Archive: 2020

9 Jan 2020 | Abraham Kalito

Kaunda is new Zanaco coach

Zanaco has appointed former Nkwazi trainer Chris Kaunda as head coach, taking over from Numba Mumamba who was sent on an indefinite administrative leave. The super league side has further appointed Joel Bwalya as first […]

9 Jan 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Chiteme and I were invited, not summoned by PF disciplinary committee – Lusambo

Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says the PF disciplinary committee has not summoned him, but has merely invited him to appear alongside Minister of National Planning Alexander Chiteme to clarify some issues. And Lusambo says […]

9 Jan 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Current leaders won’t deliver much this year, they’re pre-occupied with winning in 2021 – Nzamane

Senior Chief Nzamane of the Ngoni people in Eastern Province says there is a possibility that the current political leadership will not deliver much this year because they will be pre-occupied with securing a new […]

9 Jan 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Zesco’s non-renewal of BSA with CEC could hit mining productivity, warns Chamber

The Zambia Chamber of Mines has warned that non-renewal of the Bulk Supply Agreement (BSA) between Zesco Limited and the Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) Plc risks affecting production in the mining sector. And the Chamber […]

9 Jan 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

PF steps up scrutiny of social media groups to clamp down “abuse”

Patriotic Front disciplinary committee chairperson Brian Mundubile says sub-committees of the party are assessing all social media blogs existing in the party’s name and their administrators to clamp down abuse. In an interview, Mundubile announced […]

9 Jan 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

UNZALARU must issue public apology, demands Mushimba

Higher Education Minister Dr Brian Mushimba has demanded a public apology from UNZALARU over their “idiot” remarks, saying they are intolerable. Commenting on the University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union’s (UNZALARU) general secretary Dr […]

9 Jan 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Soldier in court for faking children’s death to claim K20,000

A 38-year-old Zambia Army soldier has been dragged to court for allegedly forging his children’s Death Cards and obtaining K20,000 from Liberty Insurance by purporting that his child died, when in fact not. In this […]

9 Jan 2020 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Govt moves to deregister UNZALARU over ‘idiots’ remark

The Ministry of Labour and the University of Zambia (UNZA) management has given UNZALARU a 48-hour ultimatum to show cause why the union should not be deregistered for breaching the recognition agreement. On Monday, The […]

9 Jan 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Graduare seeks judicial review in Lusaka decongestion project

Graduare Property Development Limited, the owner and operator of East Park Mall, has sought leave of the Lusaka High Court to apply for judicial review against the refusal or omission by ZEMA to enforce the […]

9 Jan 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Lusaka man accused of trying to assassinate Lungu appears in court for treason

A 58-year-old businessman has appeared in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court on a charge of treason for allegedly conspiring with another person to procure military equipment for purposes of assassinating President Edgar Lungu and other senior […]