HH was wrong, says Kanganja

CAROLINE KALOMBE, Lusaka INSPECTOR-GENERAL of Police Kakoma Kanganja testified yesterday that opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema and his entourage were not authorised to use Limulunga Road in Mongu during the Kuomboka ceremony when President Lungu was travelling on it. This is in a case in which Chilufya Tayali is charged with defamation of Mr Kanganja. When

Future bright, says Lungu

ROBINSON KUNDA, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu says the under-17 national team’s victory at the Council of Southern Africa Football Association (COSAFA) Championship is an indication that the future of Zambian soccer is bright. “The marvellous performance by the boys shows that we have an oasis of talent to tap into for us to form the future

Copper prices highest in 2 years

HONE SIAME, Lusaka COPPER prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) have hit US$6,325 per tonne for the first time in two years with stakeholders urging mining companies to recall workers they laid off when metal prices plummeted. Copper, Zambia’s major foreign exchange earner, has been trading below U$S6,000 per tonne on the international market,

WFP launches post-harvest loss programme

KELLY NJOMBO, Lusaka WORLD Food Programme (WFP) Zambia has launched a new post-harvest loss (PHL) reduction initiative to improve smallholder farmers’ income and food security by raising awareness on how to protect their yields. The initiative, dubbed ‘Waste Not, Want Not in Lusaka’, encompasses the adoption of good post-harvest handling practices and the use of

Parents should not embarrass Zambia

WE ARE deeply saddened and concerned by reports that 36 Zambian students are stranded in India. According to Zambia’s High Commissioner to India Judith Kapijimpanga, most of these students are stranded because their parents can no longer sustain payment of school fees. We are left wondering why parents would take such a huge risk of
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