THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says changing the league calendar is not a solution to fixing the poor playing conditions during the rainy season. Speaking in an interview, Sunday, FAZ General Secretary Adrian Kashala said investing in infrastructure development was the only permanent solution to the problem of bad pitches. A lot of concerns...

ZESCO has dragged Zambia Electrometer Limited to the Lusaka High Court seeking an order that the company be wound up over unpaid debt amounting to over K46 million. The power utility company, which has a 49 percent shareholding interest in Zambia Electrometer Limited, has submitted that the respondent has failed to pay all amounts due...

UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa has challenged emeritus Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu to disclose who exactly in the ruling party is trying to silence him. Archbishop Mpundu recently said in an interview that like the previous regime, the current government also wanted to silence him. He, however, vowed to continue speaking out. “The previous government wanted me...

TANZANIAN businessman Uziel Bashire has told the Lusaka Magistrates' Court that he is the owner of the infamous 51 houses in Chalala area. Bashire says he only engaged Charles Loyana, a senior accountant at the Ministry of Finance, to invest on his behalf because he is not a Zambian and therefore couldn't buy land in...

SHIWANG'ANDU PF member of parliament Stephen Kampyongo says visits by foreign dignitaries shouldn’t be seen as unique, arguing that it's part of any government's work. Speaking when he featured on Millennium TV, Friday, Kampyongo, who is former home affairs minister, said he can also boast of being the first minister to host the United Nations...

ZAMBIA Association of Manufacturers (ZAM) vice president Chipego Zulu says medium to large firms have shown a better capability to respond to the current load shedding than the smaller players. And Zulu says ZAM has established a platform with Zesco to ensure the utility company gets real time information on how load shedding is affecting...

WATER Development and Sanitation Minister Mike Mposha says the UPND indeed promised to end load shedding but it was impossible to do that within one year of being in office. In an interview, Mposha said there was a need to depart from hydropower dependency, advising people to consider using gas stoves and solar at the...

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has warned of sanctions against Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) planning to induce an artificial fuel shortage, saying they are mandated to conform to their license conditions. Ministry of Information Media Director and Spokesperson Thabo Kawana recently revealed that government was aware of a scheme by OMCs to create an artificial...

FORMER Ministry of Defence permanent secretary Stardy Mwale has lashed out at PF Matero Member of Parliament Miles Sampa for supporting the return of Vedanta Resources at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). And former minister of defence Davies Chama has advised the duo to think through what they say to the public. Reacting to a presser...

REPUBLICAN Vice-President Mutale Nalumango has expressed shock and disappointment at the dirty status of the Lusaka Central Business District. The Vice-President’s shock comes in the wake of a national cleanup campaign that her office is now advocating for, following the outbreak of cholera. On Saturday, Honourable Nalumango took a tour of the city centre in...