By JULIUS PHIRI – LAFARGE Zambia is constructing the first cement depot in Chipata District in Eastern Province valued at US$700,000. The depot to be constructed has a cement storage capacity of 3, 000 metric...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – VICE-President Guy Scott has said 209, 498 people were recommended for food support amounting 12, 570 metric tonnes of maize in 18 districts in the country. Dr Scott said in a...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – A ZAMBIAN youth has scooped the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) innovation award. Wilson Musonda who walked away with US$700 and a certificate was among other individuals and...

By ANDREW PHIRI – THE Livingstone City Council (LCC) yesterday swung into action and closed seven bars in the tourist capital for operating under unsanitary conditions. According to a court order obtained by the council,...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – GOVERNMENT has urged the private sector to invest in building schools in rural areas. Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early education, Patrick Ngoma said Government alone could not...

THE Big Gold Six is probably Zambia’s oldest band after the Cool Nights but the only difference is that; the outfit is miraculously still alive. Unlike the Cool Nights who were formed in 1961 and...

By JONES MUNANG’ANDU – A SEGMENT of mankind enjoys better health today than the past generations. But better health does not mean the best health. Sickness still exacts a heavy toll. Just the fear of...

By SAM PHIRI – MULTICHOICE Zambia General Manager Simon Bota is happy that Zambia has produced three nominees for this year’s prestigious Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) slated for Lagos, Nigeria next weekend. Zambia’s...

By KELVIN MUSONDA – One of the most unbelievable answers given by aspiring Zambian screenwriters when asked why they are not writing anything when they claim to be writers is that they don’t know what...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – FORMER United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said, “Young people should be at the fore-front of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. If,...