By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE –  FORMER world 400 metres hurdles champion, Samuel Matete has hailed African women 400 metres champion, Kabange Mupopo for her performance at the ongoing Glasgow Commonwealth Games in Scotland. Mupopo, who was...

By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA –  HOSTS Nkana beat Luanshya Royals B by one wicket in thrilling game at Nkana Cricket Club in Kitwe during the Copperbelt Cricket Association league fixtures at the weekend. Nkana won the...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA –  THE Government has raised a total of US$2.125 billion for the implementation of the National Agricultural Investment Plan (NAIP) which aims at increasing agricultural productivity. About $2.730 billion is required for...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE –  RESEARCH findings by the Consumers Unit Trust Society (CUTS) International Lusaka show that the prices of sugar in Zambia are higher than expected and do not reflect the high productivity in...

By HELEN ZULU –  THE Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) has called on African governments to avoid political interference in procurement processes. ZPPA director-general Maxwell Musongole said there was need for African governments to avoid...

By JAMES KUNDA –  LAFARGE Cement Zambia plans to double its cement production capacity from its two local factories, to meet the growing demand, chief executive officer Emmanuel Rigaux has said. Mr Rigaux said in...

By JUDITH NAMUTOWE – THE Foundation for Realisation of Economic Empowerment (FREE) has received 36,000 euros grant (about K277,200) from the Finish Embassy for the young womens skills training in Lusaka’s Ng’ombe Township. FREE is...

By SANDRA MWILA – FORMER Manchester United striker, Quinton Fortune says Zambian football is on the right track and capable of recording success with good organisation and professionalism. Fortune told journalists yesterday during a football...

By XAVIER MANCHISHI – THE Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) is disturbed with reports of violence and election malpractices during campaigns for the forthcoming Mangango by-election. On Sunday, Patriotic Front (PF) campaign manager Obvious Mwaliteta...

ELECTIONS, especially those in which different political parties participate, are naturally adversarial because they very often represent a contest for power. This is true even for by-elections, particularly here in Zambia where, for some people,...