"Fertilizer tree" triples Malawi, Zambia yields
Scientists have managed to triple maize yields on smallholder farms in Zambia and Malawi by simple "evergreen agriculture" techniques. Planting acacia trees among the crops automatically ...
View ArticleZambia farmers get innovative e-vouchers
The 'e-voucher project' - the first of its kind on the continent, according to participant Mobile Transactions Zambia Limited (MTZL) - covers the delivery of products including seeds, ...
View ArticleZambia AIDS treatment reaches 90% of sick
As HIV/AIDS prevalence is finally being reduced in Africa, also Zambia can celebrate successes in the fight against the pandemic. Almost all Zambians suffering from AIDS now receive ...
View ArticleZambia mine "tax fraud" causes outrage
A leaked auditors' report alleging massive tax irregularities in Zambia's key copper mining sector "must lead to" further investigations, civil society groups ...
View ArticleDon’t Confuse Your “Do” With Your “Who”
Have you ever noticed that when you ask someone "Who are you?" a lot of times they'll say, "I'm a salesman." "I'm a minister." "I'm a ...
View ArticleReflections on the African Question
By Emmanuel Mumba Katyoka "I said experience should speak, gray hair should teach.but it is the spirit in man, the breath of the most high that gives understanding" Job 32:7, 8 I ...
View ArticleZambia shock Senegal after surviving onslaught
Zambia's midfielder Chisamba Lungu (L) vies with Senegal's striker Demba Ba (R) during their Africa Cup of Nations football match at the Bata stadium on January 21, 2012. Zambia won the ...
View ArticleSpotlight on Emmanuel Mayuka
Mayuka is a former player for hometown Kabwe Warriors. In early 2008, Mayuka was the youngest player at the Ghana 2008 African Cup of Nations and he made his competition debut against Sudan.He is ...
View ArticleZambia stun Senegal at Afcon
Javier Balboa's late goal against Libya gave the hosts a 1-0 victory in the tournament's opening game, while Zambia stunned one of the pre-tournament favourites Senegal 2-1 in the other ...
View Articlereligious leaders blast US over link between gay rights, foreign aid
Zambia's Christian leaders have reacted angrily to the United States government's decision to link foreign aid with the promotion of "gay rights.""Donor aid should not be ...
View ArticleZambia Showed Character-Isaac Chansa
Isaac Chansa said that Zambia’s win over Senegal was down to belief. Zambia on Saturday beat host favorites Senegal 2-0 in both sides opening Africa Cup Group A match at the Estadio de Bata ...
View ArticlePresident Michael Sata urges Investors in Zambia and ZAMTEL workers not to panic
Zambia's President Michael Sata President Michael Sata has urged investors in Zambia and ZAMTEL workers not to panic or be used by individuals who have axes to grind with the Government and are ...
View ArticleThe Perils of Being Cup of Nations Favourites
Zambia brought the much-vaunted Senegal back down to earth with a jolt and emphasised early the vagaries of competition in the African Nations Cup on the opening day of the tournament on Saturday. ...
View Article'Perfect' Zambia plot CAN success
Zambia coach Herve Renard has described his team's first half performance against Senegal as "perfection".Chipolopolo beat the much-hyped Teranga Lions 2-1 in their opening game of ...
View ArticleDIARY-Southern & South Africa to March 2013
There are many reasons for being angry with Africa ’s strong men, whose autocratic ways have thrust some African countries back into the eye of the storm and threatened to undo the democratic ...
View ArticleZCTU Backs Reversing of Zamtel Sale
THE Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) says it supports plans to reverse the sale of Zamtel to Lap Green Networks but has called for diplomacy in the manner the issue is tackled. ZCTU general ...
View ArticleNevers Challenges Opponents On Source of Wealth
MMD presidential aspirant Nevers Mumba has challenged his opponents to explain their source of wealth before they seek to be elected to lead the opposition party. Dr Mumba said yesterday in Ndola ...
View ArticleCopper-Laden Truck Crashes, Blocks Road for Four Hours
A MUFULIRA-bound truck carrying 167 pieces of copper blisters yesterday lost control and overturned on the Kitwe-Chingola Road blocking the road for about four hours. The truck, registration number ...
View ArticleGovt Freezes Zamtel Accounts
LAP Green Networks, majority owners of Zamtel, have disclosed that Zambian authorities have frozen all their bank accounts as part of investigations into the alleged irregular sale of the Zambian ...
View ArticleChasefu Election Petition Tossed Out
THE Lusaka High Court has dismissed the election petition for Chasefu Constituency filed by Patriotic Front (PF) losing candidate, Boniface Bota, on grounds that the petitioner's claim lacks ...
View Article