Lusaka youths in windfall

PRISCILLA MWILA, Lusaka PATRIOTIC Front (PF) national youth chairperson Stephen Kampyongo has completed the disbursement of youth empowerment funds amounting to K525,000 which were raised from the ‘Meet the President’ dinner gala early this year to all seven constituencies in Lusaka Province. Mr Kampyongo, who is Minister of Home Affairs, wrapped up the exercise with

PF awaits SABC correction

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) secretary general Davies Mwila has demanded an apology from South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) for referring to President Lungu as Jonathan Lungu on Saturday. Mr Mwila says it is regrettable that a media house of the calibre of SABC could allow such a mistake to pass, which he says is an insult

Zesco coach against worthless friendlies

MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola ZESCO United coach Zlatko Krmpotic is against his players featuring in international friendlies that are not sanctioned by FIFA. Krmpotic said it is not normal for players to feature for the Chipolopolo and then 24 hours later play for their respective clubs. The Serbian trainer’s comments come in the wake of Zambia’s

Chieftainess Waitwika’s call deserves serious attention

THE call by Chieftainess Waitwika of the Namwanga people in Muchinga Province for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to revisit the administration of contraceptives to school-girls should be heeded and treated with the seriousness it deserves. The chieftainess is concerned that provision of contraceptives to schoolgirls in the name of preventing unwanted pregnancies is contributing to moral

State engage ZAFFICO on mukula sale

NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Chinsali MUCHINGA Province Minister Malozo Sichone says the Zambia Forestry and Forest Industries Corporation (ZAFFICO) is likely to raise US$1 million from the sale of mukula logs that were seized from unscrupulous timber traders in the province. Government has engaged ZAFFICO to collect and auction the mukula tree that was illegally cut in

100,000 doses of newcastle vaccines procured for Muchinga

NKOMBO KACHEMBA, Chinsali GOVERNMENT has procured 100,000 doses of vaccines to vaccinate about 60,000 free-range chickens in Muchinga Province against the new castle disease. Newcastle is a contagious viral bird disease affecting many wild avian species and it has a high mortality rate. Muchinga Province veterinary officer Wilson Katumbi said in an interview recently that
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