By Sam Phiri – THE Zambia Association for Musicians (ZAM) caretaker committee says it is now ready for the long awaited elections. The committee comprising Boniface Cheembe, Elizabeth Mwanza, Bright Banda, Maliya Sililo and James...
Read Morey JOHN KAPESA – KUNDAS, a café or snack bar offering amusement and leisure activities in Mufulira was a pursuit of folk music last weekend when folk maestro Pontiano Kaiche stormed to liven up the...
Read MoreBy CHATULA KAMPO and PEZO SIABASIMBI – GOVERNMENT is working on expanding all existing medical facilities in military camps to increase access to health services for civilians countrywide. Defence Minister Edgar Lungu said Government was...
Read MoreBy CATHERINE NYIRENDA – GOVERNMENT has launched the single dosage Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) which will help increase eligibility of children and adults to receive treatment. Health Deputy Minister Chitalu Chilufya said during the launch of...
Read MoreBy DELPHINE ZULU – THE Grand Coalition on the Constitution, a consortium of church mother bodies and civil society organisations (CSOs), has said the release of the draft Constitution will create a lasting legacy for...
Read MoreNEWS of progress being made in completing the transformation of some State-run colleges into universities is obviously good for many potential students and their parents. The progress can only come as a relief for many...
Read MoreBy ANTHONY MULOWA – FIRST Quantum Minerals (FQM) has called for more substantial efforts and resources to fight malaria as the status quo has negative implications for Zambia’s continued social and economical growth. The mining...
Read MoreBy KAIKO NAMUSA – THE Federation of Free Trade Unions (FFTUZ) has backed Government’s proposal to make an upward adjustment to the retirement age from the current 55 to 65 years to be in tandem...
Read MoreBy ANTHONY MULOWA – PRESIDENT Michael Sata has declared a three-day national mourning period for veteran soccer commentator and journalist Dennis Liwewe. The late Mr Liwewe, 78, died at Levy Mwanawasa General Hospital in Lusaka...
Read MoreBy JULIUS PHIRI – PRESIDENT Michael Sata is concerned over the increased wrangles and boundary disputes in chiefdoms. Mr Sata said it was disheartening that some chiefdoms were beset with succession disputes. The President said...
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