BARBRA Banda has captured the headlines once more after scoring a brace to help Orlando Pride register a 3-2 win over Seattle Reign FC yesterday. Banda has been very instrumental in leading Pride to the summit of the National Women’s Soccer League. The Copper Queens skipper struck either side of the break, scoring her first...
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HEALTH Minister Silvia Masebo has advised mothers to take their male children for circumcision, saying the practice helps minimize the chances of contracting sexually transmitted diseases. Speaking during the Chongwe Free Community Medical Outreach led by the Ministry of Health in partnership with the Muslim Social and Welfare Trust, Masebo also encouraged people to take...
IN our editorial comment yesterday, we pointed out that it is a waste of time for the UPND to block former president Edgar Lungu’s aimless movements. Following the embarrassing Kabwe Parish incident where the police stormed a Bishop’s office to stop Mr Lungu’s courtesy call on the church, we warned that the more they try...
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has appointed Jack Kalala as a Commissioner on the Anti-Corruption Commission Board, subject to ratification by the National Assembly. Kalala, who was previously dismissed from his position as a member of the ZNBC Board of Directors by then Minister of Information and Media Chushi Kasanda, has been appointed to replace Dr Henry...
UK-based Zambian engineer Professor Clive Chirwa says Zambia is not supposed to be experiencing load shedding given that it has minor industries. And Prof Chirwa says Zesco should be separated into different companies for generation, distribution, transmission, and resale in order to make the firm more efficient. In an interview recently, Prof Chirwa said it...
Cross examination continues Nchito SC: Why did Mr Kumbukilani Phiri come to your house if he was allowed to export his Mukula? Jean Kapata: My Lady, he came to request to be assisted and I referred him to the department of forestry. Nchito SC: He came to request to be assisted? To be assisted to...
ZESCO has increased load-shedding hours from eight to 12 but utility spokesperson Matongo Maumbi says the 12-hour schedule is still a proposal which is pending approval. After routinely checking their new load shedding schedule on Monday, some citizens observed that Zesco had implemented a 12-hour long staggered schedule. For some, they had two 6-hour long...
ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha says implementers of the Constituency Development Fund projects must ensure they utilise the resources effectively so that government can find room to increase the funds. Commenting on Minister of Finance Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane's order to the controller of internal audit to conduct a review of the utilisation of CDF funds in...
FINANCE Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says he does not believe people who suggest that the drop in the country's projected economic growth is as a result of government's failure. Recently, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected Zambia’s economic growth rate at 2.3 percent, a drop from the earlier projection of 4.2 percent. But in an interview,...
LABOUR and Social Security Minister Brenda Tambatamba says employers must seek guidance from the Labour Commissioner’s office before laying off workers due to reduced productivity caused by the current energy crisis. In an interview, Tambatamba said employers should not make decisions to scale down their workforce without first informing her ministry. “I want to send...
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