Vendors call for a lasting solution to street vending
ASSOCIATION of Vendors, Traders and Marketeers of Zambia (AVTMZ) president Frederick Tembo says there is need to find a lasting solution to street vending to avoid confusion among street vendors. He says it is confusing when government says street vendors should not be harassed, while maintaining its stance that street vending is illegal. Meanwhile, Mporokoso…...
Local Govt PS delivers 56 motorbikes to E/Province chiefdoms
MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Nicholas Phiri has handed over 56 motorbikes, one to each of the chiefs in Eastern Province. The motorbikes were presented to the chiefs at the close of the Provincial Council of Chiefs, an event hosted by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development that saw…...
Kansanshi S3 project set for commissioning this year
KANSANSHI Mining Plc has disclosed that its US$1.25 billion S3 expansion project is scheduled to be commissioned in the second half of this year. Meanwhile, Mine Corporate Affairs Superintendent Ryan Ellis says the company spent US$55 million in 2024 on sourcing power from outside parties due to load shedding. Speaking during a tour of the…...
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Is This Zambian Winter?
When I was growing up in Lusaka, winter had a rhythm. You’d pull out the thick blanket your mum bought in Kamwala, warm yourself with a steaming cup of chai or munkoyo, and the air would carry that unmistakable dry chill. It was predictable. You knew how to dress, what to eat, how to prepare. […]
Don’t invest in skirts, they don’t appreciate, magistrate tips men
A 33-YEAR-OLD Lusaka woman has dragged her husband to court seeking reconciliation, lamenting that he takes back everything he buys her during arguments, including clothes, shoes and even underwear. In his defence, Chanda Kasokola claimed that the problems in their marriage started when his wife, Joyce Chanda, stole K20,000 and the title deeds to their…...
Mutubila warns couples: “Silence, pride and absence cost my marriages”
AS if seated on the set of his iconic ‘Frank Talk’, veteran journalist Frank Mutubila laid his heart bare, this time, not as a host, but as the story himself. Following the end of his first marriage, Mutubila went on to marry fellow broadcaster and celebrated ZNBC news anchor Evelyn Tembo. Years later, he’s now…...
“I found another man on top of my wife but I still love her”
A 52-YEAR-OLD man has narrated to the Matero Local Court how he walked in on his wife having sex with another man, who was naked and on top of her. Despite witnessing this, Mateyo Phiri insists that he still loves his wife, Nester Zulu. In this matter, Zulu, 40, is seeking a divorce from her…...
Judiciary no longer under political threat – Mwitwa
FORMER Law Association of Zambia president Eddie Mwitwa says there is judicial independence now compared to the past, when there were attempts to instil fear in the judiciary. He recalls an incident in which political cadres disrupted court proceedings by smashing windows and banging on doors. Mwitwa noted that even if the judge presiding over…...
A funeral is a unifier
An African funeral is a very social event for the entire community in which the deceased lived. Regardless of whether the deceased was a Christian or not, death has always been a reunion for long-separated relatives, believers and non-believers. Nowadays, tents, cars and the gathering of people demonstrate how death can bring people together, irrespective…...