Kalaki’s Korner: Passport Problem
We were having a sundowner on the veranda when round the corner sauntered Sara’s cousin Kelvin. ‘My God!’ squealed Sara, as she hugged him. ‘Is it really you! What are you doing here? Why didn’t you...
View ArticleSata Names Lusaka stadium Gabon Disaster
President Michael Sata’s has named the new Lusaka stadium which is under construction and almost complete, as Gabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium. This was disclosed by sports minister Chishimba...
View ArticleMilupi Seeks Opposition Alliance
Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi has called for genuine opposition alliance to confront the Patriotic Front. Milupi says there is need for the opposition political...
View ArticleKitwe Railway System Contractor Fails to Pay Workers
A Kitwe construction firm commissioned to rehabilitate the railway system in the province has not paid its workers for three months. Workman Construction employees said the managing director a Mr Bota...
View ArticleProf Ndulo Disputes Supreme Court Judgement on Mutuna
Respected Zambian law scholar Professor Muna Ndulo has disputed the Supreme Court judgement that summarily gave powers to President Michael Sata to remove judges from office rendering its opinion a...
View ArticleSakeni Claims Sata Holed Up at State House
Information Minister Kennedy Sakeni has broken the silence on the whereabouts of President Michael Sata by saying he is holed up in State House holding meetings. Sata has not been seen in public in...
View ArticleCSOs to De-campaign MPs on Subsidies Vote
A consortium of Civil Society Organizations against the removal of subsidies has threatened to de-campaign the Members of Parliament that voted against the reinstatement of the removal of subsidies....
View ArticleSata Bows to Pressure on ‘Disaster’ Stadium
President Michael Sata has bowed to public pressure that dominated social media on the name of the Lusaka stadium which was initially announced as Gabon Disaster Heroes National Stadium but will now be...
View ArticleHotel Boss Abandons Job in Zambia After Gay Union
Anthony (right) with his partner Markus An Englishman living in Zambia has been forced to leave the country for good after details of his civil partnership in the UK generated a storm of controversy....
View ArticleBig Guns Join Cosafa Fray This Weekend
The big boys of the region will join the quarterfinals for the 2013 Cosafa Castle Cup Senior Challenge this afternoon with a double header at Lusaka’s Nkoloma Stadium. Defending champions Zimbabwe will...
View ArticleThere is Rot in the Judiciary – Hichilema
United Party for National Development President, Hakainde Hichilema has written to President Michael Sata to remind him on the commitment he made to reform the judiciary. Hichilema says the PF...
View ArticleAddress High Cost of Food – JCTR
The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has urged government to address the skyrocketing cost of food after removing fuel subsidies. Speaking on behalf of JCTR Daniel Mutale said the food...
View ArticleMMD Make Fresh Application for Card Renewal Exercise
The opposition Movement for Multi Party Democracy has re-applied to the police for a permit to hold a card renewal card exercise in Lusaka. Deputy Secretary General Chembe Nyangu said the MMD, as a law...
View ArticleSata to Avoid Booing at Chitimukulu Funeral
President Michael Sata will not attend the burial Mass of the late Chief Chitimukulu Mwango Chilufya Chitapankwa (III) scheduled for today due to the embarrassment he faced after being told off by the...
View ArticleCourt Orders Chikopa to Stop the Kangaroo Assembly
The Lusaka High court has stopped proceedings of the Judge Lovemore Chikopa led tribunal pending the outcome of the judicial review granted to retired Supreme Court Judge Dr Phillip Musonda. Lusaka...
View ArticleFour By-Elections Set for September 5
The Electoral Commission Commission has announced the date for another round of four by-elections that will be held across four constituencies. ECZ executive director Priscilla Isaacs said the...
View ArticleMemory Haunted Sata Goes on Campaign Trail
President Michael Sata yesterday shocked the people of Mushindano area in North Western Province by telling them that he had flown all the way from Lusaka to confirm that there was no electricity in...
View ArticleZambia Favourites to Reach Cosafa Final
Hosts Zambia and title-holders Zimbabwe are favourites to win their Cosafa Cup semi-finals on Wednesday. Zimbabwe confront giant killers Lesotho in the first half of a southern Africa championship...
View ArticleKalaki’s Korner: The Great Zombieland National Disaster
I was carefully and reverentially pouring another brandy when swinging round the corner came a huge leather satchel, closely followed by a school uniform containing the skinny figure of Thokozile....
View ArticlePF Inconsistences Upset Magande
National Movement for Progress (NMP) president Ng’andu Magande has described as frustrating the Patriotic Front (PF) government’s reneging over the taking of the Access to Information Bill to...
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