THE Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) has called on stakeholders in the agriculture sector to invest in maize storage facilities, saying the country has a deficit in terms of such kind of infrastructure. Government has on several occasions advised millers to buy and store their own maize, with FRA Board Chairperson Kelvin Hambwezya recently saying...

VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says former presidents should respect themselves in order to be respected by the general public. Commenting on the State's move to seize properties linked to former president Edgar Lungu, his wife Esther and their children, including Tasila Lungu, Mwaanga said the state should be allowed to deal with the matter. “My...

CHAWAMA PF member of parliament Tasila Lungu Mwansa has called on young people to speak out against current injustices the way they did when UPND was in opposition. And Kalulushi PF member of parliament Kampamba Mulenga says Zambia will turn into a police state if citizens don’t speak out against police brutality. Meanwhile, Mporokoso PF...

THE Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has called for partnerships, innovative structuring, and financing solutions to overcome challenges of the demand and supply gap in the mining sector with renewable energy. CEC Chief Financial Officer Mutale Mukuka says regional power pool markets are now opening up and there is an opportunity for business-to-business solutions that will...

NATIONAL team assistant coach Moses Sichone has named a 30-member provisional squad ahead of the 2023 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Cup that swings into action on July 5 In South Africa. Sichone, who will lead the defending champions at the tournament’s 26th edition, has named an array of top league performers and some rookies notably under-17 20232...

PF member Bowman Lusambo has urged the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to focus on educating people on how bad corruption is, instead of just arresting opposition members. In an interview, Lusambo said some people committed corruption offences without knowing they were doing so due to lack of education. He also explained his recent visit to British...

MATERO PF member of parliament Miles Sampa has sued former PF member Maxwell Chongu in the Lusaka High Court for allegedly accusing him of being behind the death of Ruth Mbandu. Sampa wants an apology from Chongu, a retraction of the words complained of, as well as damages for defamation and any relief the court...

OVER the weekend, Shepolopolo scooped the Team of the Year gong at the Regional Annual Sports Awards (RASA) held in Manzini, Eswatini. Zambia walked away with three awards at the ceremony that saw ZNBC's Memory Malisawa get the Sports Journalist of the Year award while Zambia was awarded the Country of the Year accolade in recognition...

ZAMBIA’s top-ranked judokas Simon Zulu and Steven Mung’andu ended the Niamey Niger African Open Judo Championship on an exciting note after scooping gold and bronze medals respectively. Just a week after another podium finish at the Abidjan African Open in Ivory Coast where they won silver and gold for Zambia, the duo performed excellently to...

FEIRA PF member of parliament Emmanuel Tembo on Friday mocked the UPND on the floor of the House, saying he almost believed the debt had been paid, when it was just restructured. But Minister of Local Government Gary Nkombo said Tembo must have been hallucinating, bragging that UPND had managed to restructure debt when PF...