Levy Patrick Mwanawasa: An Incentive for Posterity

ZAMBIA left it until the dying stages of the game to edge past a battling Namibia and book a place in the semi-finals of the Cosafa Senior Challenge at Rufaro yesterday.

ZAMBIA made Namibia pay for their repeated mistakes in defence to emerge as 1-0 winners in a quarter-final match of the Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup in Harare yesterday.

THE petrol shortage that gripped most parts of the country in the last one week has fizzled out and normalcy returned to most service stations after the 30 million litres of the commodity imported by the Government started arriving in the country.

AS we edge towards the planting season, it is imperative that farmers take heed of the warning from the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) to buy their agricultural inputs from certified dealers.

VETERAN politician, Aaron Milner, has ably etched his name among the country's eminent leaders, having been there before Zambia was born, witnessed its birth, and later became the only 'dark man in a light skin' in Cabinet before his infamous dismissal after a game of golf.

IF you want to appreciate the inconvenience caused by inadequate access to safe drinking water in rural areas, compare that with people queuing up for fuel during the time of crisis in urban areas.

THE Road Development Agency (RDA) is exploring ways of coming up with at least two alternative routes to link Mongu to Kalabo in Western Province.

NDOLA Central Member of Parliament (MP) Mark Mushili has urged the Ministry of Health to upgrade the Chipulukusu Clinic to enable the facility provide more services to the residents of Chipulukusu.

THE Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has appealed to all farmers to stop buying agricultural inputs from unregistered dealers saying their products are not genuine.

MMD Ndola District youth chairperson, Patrick Nyasulu has been suspended from the party for alleged gross indiscipline following his recent media attack on provincial party chairperson Joseph Chilambwe.

FORMER Republican president Frederick Chiluba is expected back home today after completing his medical review and treatment in South Africa.

A TWENTY-Five-year-old man in Ndola lost one of his legs yesterday morning after a train hit him.

THE MMD is disappointed with Senior Chief Bright Nalubamba for his media remarks that President Rupiah Banda qualifies to be a liar.

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda yesterday hosted a luncheon for former Zambian freedom fighters and some guests from South Africa who attended the 45th independence anniversary celebrations at the weekend.

CUBA and Zambia are engaged in discussions to start bringing doctors and other health specialists into the country, Cuban Ambassador to Zambia, Carmelina Rodriguez, has said.

A GROUP of people chanting Patriotic Front (PF) slogans and waving the party symbol yesterday interrupted the Newsmakers' Forum after almost beating up former Defence minister, George Mpombo.

Former president of Zambia Frederick Chiluba has completed a two-week medical review and treatment of his heart problem in a Johannesburg clinic in South Africa.

Kenya intends to turn to Zambia to plug shortfalls in the local maize supply. Zambian minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Dr Brian Chituwo said Kenya was set to purchase 100, 000 metric tonnes of maize from his country.

Struggle hero Oliver Tambo will be honoured in Zambia on Saturday for his role in bringing about a democratic South Africa.