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AN UNIDENTIFIED man was killed in the early hours of Sunday by an instant justice mob in Itawa Township in Ndola.
THE condition of MMD National Secretary, Katele Kalumba who is admitted to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) is stable, hospital public relations manager, Pauline Mbangweta has said.
SECRETARY to the Cabinet Joshua Kanganja says there is need to fight poverty and improve social protection if human development is to be achieved in Africa.
HOME Affairs Minister Lameck Mangani has warned immigration officers against engaging in corrupt activities because that tarnishes the name of the Immigration Department.
THE Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV and AIDS (OAFLA) maternity protection workshop for First Ladies starts today at Golfview Hotel in Lusaka.
When Obed Mumba first came to the Zambian copper mining town of Ndola in search of work, it was still known reverently as "Ku kalale" - the land of the white man. In the decades since, he has witnessed his Kabushi township outgrow the limited dreams of its planners.
THE call by stakeholders that the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) displays its toll free numbers in public service vehicles must be considered seriously by the agency in its quest to improve safety on the roads.
Zambia coach Herve Renard has said Chipolopolo Boys are ready to take on Kenya's Harambee Stars in the CECAFA tournament opener match next Saturday.
THE prisons reforms process seems to be well underway and the release of the second batch of prisoners under the parole system confirms the determination of the authorities to push the reform process forward.
MMD national secretary Katele Kalumba has said his party's loss in Solwezi Central Constituency by-election is a strong wake up call to reorganise itself and regain the confidence of people in the area.
"Its start was the worst but the ending was the best in recent years." This is how one small-scale farmer in Mbala District in Northern Province described the Food Reserve Agency (FRA)'s crop marketing.
IN today's world of diseases which continue to inflict different levels of suffering on human nature, it is almost unthinkable that breathing and body exercise can be better remedy for some perceived incurables than conventional chemical drugs.
ZESCO will acquire 130,000 prepaid meters worth US$12.6 million which the company hopes will improve service delivery and revenue collection.
THE Government has disclosed that the books of accounts for the disbanded Taskforce on Corruption will be audited by the office of the Auditor General.
A combined team of police, the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) and the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) officers has arrested four people in connection with the fraudulent award of contracts to hold Government workshops at the infamous Best Home Lodge in Lusaka.
THE African Manzi Centre (AFMAC) and Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) have embarked on a project aimed at promoting the provision of safe and clean drinking water in schools.
The Anti-Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) has called for the amendment of the Electoral code of conduct (ECC) to curb political violence that currently characterises elections.
THIRTY-EIGHT prisoners from various prisons on the Copperbelt yesterday walked to freedom when the national parole board cut down their prison sentences.
THE MMD has disowned a strategic meeting that was recently held at Andrews Motel saying it was never sanctioned by the office of the party national secretary.
FIRST Lady Thandiwe Banda yesterday launched a seven year Strategic Plan for the SOS Children's village with calls on Zambians and co-operating partners to join hands in improving the lives of the under privileged in Zambia.
UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema yesterday thanked the people of Solwezi for the Patriotic Front (PF)-UPND pact victory and said it was a foretaste of things to come in 2011.
VICE-President George Kunda has said that the Government has commissioned a study to determine the viability of Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia (NCZ) before making a final decision on the future of the company.
ACTING MMD spokesperson Mike Mulongoti has attributed the party's loss in the Solwezi Central parliamentary by-elections to some breakdown in party organisation.
ZAMBIA Episcopal Conference (ZEC) president, George Lungu has challenged priests in Chipata Catholic Diocese to be obedient and stick to their vows in order to serve the calling of God.
THE MMD in Ndola has decided to lift the suspension of the Ndola District Youth Chairperson Patrick Nyasulu.
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