By MAYA NTANDA- DRIVEN by the passion to have a better life and afford the basic requirements, 19-year-old Remmy Simukonda wants to work hard so that he can manage to have the basic needs. Born...

By BRIAN HATYOKA- VICTORIA Falls University of Technology (VFU), which is one of Zambia’s leading private universities, has continued to be a credible institution that is supplementing Government efforts in providing quality education. VFU, which...

By JOSEPH TEMBO- SENIOR Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo II of the Soli people of Lusaka Province has taken a swipe at parents and guardians in the tendency of marrying off young girls instead of giving them...

By NAKUBIANA SHABONGO- ZAMBIA has a serious problem of alcohol abuse and youths’ addiction to psychotropic substances which must immediately be addressed, the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has said. DEC Deputy Commissioner, Lotti Mpundu said...

By MAYA NTANDA- A THIRTEEN-YEAR- OLD boy of Kitwe has pleaded guilty to manslaughter after brutally stabbing a security guard with a knife. The juvenile offender stabbed Dominic Changwe on November 26, last year causing...

By NAKUBIANA SHABONGO and MAYA NTANDA- THE Basic Education Teachers Union of Zambia (BETUZ) has praised Government for its agenda to upgrade infrastructure in the education sector. This is in response to the President Michael...

CENTRAL Province Minister Obvious Mwaliteta has called for unity of purpose among citizens to drive the country’s development. Mr Mwaliteta said it was important for people to reason and put gender, political and religious differences...

By CHARITY MOONGA- AGRICULTURE Minister Wylbur Simuusa says Government will soon step in and regulate the soaring mealie-meal prices. Mr Simuusa said in an interview that Government was studying the mealie-meal prices and would soon...

MAIZE is Zambia’s staple food which, therefore, should be affordable to all and sundry. Zambia has scored many successes in food production, which has so far enhanced the country’s food security. The last two farming...

By MAYA NTANDA and SYLVIA MWEETWA- A TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD woman of Kitwe has been gang-raped by six men after a drinking spree. The victim of Mindolo Township was on her way home around 22:00 hours on...