LAST week I wrote an article titled ‘Undercutting retards industry growth.’ I raised a number of issues which included the ability of the regulator to cub the same vice of undercutting insurance premiums. Further I...

LIKE I stated last week, annually, all fishery areas in Zambia are closed to fishing from about December 1, to the beginning of March the following year, except for Lake Kariba and Lake Tanganyika. The...

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA ZAMBIA coach Patrice Beaumelle says women football in the country is on the rise and that qualification by the Under-17 team to the 2014 FIFA Costa Rica World Cup finals is just...

ORDINARILY, when two fighters meet in a rematch, the expectation by fans is that the underdog, the man who was vanquished in the previous bout(s), will come out trying to exact revenge and prove the...

By FELIX MALUNGA – THE Ndola Football Coaches Association (NFCA) has appealed to all Zambian coaches not to criticise the appointment of Chintu Kampamba as national team assistant trainer but instead give him the necessary...

By FELIX MALUNGA – AFTER a two-month recess, the 2014 Zambian football season kicks off today with the traditional, Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndhlovu Charity Shield pitting the nation’s top four clubs in the semi-finals. MTN Premier...

THERE is no doubt that the number of girls giving birth before the age of 15 in sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia inclusive, is on the increase. According to a UN flagship population report, the number of...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – VICE-PRESIDENT Guy Scott has urged Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member countries to find ways of extracting maximum revenue collection from foreign mining firms. Dr Scott said it...

By CATHERINE NYIRENDA – MINISTRY of Health acting permanent secretary Wellani Chilengwa has announced that the ministry has trained 594 community health workers to work in some of the 650 health posts to be constructed...

From XAVIER MANCHISHI In ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – PRESIDENT Michael Sata says Zambia has made positive strides in eradicating malaria. Speaking during a meeting with Roll Back Malaria (RBM) executive director Fatoumata Nafo-Traore on the...