Black History Month: Lowdown on why Arab Slavery was abolished
CHISHIMBA LUMBWE Lusaka THE Arab slave trade of Africans south of the Sahara was for a far longer period and involved far more slaves than the Atlantic chattel slave trade.…
Black History Month: Why American slavery was abolished
CHISHIMBA LUMBWA Lusaka THE first recorded slaves brought to America were landed by ship in late August of 1619, on the coast of Hampton, Virginia. The ship had about 20…
Chunga gold rush hits snag
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka THE Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development says there is no evidence of mineral “occurrences” like copper or gold in Lusaka’s Chunga Township, where residents have been…
Top 10 battle it out in Bartender Mix-off Competition
MARGARET CHISANGA Lusaka GLOBAL alcohol beverage giant Diageo last Monday hosted a special competition that saw the Top 10 Mix-off contenders battle it out as they presented in a race…
Mines must care for environment
GOVERNMENT’S decision to halt operations at Rongxing Mineral Processing Plant in Kalulushi district in the Copperbelt Province is a step in the right direction. According to Minister of Water Development…
Kuomboka ceremony set for April 5
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka THE continued pouring of rain has resulted in increased water levels in the Barotse Floodplains, paving way for hosting of the coveted Kuomboka traditional ceremony of the…
Black History Month: Why Transatlantic slave trade was abolished
CHISHIMBA LUMBWE Lusaka SLAVERY, as defined formally, has been abolished, or has it? This was after a year of leap years, an interminably long time of murderous exploitation. Why did…
Black history month: Lowdown on Middle Passage
CHISHIMBA LUMBWE Lusaka THE Middle Passage was the sea journey in the holds of ships that slaves were transported in to the Americas from the Atlantic and Indian Ocean African…
‘Subject GBM to medical assessment by independent board’
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka LUSAKA High Court has ordered that jailed former Minister of Defence Geoffrey Mwamba (GBM) be immediately subjected to a medical assessment by an independent medical board at…
EIZ undertakes investigation into Sino Metals tailing dam incident
DOREEN NAWA, MWILA NTAMBI Lusaka, Kitwe ENGINEERING Institution of Zambia (EIZ) has launched an urgent investigation into the tailing dam incident at Sino Metals in Chambishi, which resulted in the…
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