By Eng Geoffrey Chishimba Chiyumbe President Edgar Lungu in opening parliament on 11th September 2020, spoke about the need for innovation and resilience to drive our nation toward sustainable economic development. As daily power-cuts also called load shedding, become the new normal in Zambia, effects are being felt by households, farms and small businesses as […]
By Wisdom Muyunda I was surprised with media reports that the PF Copperbelt Mobilisation Chairperson Bowman Lusambo were making fake pledges. The Bowman Lusambo led mobilisation team pledged to help marketeers in Roan and Mufulira. According to me the Copperbelt PF Mobilisation had made pledges and pledging means committing to do something. What is saddening […]
The Zambia Under-15 National Team has arrived from Croatia where they went to take part in the eight-team “Vlatko Markovic” Invitational Tournament. The team were received by Football Association of Zambia General Secretary Adrian Kashala who congratulated them for putting up a good show in Osijek. “We are happy that they are here in one […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has hailed the Ndola High Court for convicting and sentencing a truck driver to two years imprisonment for causing the death of 12 people. The Court has also suspended the Driving Licence for Sailus Munenga for 36 months. In March this year, Mr Munenga while […]
By JOHN SAKALA Choppies Enterprises Limited (CEL), the Botswana-grown supermarket chain, has posted profit for the year to June 2020 from its continuing southern African businesses in Botswana, Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe. Despite COVID-19, which is estimated to have cost CEL BWP190m in revenue, CEL managed to increase its revenue by 1% to BWP5, 421 […]
By Staff Writer The Provisional Liquidator (PL) of Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), Milingo Lungu has demanded for an apology from News Diggers. The News Diggers published a story on Monday, September 28, 2020 alleging actions of impropriety by the PL at the company. Mr Lungu said the insinuation that he authorised payment of $1.6 million […]
By JOHN SAKALA Five people have died while three others sustained injuries when the driver of a Toyota Harrier lost control due to excessive speed and overturned. Taila Simpemba 22, of Nakonde was heading to Northern direction and when he reached Chief Chisunka area, he lost control due to excessive speed and overturned. He died […]
Premier League champions Liverpool maintained their perfect start to the season with a 3-1 win against Arsenal at Anfield on Monday leaving them level on nine points with pacesetters Everton and Leicester City. The visitors took the lead through an Alexandre Lacazette strike but Liverpool were in front by the break thanks to goals from […]
By JOHN SAKALA Chingola Mayor Titus Tembo says there is no one who was left homeless in the Gymkhana demolition. Mr Tembo said that all structures raised down, none was occupied or close to completion. He said it was mischievous for any to peddle lies of the council’s quick intervention and create a fallacy that […]
By Rev Clifford Chisha He was falsely implicated and imprisoned in a foreign land. An innocent prisoner without relatives to visit him, life must have been very difficult for Joseph. Two people, whose names are not mentioned but described by their previous occupation were confined in the same prison with Joseph. The chief cupbearer and […]
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