THE construction of a Football Centre of Excellence on the Copperbelt will rekindle the dreams and aspirations of thousands of youngsters to become superstars in soccer. It is a dream come true for Ndola Football...

FOLLOWING fatal accidents recorded in some Zambian mines in the recent past, I have received mail from some readers who feel not much is being done to protect the lives of miners. It is always...

To date, Zambia’s manufacturing sector, although growing, is performing well below its optimum. The country has continued to be swamped with cheaper imported goods despite having the requisite raw materials to manufacture value-added goods locally....

IT has taken 42 years since Zambia closed its doors to Israel, when a number of African countries decided to sever diplomatic ties with the Jewish State. However, this is now water under the bridge...

I write to comment on one of the letters that appeared in the Times of Zambia last week by one of the readers on the need for deep reforms at the International Criminal Court (ICC)....

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – POLICE in Lusaka have arrested and charged Chongwe PF Member of Parliament (MP) Sylvia Masebo with unlawful procession. However, in the middle of the police formalities, Ms Masebo stormed out of...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has warned business houses to stop quoting and pricing locally-traded goods and services in United State (US) dollars as such an act is against the law....

By ADRIAN MWANZA – THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has commended the Zambian Government for allocating land for the construction of a new ultra-modern COMESA head office in Lusaka. COMESA secretary...

From ELIAS CHIPEPO – In Brazzaville AFRICAN women 400m champion Kabange Mupopo won Zambia’s first gold medal at the Congo Brazzaville 2015 All-Africa Games as Saviour Kombe tumbled to a disappointing eighth place finish. Mupopo...

IT is gratifying to hear that the Zambia State Insurance Corporation (ZSIC) has paid out over K3 million in claims to farmers on the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) Lima Credit Scheme who suffered crop...