By PEZO SIABASIMBI – A CHILENJE local court magistrate has warned a 45-year-old man of Lusaka’s Kamwala Township who married his 17-year-old maid as his second wife to be careful with his actions. Magistrate Sharon...

By JULIUS PHIRI in Lundazi – INTERNATIONAL Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) Cropping Systems agronomist Christian Thierfelder has praised Total Land Care (TLC) Zambia and the Ministry of Agriculture for the smooth implementation of...

By NAKUBIANA MUMBUNA – ZAMBIA Development Conference (ZADECO) president Langtone Sichone has said opposition political party alliances should not be formed with the view of removing the party in Government. Speaking during the week, the...

THE only chance children have in realising their potential is one given by parents, guardians and caregivers. True to this, the country today has a number of professionals in different fields, each of which had...

THE Zambia Association of Musicians (ZAM) recently launched a strategic plan to improve the association’s way of operation as well as making it a viable union that musicians in the country can depend on for...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE – VICE-PRESIDENT Guy Scott has urged Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member countries to find ways of extracting maximum revenue collection from foreign mining firms. Dr Scott said it...

By CATHERINE NYIRENDA – MINISTRY of Health acting permanent secretary Wellani Chilengwa has announced that the ministry has trained 594 community health workers to work in some of the 650 health posts to be constructed...

From XAVIER MANCHISHI In ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – PRESIDENT Michael Sata says Zambia has made positive strides in eradicating malaria. Speaking during a meeting with Roll Back Malaria (RBM) executive director Fatoumata Nafo-Traore on the...

From XAVIER MANCHISHI In ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – FIRST Lady Dr Christine Kaseba has commended the African Union (AU) for coming up with the campaign to end child marriages. Dr Kaseba who was the moderator...

By NORMA SIAME – TALKS over the installation of Paramount Chief Chitimukulu designate Henry Kanyanta Sosala between Government and the Bemba Traditional Council (BTC) have been revived. A meeting between the two parties is tentatively...