Archive: 20 October 2023

20 Oct 2023 | Godfrey Dube

Betway becomes ZPL official sponsor

BETWAY Zambia has unveiled a K10 Million annual sponsorship deal for the Zambia Premier League. Speaking during the unveiling ceremony held at the Sarovar Hotel in Lusaka, Betway Zambia Chief Operations Officer Trevis Mulenga said... […]

20 Oct 2023 | Godfrey Dube

Atlasmara renews sponsorship of Zesco United

ATLASMARA Bank and MTN Super League side Zesco United have renewed their kit sponsorship deal worth K2.5 million for the 2023/2024 season. The deal is K300,000 more than the 2022/2023 sponsorship deal which stood at... […]

20 Oct 2023 | Diggers Editor

Hot FM should give IBA to host the next Red Hot breakfast show

THE Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) caution served on Hot FM Radio in Lusaka over alleged failure to handle an interview is disturbing at the least and offensive at the most. During the Red Hot Breakfast... […]

20 Oct 2023 | Godfrey Dube

MIKA Hotels stakes K500,000 towards Mika tennis championships

MIKA Hotels has pumped in K500,000 to stage the seventh MIKA Tennis Championships to be held in Lusaka from October 21 to 24 at the Lusaka Tennis Club. MIKA Group of Companies Head of Marketing... […]

20 Oct 2023 | Mwenya Mofya

PF disagrees with its MP: Things would’ve been far better if we were in power

PF Information and Publicity Chairperson Emmanuel Mwamba says mealie meal prices wouldn’t have jumped to K320 if PF was still in power because it had an economic recovery plan. Mwamba says the measures PF had... […]

20 Oct 2023 | Taonga Tembo

GBM misses court due to illness

FORMER defence minister Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba yesterday failed to attend a court session in a matter in which he is charged with 24 counts of conflict of interest, money laundering, among others, as he is... […]

20 Oct 2023 | Ulande Nkomesha

Zambia’s public service ranks low on the continent – ZLDC

ZAMBIA Law Development Commission (ZLDC) Chairperson Justice Ruth Chibbabbuka says the country’s public service ranks relatively low on the continent and globally due to corruption, politicisation of the service, among other factors. And Secretary to... […]

20 Oct 2023 | Philip Chisalu

Prices are rising at a slower pace compared to 2 yrs ago – Musokotwane

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the cost of living is indeed rising but at a slower pace when compared to 2 years ago. And Dr Musokotwane says he is not happy... […]

20 Oct 2023 | Taonga Tembo

Katanga’s uncle tells court that he lent her K1.7m

FORMER deputy Inspector General of Police Charity Katanga’s uncle has told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he lent his niece K470,000 and K1.3 million in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Joseph Phiri, 54, a Kabwe-based businessman,... […]

20 Oct 2023 | Nakaonga Nakaonga

It’ll be sabotage if millers stop milling in protest – Veep

VICE-President Mutale Nalumango says it would be an act of sabotage if millers were to stop milling and supplying to chain stores in protest against the cheaper ZNS mealie meal. The Vice-President was responding to... […]