Focus on education, not proposing to girls, HH tells pupils
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged students to focus on their education and not looking beautiful or proposing to girls. Meanwhile, the President conducted an auction sale of bulls in Choma where some were sold for as much as K200,000. Speaking when he attended a Church service at Brethren in Christ (BIC) at Choma Secondary School,…...
RDAZ didn’t inform us it was withdrawing doctors – Govt
MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary for administration Dr Sinyangwe says government was not directly contacted by RDAZ when it decided to withdraw its volunteer doctors from public hospitals. But RDAZ president Paul Chibwe says the association has been trying to engage government for a while to look into the plight of doctors without getting a…...
Itezhi-Tezhi Plant producing only 50MW due to low water levels
THE Itezhi-Tezhi power plant is only producing 50 megawatts out of its operating capacity of 120 megawatts due to low water levels. Speaking when a team led by Minister of Energy Makozo Chikote toured the dam, Thursday, Zesco Chief Resident Engineer at Itezhi-Tezhi Dam, Akim Mutawa, said the dam last year depleted water levels to…...
We’re still investigating Lumezi shooting – Police
POLICE in Eastern Province have disclosed that they are still investigating the shooting incident that occurred on Tuesday around the Lumezi Central Business District during the day of nominations for the forthcoming by-elections. And Police Eastern Province Commissioner Robertson Mweemba says the Force is not accusing any political party for being responsible of the shooting…....
M’membe right, Nkandu’s directive a symptom of failed leadership
WHEN a government spokesperson tells the opposition to “just use radio and TV” to engage citizens, we are not witnessing responsible leadership, we are staring into the face of democratic decay. Honourable Elvis Nkandu, the UPND Deputy Spokesperson and Minister of Youth and Sport, recently did just that. His directive to opposition political parties to…...
W/Province’s low maize production partly due to limited FISP beneficiaries – Minister
WESTERN Province Minister Kapelwa Mbangweta says the province’s low maize production over the years can partly be attributed to the low number of FISP beneficiaries in the province. Mbangweta says Western Province currently has 37,000 FISP beneficiaries, adding that the province had 27,000 beneficiaries before the UPND government increased the number. According to the Zambia…...
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Fathered outside of marriage
Mutinta felt betrayed, rejected, and lost. But she didn’t feel hopeless. It was during Easter period that she was learning that her husband of 20 years had a 4-year-old daughter in the outskirts of Lusaka. Is this how Jesus felt when he was carrying the cross to Golgathas hill? She cried to God that this […]
Fast Food, Big Job, Big Blood Pressure
In recent years, Zambia has seen a worrying rise in lifestyle-related diseases, particularly hypertension. Often referred to as the “silent killer,” hypertension creeps in quietly, and many people don’t know they have it until it causes a heart attack or stroke. And yet, despite its growing presence in hospitals and communities, few want to talk […]
When HR is the bully
Dear Aka- Monde, Most institutions have introduced what is deemed as a resourcing policy, the policy among other things requires that one should have relevant post qualifying experience in order to be promoted or recruited. However, HR practitioners have been using this policy selectively. For example, I was employed with only a Diploma and have […]