Copper Queens need to improve before Morocco game – Nkandu
SPORTS Minister Elvis Nkandu says it was exciting to see the Copper Queens’ determination in the game against Ghana, but has urged coach Bruce Mwape to improve the team’s play before Zambia faces Morocco in April. The Copper Queens progressed to the final round of the Paris 2024 Olympic qualifiers after a laboured 3-3 draw…...
Indeed, it’s a national disaster, and it may get worse
IN the wake of Zambia’s debilitating drought, President Hakainde Hichilema has taken a decisive step by declaring a national disaster and emergency. President Hichilema has gone ahead to outline measured which his government is taking to mitigate the impact of the impending hunger crisis. These include enhanced social protection, importation of electricity, and mobilization of…...
UKA should participate in by-elections to test the waters – Muchima
LANDS Minister Elijah Muchima says the United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) should field a candidate in one of the by-elections just to test the waters before 2026. And Muchima says UKA is just a union of convenience with greedy leaders who will disintegrate within no time. Asked in an interview about UKA’s intention to challenge President…...
Guardian of Tutwa’s 5 other children sues deceased’s widow, sister
A GUARDIAN of some of late Tutwa Ngulube’s children has sued the deceased lawyer’s sister and widow demanding that his estates be distributed fairly among the children. Chuma Catherine Kuntepa, a guardian of five of Ngulube’s children aged between 15 and one, wants an order that the distribution of the estate to the minors be…...
What’s there to hold horses about, law has to be enforced – Police
THE duty of police is to enforce the law, so what’s there to hold horses about, wonders Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga. Reacting to former president Edgar Lungu’s statement that police should hold their horses and behave in a civil manner, Hamoonga questioned whether people who commit crimes at a police station should not be arrested…....
Nature is caning us for failing to plan for the future – Haabazoka
ECONOMIST Lubinda Haabazoka says nature is caning Zambia for failing to plan for unforeseen circumstances such as the drought that has hit the country this farming season. On Friday, Finance and National Planning Minster Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane said the government intended to adjust the 2024 national budget to enable the financing of vulnerable households as…...
Court grants Charity Katanga K100,000 bail
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has granted former deputy Inspector General of Police Charity Katanga K100,000 bail, but in her own recognisance, pending her appeal against the 3-year sentence. Katanga was convicted and sentenced to three years for being in possession of 10 Higer buses believed to be proceeds of crime, a sentence she has appealed…...
Lack of timeline for Mopani, KCM to start production breeds uncertainty in money market – Economist
ECONOMIST Emmanuel Zulu says the fact that there is no timeline on when production will start at Mopani and KCM breeds some level of uncertainty in the money market. Zulu observes that the Central Bank is the main supplier of forex in the market, a situation which he says is unsustainable. According to the Bank…...
Govt plans to put Lungu under house arrest – Nakacinda
EDGAR Lungu-led PF faction Secretary General Raphael Nakacinda has alleged that government plans to put former president Edgar Lungu under house arrest in order to limit his movements. Speaking to the media, Thursday, Nakacinda said Lungu had become a big political threat to President Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND. “We know that Mr Hakainde Hichilema…...
Speaker rules Mambilima MP out of order for saying parley should discuss mealie meal not Lungu
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti yesterday ruled Mambilima PF member of parliament Jean Chisenga out of order for saying that the House should focus on serious matters like mealie meal prices rather than discussing former president Edgar Lungu’s statement. Meanwhile, Speaker Mutti has directed Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Jack Mwiimbu…...
