By ALFRED MUKANAKAChingola has a cathedralReel-to-reel X-rated film fanaticsLaid the foundation stoneAnd bats begged to liveLike stubborn demons! Someone said, ‘Cry the Beloved Country’I say cry no more my beloved townNow you have a cathedralThe WWII cinema hall“Too ugly for motion pictures,” one scribe inked(Don’t judge a book by its cover!) Mobutu splashed gold in […]

A STRANGE EVENT WITH STRANGE ACTIVITIES The 3rd September event, dubbed “Lusaka July”, was an unprecedented occasion that not only raised eye brows but has had different sections of the Zambian community talking. Everything about the event had more questions than answers. The dressing looked strange where in some cases; it was amounting to almost […]

By Mercy Chewe  A local government by-election is looming in Kalabo District of the Western Province following the resignation of a ward councilor elected on the United Party for National Development (UPND) ticket in the 2021 general election. Mr Kaselo Kawewe has resigned as Muchatanga Ward Councilor of Kalabo Central Constituency, in Kalabo District. Kalabo […]

By Staff Writer Konkola Blades Football Club (KBFC) Executive Management (ExCo) has announced that the club has come to mutual terms of separation with its Head Coach Charles Bwale. First assistant Coach, John Munkonje has been appointed to act as club Head Coach, to be assisted by Godfrey Siame from Mine Police FC Chileya Chipulu […]

The Auditor General’s Office has revealed that 9800 ghost workers were paid over Seven hundred million Kwacha between 2017 and 2021. Auditor General, Dick Sichembe said these are from 19 different government ministries. Dr Sichembe has also disclosed that 944 million kwacha was being irregularly paid to 22 thousand civil servants as salaries, but the […]

By Staff Writer A 29-year-old University of Zambia (UNZA) student has been arrested for forging her Joint Certificate and General Certificate of Examination (GCE) statements. Patience Manase of Meanwood Ibex used the forged documents to enroll at UNZA. Manase is also alleged to have used the same documents between 2016 and 2019 to get a […]

By Staff WriterPublic Signal Distributor TopStar Communications Company has removed Muvi TV from it platform with immediate effect, as Muvi TV has withdrawn it services. Public Relations Manager Joy Chula said Muvi TV coverage for signal on TopStar was along the line of rail and the Provincial Headquarters on the DTT platform. Ms Chulu said […]

By Staff Writer South African insurance giant, Summit Life Group, says it will soon be in Zambia to explore prospects of spreading its business tentacles due to the country’s conducive environment and a rebounding economy.  Speaking when his company and the Zambia Association in South Africa (ZASA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide […]

By Staff Writer A-Zambian woman who has been hospitalised in South Africa for two months, is looking for her relatives back home.  Mildred Chola, 39, is in Thabamoopo Hospital in the Lebowakgomo area in Limpopo Province and does not have a clear recollection of the circumstances that brought her to South Africa. This has in […]

Kenya’s Supreme Court is expected to deliver its judgement on the challenge to the outcome of last month’s hotly contested presidential poll. The electoral commission declared Deputy President William Ruto winner with 7.1 million votes, but his rival, veteran politician Raila Odinga, who came second with 6.9 million, disputed the results. Security has been beefed […]