I am the third born child of my parents. My family was just two players short of a full football team. Together with our parents there were nine of us! The first and last born are girls, now grown into old God-fearing women (Holy Mother of Jesus, please I pray, these two strong women must...

Dawn leads to sunrise, to a morning, an afternoon, to sunset, to an evening, and eventually to the night, to midnight and onwards to another new dawn. No dawn lasts for ever! Midnight separates yesterday from today; but come it always does, and with it; a new day arrives. What has the sunrise, the sunlight...

I am older than Zambia by five years. I have vague images floating in my mind of the political campaigns for independence. Someone must assist me with the latest methods for “memory recall” for me to bring to the front of my mind Zambia’s struggles for independence as I saw and experienced them, please!! I...

PARENTING is one of God’s wonderful gifts to mankind and every parent that has had the privilege of raising children would attest to this. ‘Bundle of joy,’ as newborns are affectionately referred to, bring into the world so much pleasure and joy. A mother forgets her labor pains at the sound of the baby’s cry....

By Ulande Nkomesha and Daniel Chansa THE Kasama High Court has nullified the Lubansenshi Parliamentary seat held by Kabwe Chewe of the PF. So far six seats belonging to the PF have been nullified by the High Courts on account of electoral malpractices. The Lubansenshi seat was petitioned by UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka....

MINISTER of Science and Technology Felix Mutati has revealed that government has set a target for Zambia to launch its own satellite in the next two years, in order for the country to have improved internet services. Speaking during a familiarisation tour of the National Remote Sensing Centre and the National Institute for Scientific Research...

THE Ndola High Court has nullified the election of Kabushi PF member of parliament Bowman Lusambo. But Lusambo says he is going to appeal the judgement because there were a lot of gray areas in it. Lusaka High Court Judge Edward Musona sitting in Ndola ruled that the violence was proved beyond reasonable doubt and...

THE Chipata High Court has upheld the election of PF's Jonathan Daka as member of parliament for Chadiza Constituency. This is a matter in which UPND's Yamikani Phiri challenged Daka's election on grounds that it was marred by massive vote manipulation, distribution of food on the voting day, violence and involvement of foreign voters. When...

IT is getting heated in the Chess national team selection trials in Lusaka with Kela Kaulule and Timothy Kabwe tied on the table in the run to be named in the national team with three points. In the Women’s section, Portiah Mututubanya took sole leadership of the run with a flawless run of three straight...

A POLICE officer has told the Luanshya Magistrates' Court that there are laid down procedures for arresting and detaining sitting ministers. The witness was testifying in a matter in which Kabushi PF member of parliament Bowman Lusambo is facing two counts of unlawful wounding and assault, contrary to Section 248 Chapter 87 of the Laws...