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Posts published in “Day: October 6, 2012

Local Cancer Film Draws Crowds

[Times of Zambia]THE Zambia Cancer Society (ZCS) on Friday screened an animation film at Manda Hills Fresh View Cinema.

Personality, Work Culture and Career Development

[Times of Zambia]READING Miyanda Maimbo's Human Resource Talk on 'Appreciate The Job You Have' that appeared in The Post of July 11, 2012, reveals a lot of challenges that Zambia has as far as qualifications, work culture and career development is conc...

Chess Players Dominate 2011 SCZ Awards

[Times of Zambia]CHESS players; International Master (IM) Daniel Jere and Women Candidate Master (WCM) Epah Tembo have dominated the Sports Council of Zambia (SCZ) revived Annual Sports Awards by scooping the Sports man and Sports woman of the Year 201...

Misa Country’s State of the Media Reports

[Times of Zambia]JUST two days after the fracas involving Muvi Television photo journalist, Lloyd Kapusa and William Banda, the United Party for National Development (UPND) special adviser to that party's president, Hakainde Hichilema, the Media Instit...

Packaging Products for Smallholder Farmers

[Times of Zambia]LAST week in our lovely column, we discussed how we can create real jobs in the agricultural sector. I believe I touched on a very critical and important topic that is affecting most Zambians.

Mali’s Salif Keita Captivates Fans

[Times of Zambia]AFRICA'S Golden voice Salif Keita on Thursday night captivated expectant and enthusiastic fans when he gave his first Zambian performance at Lusaka's Government Complex.

Kitwe Defiler, 27, to Spend Life in Prison

[Times of Zambia]THE Kitwe High Court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to life imprisonment with hard labour for defiling a 15-year-old girl.

Catherine – Give Forget a Pounding to Remember

[Times of Zambia]IN a piece titled "Work on Catherine's flaws" published in this column on June 30, 2012, I wrote that undefeated featherweight Champion Catherine Phiri 4-0, 1KO, who was, and still is, preparing to face Canadian Nathalie Forget in a wo...

Tracing Emmanuel Mulemena’s Roots

[Times of Zambia]ONE of Zambia's most outstanding folk musicians Emmanuel Mulemena cannot be missed from the embers of the local music archives, as one among this country's best song writers and singers.

MTN League Gets Hotter

[Times of Zambia]MTN Premier Division League title chasers this afternoon go into critical must-win matches as the top three teams on the table come up against opponents who are making up the bottom-four relegation squad.

I Was Beaten Along With President Sata

[Times of Zambia]THE period leading to the 2001 presidential and general elections was marked by tension between the then ruling party, the Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) and the opposition, especially the Patriotic Front (PF), led by its Pre...

Comesa Inks U.S.$3 Million Agro Deal

[Times of Zambia]THE Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has signed US$3 million Climate Smart Sub-Grant agreements with six organisations to implement various conservation agriculture and climate change activities.

Anti-Corruption Commission Probes GBM, Kabimba

[Times of Zambia]THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has launched preliminary inquiries into corruption allegations against Justice Minister, Wynter Kabimba and his Defence counterpart, Geoffrey Mwamba.

Sata Reaffirms Rule of Law

[Times of Zambia]PRESIDENT Michael Sata has said that laws such as the Public Order Act were important because they helped to maintain order in society so that Government could function smoothly.

Cancer Hospital Operations Grind to Halt

[Times of Zambia]OPERATIONS at the Cancer Diseases Hospital in Lusaka have ground to an indefinite halt following the theft of equipment valued at K1.5 billion and patients have not received treatment for the past 48 hours, University Teaching Hospital...

Masebo Asks UNWTO to Train Local Scribes

[Times of Zambia]TOURISM and Arts Minister Sylvia Masebo has requested the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) to consider facilitating a workshop for journalists in Zambia on issues relating to tourism reporting, prior to the co-hosting ...