Lavushimanda to be revamped
CHISHIMBA BWALYA Lusaka LAVUSHIMANDA has potential to be ‘one of the greatest national parks the country has’ if it is given adequate attention, Minister of Tourism Rodney Sikumba has said.…
BAD NOVA Released “Hala Madrid” and Rocked the Football Community
RAPPER BAD NOVA released a track and lyric video “Hala MADRID” and it has already become a furore for both football and music communities. In the lyric video you…
No political detainees in Zambia – report
Notes that Government did not restrict, disrupt access to internet CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka THE 2023 Human Rights Practices Report shows that Zambia did not record any reports of political…
Nzovu highlights investments in rain harvesting
MARGARET CHISANGA Lusaka GOVERNMENT has increased investment to the development of rainwater harvesting infrastructure through the construction and rehabilitation of 20 multipurpose dams as well as the maintenance of 770…
Can foot-flush reduce cholera spreading?
CHISHIMBA BWALYA Lusaka CAN a foot-flushing mechanism for toilets help fight the perennial cholera outbreaks in Zambia? Scholar Kachinga Silwimba believes and argues that his 2019 innovation, which aims to…
Africa needs more investment in climate action
CHISHIMBA BWALYA Lusaka AFRICA needs more support in the area of climate change, according to researcher Kachinga Silwimba, who has also called on governments on the continent to adjust funding…
Woman, 41, jailed 18 yrs for defiling boy
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka A 41-YEAR-OLD woman of Lusaka’s Chibolya has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a nine-year-old boy on three occasions in exchange for…
7 acquitted of stoning to death ‘wizard’ relative
MAYENGO NYIRENDA Chipata SEVEN family members of Petauke accused of murdering their relative on witchcraft suspicions have been acquitted by the Chipata High Court because the evidence from witnesses could…
Spax Mining convicted of tax evasion
CHOMBA MUSIKA, MWILA NTAMBI, MARY LEMBA Lusaka, Kitwe, Ndola THE Economic and Financial Crimes Court (EFCC) has convicted Spax Mining Limited of tax evasion involving over K4 million. After admitting…
Bata invests $600,000 in new production line
DOREEN NAWA Lusaka BATA Zambia has commissioned a state-of-the art gumboot manufacturing machine worth over US$600,000, a move set to significantly boost the company’s production capacity of safety footwear to…