FORMER Chipolopolo winger Clifford Mulenga says a team doesn't need the most talented coach and captain to deliver results but a bunch of dedicated, hardworking, hungry believers who are willing to move mountains for each other. Speaking in an interview, Monday, Mulenga said every team needs a strong mentality and attitude to succeed, above all,...

MOPANI Copper Mines says it has no intention of going on care and maintenance after some of its major contractors undertaking production underground in Kitwe and Mufulira decided to send their employees on perceived forced leave, while others have had their contracts terminated. The development follows erratic payments to contractors by the financially struggling mine....

ACTING PF president Given Lubinda says the former ruling party takes pride in having worked extremely hard by designing and raising money for various infrastructure projects. In an interview, Lubinda said PF did not feel pained when President Hakainde Hichilema continuously commissioned their projects because, in this world, there were "producers and also consumers". "It...

SHOPRITE country general manager Charles Bota says the chain store has reduced prices of over 800 commodities as a pass-through effect of the Kwacha gains. In an interview, Bota said Shoprite had reduced prices on some local and imported commodities in all of its 41 stores across the country, adding that most of their suppliers...

PF national chairperson Davies Chama says it's unfair to insinuate that the laws which the former ruling party made "in good faith" are now catching up with them. Ndola Central UPND member of parliament Frank Tayali recently said PF should stop complaining because they enacted the current Constitution and whatever they were going through was...

FORMER Kabushi PF member of parliament Bowman Lusambo says the former ruling party wants to advocate for the removal of the “proceeds of crime” clause from the Constitution because it is being used to victimise citizens. And Lusambo says as a born-again Christian, he respects people’s things, arguing that he is not being persecuted because...

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has described the conditionalities which the International Monetary Fund attached to the $1.3bn bailout package as “sweet”, saying citizens will see for themselves once the full agreement is published this week. And Dr Musokotwane has dismissed speculations that government intends to remove subsidies on fertiliser. Meanwhile, Dr...

THE State has applied to be joined to a matter in which Joseph Malanji and Bowman Lusambo are seeking an order that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) should hold fresh nominations for Kwacha and Kabushi constituencies. Solicitor General Marshal Muchende has urged the Lusaka High Court to join the Attorney General as second respondent,...

TWO police officers, a farmer and nine businessmen have pleaded not guilty to five counts of aggravated robbery involving K1.5 million. In this matter, the accused are Francis Kayando and Newton Hamukamba, both police officers of Matero Police station in Lusaka and Frank Mukuwa, a farmer. Others are; James Mutenga, Martin Mulako, Derrick Chansa, Soft...

WHEN a country’s currency depreciates, the cost of commodities rises because the production or importation of goods becomes more expensive. This is not economics, but rather simple logic. For this reason, it only makes sense that when the currency appreciates on the foreign exchange market, the cost of commodities should drop. Any resistance to such...