THERE is a difference between deejaying on radio and from a nightclub. From the latter, one doesn’t need to labour much because revelers are more interested in danceable beats. I will spare the identity of...

THE Big Gold Six is probably Zambia’s oldest band after the Cool Nights but the only difference is that; the outfit is miraculously still alive. Unlike the Cool Nights who were formed in 1961 and...

By SAM PHIRI – MULTICHOICE Zambia General Manager Simon Bota is happy that Zambia has produced three nominees for this year’s prestigious Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) slated for Lagos, Nigeria next weekend. Zambia’s...

By KELVIN MUSONDA – One of the most unbelievable answers given by aspiring Zambian screenwriters when asked why they are not writing anything when they claim to be writers is that they don’t know what...

By JAMES KUNDA – THE Chifundo Brothers are a contemporary Ndola-based gospel trio that announced themselves on the local music scene in 2008. Chifundo Soko, Tony Kaimana and Sunday Ngoma have in the last four...

By SAM PHIRI – REAL drama has kick-started! Last Sunday during the dramatic live show, Big Brother Mzansi secrets audiences bid farewell to 23-year-old radio account executive Vanessa. This came as a result of the...

By SAM PHIRI – “IN the past, actors, singers, dancers, and models have had to have a direct connection with Hollywood in order to gain celebrity status, but with the coming of the internet, things...

By SAM PHIRI – IT is undisputable that Zambia’s well-liked Hip Hop pin-up Slap Dee is enjoying the benefit of leading applauds in Zambian music when he bagged three Awards during the recently held prestigious...

By CLEVER ZULU – ZAMBIA’S most celebrated, admired and ambassadors of the nation’s cultural heritage, the Sakala Brother’s have split after 25 years of working together. Levy Sakala, member of the group confirmed to Times...

ABBREVIATIONS are supposed to be used sparingly in broadcast media, not least on television where viewers deserve to be given the benefit of doubt assuming they tune to a channel when a news item is...