inflows,...
View ArticleDemystifying Cabinet, people’s institution
CHARLES CHISALA, Lusaka A MANAGER at a well-known parastatal company in Lusaka recently instructed his driver to drive his visitor from a rural district to Cabinet Office. The driver has lived his...
View ArticleUMCIL spreads wings
TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka UNIVERSAL Mining and Chemical Industries Limited (UMCIL) has started operations at its Sanje Hills Mine and direct reduced iron (DRI) plant with an investment of about US$120...
View ArticleTwo historical plays in town
KELVIN KACHINGWE, Lusaka THEATRE fans and enthusiasts in Lusaka were last week treated to two plays, both dealing with two figures that have played significant roles in the political histories of their...
View ArticleSaved by volunteer’s death
VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka ESTHER Chansa is a graduate of the University of Zambia (UNZA). She studied Environmental Education through the support of Cecily’s Fund, a United Kingdom (UK) charity. “When I...
View ArticleJanza eyes Uganda top job
ALEX NJOVU, Lusaka FORMER national team coach Honour Janza is among 200 trainers that have applied for the Uganda national team top job and is confident of landing the appointment. The Federation of...
View ArticlePolice gun down suspected criminal
CHISHALA MUSONDA, Ndola POLICE have gunned down a suspected criminal behind a spate of aggravated robberies in Lusaka and Ndola involving over K1 million and the murder of two police officers in August...
View ArticleState deports Nigerian pastor
CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT has deported Nigerian pastor Augustine Ebosele of Omega Fire Ministries for allegedly dividing the congregants. Chief government spokesperson Kampamba Mulenga says...
View ArticleLungu warns judges
STEVEN MVULA and BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, Solwezi PRESIDENT Lungu has warned Zambian judges against delivering judgments that have potential to plunge the country into chaos. The President says Zambian...
View ArticleJumbo crashes man to death
CHIMWEMWE MWALE and CHALI MULENGA, Livingstone AN elephant has crashed a man to death as he was cycling to work through the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park in Livingstone. And a four-year-old child of...
View ArticleBeijing’s amazing technology
Travelogue: YANDE SYAMPEYO, Beijing FINALLY on October 15, the Ethiopian Airlines I was aboard touched down at Peking International Airport in Beijing at 17:30 hours local time. Though exhausted, I was...
View ArticleZanaco, Buffaloes face tricky opponents
MATHEWS KABAMBA, Kitwe CHARGED by a Barclays Cup victory, Zanaco today return to league action with the aim of keeping alive their title ambitions when they take on Kabwe Warriors at Godfrey Chitalu...
View ArticleNo room for passengers in PF – Lungu
STEVEN MVULA, Kabompo PRESIDENT Lungu says the Patriotic Front (PF) has no room for passengers and has urged the new party leadership in North- Western Province to deliver. The head of State says the...
View ArticlePatrick Samwimbila is NAC chairman
KELVIN KACHINGWE, Lusaka RENOWNED arts adjudicator Patrick Samwimbila has been elected chairman of the National Arts Council of Zambia (NAC), taking over from Mulenga Kapwepwe who has been at the helm...
View ArticleFAZ to delink Premier League
DIANA CHIPEPO, Lusaka THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has commenced the process of delinking the league from Football House. FAZ president Andrew Kamanga said during a press briefing in Lusaka...
View ArticleKulamba Kubwalo: Journey of the Bene Mukuni
CHAMBO NG’UNI, Chibombo AMID a cocktail of activities, a drum thundered. It was time for Mukuni Ng’ombe, the Kubwalo (senior ruler) of the Bene Mukuni people, to embark on an emotional journey. Kubwalo...
View ArticleMalaria cripples 500 refugees
YANDE SYAMPEYO, Nchelenge and NANCY SIAME, Lusaka OVER 500 cases of malaria have been recorded at Kenani refugee transit centre in Nchelenge district, Luapula Province. The transit centre, which was...
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