BANK of Zambia governor Dr Denny Kalyalya says the Monetary Policy Rate has been maintained at 9 percent due to the sharp deceleration in inflation in the second quarter and lingering vulnerabilities in the financial sector. And Dr Kalyalya has advised consumers to exercise their consumer rights by not paying for overpriced commodities in order...

THE Joint Investigations Team (JIT) yesterday conducted a search at former health minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya's residence in Lusaka's Eureka area. And Dr Chilufya's lawyer says the officers were searching for precious minerals and illegal items. The JIT started searching the premises at around 06:00 hours and only finished around 12:00 hours. And speaking to...

THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Savenda Group of Companies Director and Shareholder Clever Mpoha for corrupt practices involving US$927,448. And ACC says Mpoha's arrest comes in the wake of a contract which was single-sourced and signed between the Ministry of Defence and African Security Academy (ASA) of Poland for the financing and purchase of military...

POLICE say the fire brigade took long to quench the fire which swept through Ndola's new Kapalala Market because they did not have enough water. And Presidential Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya says President Hakainde Hichilema is saddened over the fire incident, calling on relevant government departments to rapidly consider channels of assistance which may be available....

FORMER Chipolopolo coach Wedson Nyirenda says pre-season preparations and investments are key determinants on who wins the 2022/2023 MTN Super League that kicks off this weekend. Speaking in an interview yesterday, Nyirenda said the league is won in pre-season, adding that teams by now should be able to predict which brackets to finish in. “To...

ZAMBIA National Service (ZNS) commandant Lieutenant General Maliti Solochi has promoted 400m Africa and Commonwealth Games champion Muzala Samukonga to the rank of Sergeant for winning a gold medal at the just ended 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom. The 19 year old Samukonga defied all odds, clocking a time of 44.66 to...

ZAMBIA Sugar has weighed-in with a whooping K171, 000 towards the hosting of the Turn Park Cycling Race slated for this weekend in Mazabuka. More than 110 cyclists from across the country are expected to take part in the race that has the elite and intermediate categories. Cycling Association of Zambia (CAZ) President Andrew Chibuye...

WITH only five days remaining to the Africa netball World Cup qualifiers, women’s netball national team coach Charles Zulu has named his final 12 member squad that swigs into action this weekend in Pretoria, South Africa. The Zulu coached side is placed in Group B alongside heavy weights Uganda, Malawi, Kenya and eSwatini while Group...

A WITNESS has told the Lusaka Magistrates' Court that no loan records were found for Charles Loyana, the alleged owner of 51 houses in Chalala area, at the Credit Reference Bureau, trading as TransUnion. Thomas Kamunu, 35, an assistant IT and data management officer at Credit Reference Bureau, was testifying in a matter in which...