Minister talks medal count
ELIZABETH CHATUVELA Lusaka FOLLOWING Zambian athletes’ failure to mint medals on the international stage recently, Minister of Youth, Sport and Arts Elvis Nkandu expects the Ghana All-Africa Gamesbound contingent to…
Govt develops special protection relief scheme
THERESA KALENGA Lusaka GOVERNMENT has developed a special social protection relief scheme that will see vulnerable families who have lost breadwinners to cholera start receiving financial assistance starting this month.…
REA set to implement 140 projects this year
BUTTYSON KANDIMBA, MAYENGO NYIRENDA Solwezi, Chipata RURAL Electrification Authority (REA) is this year set to implement over 140 projects countrywide following approval of the institution’s 2024 budget by the board.…
‘Stop abusing social media’
BUTTYSON KANDIMBA Solwezi IT IS inhumane, an act of criminality and unpatriotic for anyone to forge a government document and intentionally circulate it on social media to mislead the public.…
Rural electrification spurs growth
LIKE air and water, electricity is essential in our daily lives. It has become a major part of our modern life, and it is one of the most noteworthy innovations…
Nudity, charms, prayers
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka A LUSAKA businesswoman and self-proclaimed prayer warrior has lost a case she sued a Lusaka couple she accused of beating her after finding her naked outside their…
Knife-wielding Nawakwi threatened us with death – Hatembo
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka THE court has heard that Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) president Edith Nawakwi, while holding a knife, allegedly warned farmer Milton Hatembo never to disclose that…
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Tayali fined for assaulting cop
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka THE Lusaka Magistrates Court has imposed a K20,000 fine on Economic and Equity Party president Chilufya Tayali after finding him guilty of assaulting a female police officer…
UN says $2.5m allocated for cholera fight
KABANDA CHULU Lusaka THE United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Tuesday said that they released US$2.5 million for Zambia to battle a cholera outbreak. OCHA…
Minister Tayali shows golf skills on course
MULWANDA LUPIYA Lusaka MINISTER of Transport and Logistics Frank Tayali on Saturday took to the golf course to fundraise for the staging of the Africast Transport Conference scheduled for April.…