Archive: 31 July 2024

31 Jul 2024 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Fuel prices go up

THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has increased the price of petrol by K1.90, diesel by K0.70, kerosene by K1.16 and Jet A-1 by K1.33 for the month of August 2024. ERB has adjusted the prices... […]

31 Jul 2024 | Diggers Editor

31 Jul 2024 | Michael Miyoba

Govt confirms owing athletes

IT is not only athletes who are being owed allowances, even footballers, the women’s football team and other sports disciplines are being owed, Minister of Sports, Youth and Arts, Elvis Nkandu, has confirmed. Nkandu said... […]

31 Jul 2024 | Michael Miyoba

Player selection exercise excites FAZ

FAZ says it is extremely happy with the player selection exercise which has finally unveiled two select sides with players selected from across the country. FAZ General Secretary Reuben Kamanga says the player selection process... […]

31 Jul 2024 | Taonga Tembo

Court finds Lusambo with case to answer

THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has found former Lusaka minister Bowman Lusambo with a case to answer in a matter in which he is facing two counts of possession of property reasonably suspected of being proceeds... […]

31 Jul 2024 | Chongo Sampa

Chinyemba dominates Indian boxer at Olympics

PATRICK Chinyemba has become the first local athlete to record a win at the ongoing 2024 Paris Olympic Games after defeating Indian boxer Amit Panghal in the 51KG category. Chinyemba is making his second appearance... […]

31 Jul 2024 | Philip Chisalu

Our $245m injection into KCM was internally sourced – Vedanta

VEDANTA Resources Holdings Limited (VRHL) says it has completed the disbursement of $245.75 million from the VRHL Escrow account to Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) bank accounts. Meanwhile, NAPSA has refuted social media claims that the... […]

31 Jul 2024 | Taonga Tembo

UPND promised to transform economy in 5yrs, not 10 – Kang’ombe

KAMFINSA PF MP Christopher Kang’ombe says UPND asked for a five-year mandate to transform the country’s economy, not more. And Kang’ombe says Vedanta should be reminded that it ran KCM down before the mine went... […]

31 Jul 2024 | Angela Muchinshi

HELSB awards loans to 1,457 Mulungushi University students

THE Higher Education Loans and Scholarship Board (HELSB) has awarded loans to 1,457 first-year students at Mulungushi University for the 2024/2025 academic year. In a statement, Tuesday, HELSB Corporate Communications and Customer Service Manager, Chiselwa... […]

31 Jul 2024 | Diggers Editor

ZRA’s revelation that only 0.1% of taxpayers cover 80% of the total revenue is alarming

THE revelation by the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General, Dingani Banda, at the 2024 EAZ National Economic Summit is alarming. The fact that only 0.1 per cent of active taxpayers are responsible for more... […]