By JOHN SAKALA| Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has called on parents and guardians to ensure that pupils (children) use appropriate modes of transport as they report back to their respective learning institutions as Schools open tomorrow. RTSA Head of Public Relations Fredrick Mubanga said parents must ensure that their children do not use […]
(Bloomberg) — Glencore Plc and former partner Dan Gertler are trying to settle a dispute over unpaid royalties at a key Congolese copper mine, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. A scheduled hearing in a London court Friday was postponed as both sides worked to come to an amicable solution, according to the […]
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has opened up on his 2021 presidential ambitions saying he has been approached to be the candidate for the newly registered Democratic Party. Kalaba joins the list of former ministers that want to cling on to the Patriotic Front but are openly campaigning against the ruling party. The Bahati […]
Michael Carrick was happy to use his experience and knowledge as a positive influence on Manchester United’s youngsters as a player. And he will continue to do so when he makes the transition into coaching under Jose Mourinhothis summer. The United veteran – who won five Premier League titles, three League Cups and FA Cup and the […]
Happening now: Mahogany Air test flight to Mansa. Mahogany Air now services Solwezi, Ndola, Mfuwe and Livingstone. Picture By Eng Kenneth Chense.
Top Zambian female referee Gladys Lengwe has made the final cut for the August 2018 FIFA Women U20 World Cup adding up to the feat scored by Janny Sikazwe who will be at the FIFA Men’s World Cup in Russia in June. Lengwe is one of two African referees with Ethiopian Abebe Tafesse to make […]
Story and pictures by Salim Dawood Ben Banda is a 17-year-old boy of Katete district’s Kashombe Village in the Eastern Province of Zambia – he can neither read nor write but owns three cows. Ben and his twin sister are the first of their parents’ four children – all his siblings are in school. But […]
THE Lusaka Fast Track Court on Traffic Offences has sentenced a Lusaka motorist to six months for driving under the influence of alcohol. Magistrate Austin Mubita sentenced Kapeya Chewe to six months imprisonment in default of the offences committed. Particulars of the offence are that, on April 21st 2018, Mr. Chewe was driving a motor […]
Police in Petauke have arrested 10 suspected criminals in connection with three Aggravated Robberies. The robberies which happened at Petauke Day Secondary School on 27th April, 2018 between 2100 hours and 23 30 hours. Police Public Relations Officer Esther Katongo confirmed this in a statement. Ms Katongo said that the suspects are alleged to have, […]
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