By KASONDE KASONDE – PAMBASHE Member of Parliament Ronald Chitotela has called on politicians who have left the Patriotic Front (PF) to sober up and rejoin the ruling party. And Senior Chief Mushota of the...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – in Songdou THE Green Climate Fund (GCF) meeting has started in South Korea with Zambia’s proposal to access more than US$80 million listed as one of the matters to be tabled...

By MILDRED KATONGO – UNITED States Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote has said American Corners are spaces designed to create a better understanding between the two countries. Mr Foote said the Corners are a public...

By JAMES KUNDA – ZAMBIA’S High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba has said issuing of offensive material against the President of Zambia remains a punishable act. Mr Mwamba said laws prohibiting defamation of the...

By CHUSA SICHONE  and JAMES KUNDA – HEALTH Minister Chitalu Chilufya has said 88 people have so far died of cholera countrywide since the epidemic broke out in October last year. Dr Chilufya said the...

By CHRISTINE MWAABA  – in Kasama PARAMOUNT Chief Chitimukulu of the Bemba people in Kasama has called for a review of some traditional practices that seemingly contribute to teenage pregnancies and child marriages. The paramount...

By ESTHER NG’ANDU – KITWE District Education Board (DEBs) Secretary Allan Kaoma has disclosed that the developer who allegedly bought off Wusakile Secondary School football pitch with intentions of setting up a shopping mall has...

By MILDRED KATONGO and MUSONDA MANGILASHI – A MAN of Mafinga has been left with protruding intestines after his enraged wife allegedly stabbed him following a fight. Muchinga police chief Chola Katanga said Elizabeth Kafunda,...

IN whatever form it may come, child marriage is detrimental to the welfare of the girl-child. Child marriage is like selling a child into slavery. Under the customary law, once a girl attains puberty, she...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has directed that a special committee within the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) must meet to deliberate on the financial challenges facing the TIMES OF ZAMBIA. Special Assistant to the President for Press...