Govt happy with performance of civil service this year
LUSAKA Province Permanent Secretary Robert Kamalata says he is pleased with the performance of the public service in the region during the year 2023. Kamalata says the public service in the province achieved a number of positive strides among them recording a zero audit query status and being the second best in terms of high…...
Katambi cautions police against partisan politics
NORTH-Western Province Permanent Secretary Grandson Katambi has cautioned police officers against practicing partisan politics. Speaking during police annual ball held in Solwezi, Colonel (Rtd) Katambi said men and women in uniform should support the government of the day through demonstration of loyalty, commitment and dedication to duty. Col. Katambi said police officers should be people…...
Haimbe pledges to lobby for seized vehicles from DEC to help police
JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says he will lobby for the release of some of the seized vehicles from the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) to address transport challenges facing the police protective unit. Stressing that this will be in the interim, Haimbe says the move is aimed at addressing the transport challenges the police protective unit…...
Chongwe woman burnt to death
A 60-YEAR- OLD woman of Chiyalusha village in Nchute Ward of Chongwe District has been burnt to death after the house she was sleeping in unexpectedly caught fire. Confirming the incident in a statement, Zambia Police Service Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga identified the deceased, who was burnt beyond recognition, as Catherine Shanyinde. Hamoonga stated that the…...
Raising a son with cerebral palsy, for better for worse!
MANNASEH was born different. He is not like other children because of some circumstances at birth. For six years now, Mannaseh has been depending on the help of his caring mother to face the tough world. For Petrinah Muzhiwo, who is Mannaseh’s mother, the experience of raising a child with special needs has created a…...
Nkana completes Zanaco heist
NKANA has recorded its fourth win of the league season with a hard fought 1-0 win over Zanaco at the Sunset Stadium yesterday. Royd Katuta was the difference between the two teams as a resilient Nkana held off its hosts to bag all three points in Lusaka. The Kitwe giants have endured a torrid campaign…...
Daka stars in Leicester win
PATSON Daka has continued with his scintillating form in front of goal for Leicester City, with his latest match winning performance coming against Rotherham in the English Championship yesterday. Daka scored the first two goals in a 3-0 win for the Foxes, taking his tally to four strikes in as many starts this season. After…...
Knock knock, who’s there? The Nyami nyami, perhaps
IT’S the festive season once again and all roads lead to Siavonga town which is Zambia’s poor man’s “Malibu”, for romantic getaways, honeymoons and family vacations. This is my story about a failed one night stand by some mystical admirer in the water town. Trips to the little local tourist destination of Siavonga are not…...
Santa Claus in town
IT’S a rainy day, but the damp weather has nothing on Santa Claus, Felix Mutati, who only has one mission, to put a smile on the children. Clad in a Santa Claus costume, the Technology and Science Minister, braved the rains this Thursday to share the joy of Christmas with the less privileged children of…...
The harrowing story of gang rape, ‘marriage’ on the street
WHILE the trauma of one rape incident can last a lifetime, 21-year-old Tatiyana was forced to endure gang rapes, not twice but multiple times during her 10-year stay on the streets of Lusaka. Girls living on the streets are particularly vulnerable physically and economically and are also exposed to nonconsensual sexual relationships. At the age…...