Archive: 31 July 2023

31 Jul 2023 | Godfrey Dube

Arrows win Owen Busange 7’s Cup

RED Arrows Rugby Club was at the weekend crowned the 2023 Owen Busange 7’s champion in Chililabombwe after beating rivals Buffaloes 14-12 in a tightly contested fixture. The champions received K10,000 prize money as the... […]

31 Jul 2023 | Mwenya Mofya

ACC’s delay to take Dick to court prejudicing my client – Lawyer

FORMER Auditor General Dr Dick Sichembe’s lawyer James Mataliro says the Anti-Corruption Commission’s delay to take his client to court shows that they don’t have sufficient evidence against him. In March this year, the commission... […]

31 Jul 2023 | Philip Chisalu

Law prohibits use of motorbikes as taxis – RTSA

THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) says it will enforce the law against the use of motorbikes as a mode of public transport across the country. But the Commuter Rights Association of Zambia (CRAZ)... […]

31 Jul 2023 | Diggers Editor

Come on RTSA, Zambia is too poor to ban motorbike taxis

THE Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) says the use of motorbikes for public transportation has never been legalised in the in country, and as such, the agency will need to enforce the law wherever... […]

31 Jul 2023 | Godfrey Dube

Govt promises Kaonga a car after knockout win

BOXER Mbachi Kaonga on Saturday night recorded a technical knockout victory over Kalala Bulaba of DR Congo in a Middleweight non-title bout during the Sting International Boxing Tournament staged at the Music Club in Lusaka.... […]

31 Jul 2023 | Nakaonga Nakaonga

Thunderous welcome of Lungu in Petauke normal, it doesn’t mean preference – UPND

UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the thunderous welcome that former president Edgar Lungu received in Petauke over the weekend was quite normal for a former president and shouldn’t be misconstrued as preference. And Presidential political... […]

31 Jul 2023 | Nakaonga Nakaonga

Police rebuffs M’membe’s calls for increased salaries

THE Zambia Police Service says Dr Fred M’membe should fight his own political battles without involving them, arguing that they would want their salaries raised but not in a manner that suits “desperate politicians”. The... […]

31 Jul 2023 | Mwenya Mofya

Nabbed MoF PS was redeployed at Cabinet office – Govt

FINANCE Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has revealed that his Permanent Secretary Mukuli Chikuba was redeployed at the Cabinet office, and hasn’t been working for a long time now. Last week, ACC announced that it had... […]

31 Jul 2023 | Mwenya Mofya

You’ll see stability in mealie meal prices – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says government’s earlier decision to increase the maize price will hurt a little, but mealie meal prices will stabilise in a sustainable way as production increases. And President Hichilema has admitted that... […]

31 Jul 2023 | Diggers Editor

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