Mutinta ranked 2nd among most decent first ladies
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka FIRST Lady Mutinta Hichilema celebrated her birthday yesterday with a number two ranking on the Decent Africa magazine 2024 list of the continent’s 10 Most Decent First…
Son beats dad while singing ‘Nalitumpa Ine’
PRISCILLA CHIPULU Ndola A 60-YEAR-OLD man of Ndola has testified how his 27-year-old son assaulted him with a brazier while singing the popular song Nalitumpa Ine by 4 na 5…
4 GBS-sponsored Super League teams petition ZPL
MULWANDA LUPIYA Lusaka FOUR Gal Sports Betting (GBS)-sponsored Super League teams have petitioned Zambian Premier League (ZPL) to exempt them from displaying the Betway logo on their jerseys. ZPL and…
Under-17 coach Kanyemba ‘spies’ on Uganda
MULWANDA LUPIYA Lusaka UNDER-17 women national team coach Carol Kanyemba has watched videos of Uganda games ahead of Sunday’s 2024 Dominican Republic FIFA World Cup third round first leg, and…
Exports, drought push tomato price up
NKOMBO KACHEMBA, TRYNESS TEMBO Lusaka THE demand for tomato in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has pushed the price of the vegetable upwards on the local market, with…
Football indaba way to go
NDINAWE SIMPELWE Ndola FOOTBALL administrator Tom Siwale says there is no need to drag to court differences between Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) officials and aggrieved parties.Siwale said in an…
‘Brave’ Rangers provided cup thrill
THE magic of cup competitions is that nothing is really guaranteed. There is always the prospect of an upset. Zesco United found out so in Absa Cup this season when…
Dundumwezi gets K4.13m mini-solar grid
CATHERINE BWALYA, CLAVER MUTINTA Kalomo GOVERNMENT has commissioned a K4.13 million mini-solar grid power project which will benefit over 23,000 people in Dundumwenzi’s Nkandazovu in Kalomo district. Minister of Energy…
Swap debt for equity in mines – CTPD
NKOMBO KACHEMBA Lusaka CENTRE for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has urged Government to imploy the debt-equity swap mechanism in resolving its debt crisis. Zambia’s external debt was estimated at…
Investment in education critical to addressing poverty
WITHIN three months of being elected into office, UPND announced it would introduce free education from primary to secondary school. And, in keeping with that promise, the new government introduced…