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2 soldiers jailed over leopard skins

HONE SIAME, Lusaka THE Kapiri Mposhi Magistrates’ Court has sentenced two Zambia Army soldiers to six years imprisonment each with hard labour for unlawful possession of two leopard skins. And the Department of National Parks and Wildlife has arrested 17 people for allegedly committing various wildlife offences. Joseph Tapwila and Charles Mukanda, both of Mpepetwe

Nkana in hot Walter over FAZ attacks

ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has summoned Nkana for a disciplinary hearing for allegedly attacking the soccer governing body in the media. FAZ communications manager Desmond Katongo said in a statement released in Lusaka on Thursday evening that Nkana will appear before the disciplinary committee next Wednesday. Katongo said Nkana have

‘Binge drinking’ teacher moved

JIMMY CHIBUYE, Monze A HEAD teacher at Munyenze Primary School in Monze has been sent on forced transfer for allegedly preoccupying himself with beer drinking and extramarital affairs at the expense of work. This was after members of the community petitioned Southern Province Minister Edify Hamukale to have John Sialuya replaced because of his alleged

Lungu seeks closer Madagascar ties

ARTHUR MWANSA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu desires strengthened relations between Zambia and Madagascar to enhance both countries’ interests at bilateral and multilateral levels. He has also commended his Madagascar counterpart, Hery Rajaonarimampianina, for his commitment to steering the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) to a full regionally integrated and internationally competitive body. President

Chipolopolo set to roll over Swaziland

VICTOR KUMWENDA and CECILIA ZULU, Lusaka ZAMBIA will today seek to finish off Swaziland in the 2018 Kenya African Nations Championship (CHAN) first round return leg at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. The Chipolopolo battered Swaziland 4-0 in Mbabane and the latter need to score five unanswered goals to stage one of the greatest comebacks

Riding on circus from Chibolya

KELVIN KACHINGWE, Lusaka AT AGE nine, Patrick Chikoloma was cast out from his family and forced to move from Chavuma to Lusaka where he was taken in by distant cousin Gift Chansa. As luck would have it, his cousin was an acrobat with dreams of starting what would be his country’s first circus company. Life

Maize exports to raise $13 million

PRISCILLA MWILA, Lusaka GOVERNMENT will raise US$13 million from the export of 100,000 metric tonnes of maize to East Africa and the Great Lakes Region. Food Reserve Agency (FRA) executive director Chola Kafwabulula said the agency was authorised to sell 100,000 metric tonnes of maize to any trader that has capacity to export. Mr Kafwabulula
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