By Martin Chawanzi Nkana and Green Buffaloes had a perfect start CAF club competition as the duo had a winning start to the 2018/2019 continental season with respective away and home wins on Wednesday. Their victories came just 24 hours after Zesco United beat AS Sonidep 2-1 away in Niger in their CAF Champions League […]
In Zambia when we hear the word propaganda we only think that it is the opposition misleading the citizens. Propaganda material simply means biased material meant to promote one’s agenda, especially political. And it can come from Government, the opposition or the media. A practical example of media propaganda was when The Sun newspaper of […]
SINOZAM Friendship Hospital in Kitwe on the Copperbelt has been shut down, for failing to meet required standards. Among reasons for the closure is the alleged stocking of expired drugs, well poor infrastructure at the health facility. Health Professional Council of Zambia -HPCZ- inspectors also found broken water supply pipes at the health facility, during […]
BY NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA The Northern Region Media Club (NORMEC) has condemned the harassment of a media personnel from the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) Television yesterday at the Kitwe Magistrate Court. NORMEC Secretary Clinton Masumba said the verbal and physical attack on the ZNBC camera person Kashete Sinyangwe was primitive and inhuman especially that it happened within […]
Nkana Coach Beston Chambeshi expects the 2018 MTN/FAZ super league finish to go to the wire after the club moved second on the league table at the weekend. Chambeshi says the league remains open to Nkana and Green Buffaloes despite Zesco commanding the table on 73 points. Nkana moved second on the league table on […]
OFFICIAL OPENING of the THIRD SESSION of the TWELFTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY by HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA, EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU on Friday, 14th September, 2018 INTRODUCTION SPEAKER, I COME HERE TODAY COGNISANT OF THE FACT THAT THE HOPE OF OUR NATION RESTS, IN GREATER PART, WITH US THE HONOURABLE MEN AND WOMEN IN THIS AUGUST HOUSE. […]
…………………… Kitwe Town Clerk castigates the power utility company. Kitwe Town Clerk Bonwell Luanga has described, as disheartening, the decision by Zesco Limited to install pre-paid meters on four of the traffic lights junctions in the city. Mr Luanga wondered what kind of social responsibility Zesco is offering to the city of Kitwe if it […]
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) boasts of being one of the largest employer in Zambia and also the backbone of the economy of Chingola, Chililabombwe, Kitwe and Nampundwe where it operate. Though KCM is known for delayed payment to its contractors and suppliers, the mining firm has in the past stood tall on the matters related […]
By Nchimunya Miyoba in Kitwe Ten (10) illegal miners popularly known as jerabos have died while eight have been left seriously injured after the ground they were quarrying in buried them all alive. The ground has been weak at the Black Mountain where the fatality happened and a fortnight ago the ground collapsed but no […]
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Alice Nachilembe
