Cholera claims 11 lives in the last 24 hours
MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo says the country has recorded 11 cholera deaths and 203 new cases in the last 24 hours. Speaking at a press briefing, Sunday, Masebo gave a cholera update. “Let me also give you this update for today. In the past 24 hours nationally, 203 new case were recorded, 11 deaths, […]
NHIMA apologizes over system challenges
The National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) has apologized to its members over challenges it is experiencing in processing claims on its system. In a statement, Friday, NHIMA Senior Public Relations Officer King Syacika said the Authority was currently working on the system to ensure that everything was back to normal, encouraging accredited members and…...
I didn’t marry her for money, white chicks are loyal – Chanda ma Camera
CHANDA Ma Camera is pissed! Some netizens shouldn’t have ridiculed his marriage to a beautiful American woman because wow! He had a lot to say about unfaithful, financially draining black “chicks”, the “poverty mentality here in Zambia” and much more. But let’s back it up a little bit and let some people who might not…...
Meet Leslie Mbula, one of Zambia’s longest serving civil servants
DID you know that Leslie Mbula served under three administrations, with three different presidents as Secretary to the Cabinet? Now, before we proceed, I know that for someone younger reading this, they might not know who the great man we are discussing is. Mbula is one of the longest serving civil servants Zambia has ever…...
A trip to the shrine: How poor witchdoctors make magic ‘money’
GOD made man, man made money, money made man mad. So goes the saying. Others say money is not everything and it cannot buy you happiness. But they say this while at work, trying to make some money. We can denounce money and call it the root of all evil, but we all need it…....
Against all odds: Makeup star with one hand and one leg
LES Brown once said “your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life.” These words resonate with Gift Mulenga’s story as she has refused to let her disability stand in the way of achieving her goals. Gift is a multi-talented young lady who does professional makeup…...
Resolutions and goal setting in the New-Year
My four-year-old daughter had an accident and wet her bed whilst sleeping on my lap, you should have seen me leap for fear of the urine reaching far. In Kalabo where I come from, we are taught that when a baby wets your undies, it signifies another child on the way, I quickly rushed to […]
Nkana continues to linger in relegation zone
NKANA’S topsy turvy campaign shows no signs of getting better, with the latest episode seeing the team lose a high profile game 1-0 away to Red Arrows yesterday. The hosts got their goal early at Nkoloma stadium, with Paul Katema finding the back of the net after a beautiful set piece delivered by Ackim Mumba…...
Grant names AFCON squad
CHIPOLOPOLO coach Avram Grant has named the 27 internationals who will fight for Zambia’s jersey at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which commences on January 13, 2024. The gaffer has put his faith in players like Toaster Nsabata, Kennedy Musonda, Tandi Mwape and Miguel Chaiwa. There are no big surprises with Grant’s regulars…...
Zesco connects Lundazi, Chama districts
ZESCO Limited has announced that it has successfully connected Lundazi and Chama Districts of Eastern Province to the national grid, for the first time since Zambia’s independence. The power utility company says the project has been delivered at a cost lower than US$20 million from the initial US$54 million. In a statement, Friday, Zesco Managing…...
