FRA pays farmers over K1.9bn for 2023 season
THE Food Reserve Agency (FRA) says it has paid over K1.9 billion to farmers who supplied various crops to the institution for the 2023 crop marketing season. In a statement, Wednesday, FRA Public Relations Coordinator John Chipandwe, said during the 2023 crop marketing season, the Agency purchased 6,938,489 of 50 kg bags of maize. “The…...
PAC sends away Lands Ministry for giving inadequate responses
THE Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday sent away a delegation from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, telling them that their submissions on various queries cited in the Auditor General’s report were not convincing. The Auditor General’s report for the financial year ended December 31, 2022, revealed that a review of land applications…...
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Africa Cup of Nations: 1xBet tells about continent’s main football tournament intrigue
The bookmaker company 1xBet is a reliable partner of the Africa Cup of Nations and, together with you, is counting the days until the start of the football festival! Place The 2023 Africa Cup of Nations will take place from January 13 to February 11 in Cote d’Ivoire, with Abidjan, Bouaké, Corhogo, San Pedro and […]
Govt urges sports associations to submit 2024 budgets
GOVERNMENT has asked sports associations to submit their 2024 budgets by the end of December to access partial assistance for their respective calendar activities for next year. Speaking in an interview, Tuesday, Ministry of Sport Permanent Secretary Kangwa Chileshe said associations would not access funding from the Ministry of Sport but the Sports Council of…...
Contractor fixing drainage system at DK Stadium – FAZ
FAZ General Secretary Reuben Kamanga says the drainage system at the newly rehabilitated David Kaunda will be resolved by the contractor. Pictures of a waterlogged David Kaunda Stadium went viral on social media, with many sports followers questioning the poor drainage system that was put at the rehabilitated stadium. The DK Stadium was handed over…...
Don’t underrate Angola, Simbeye tells Copper Queens
FORMER women’s national team coach Enala Simbeye has tipped the Copper Queens to be cautious of Angola heading into the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers. The Copper Queens return to international duty on November 29 with a game against Angola in Luanda, before hosting them a week later at the Levy Mwanawasa…...
Why is PF celebrating setbacks in restructuring ‘their’ debt?
WE have noticed that the Patriotic Front and its leaders go to town celebrating, every time the UPND government fails to make progress in its debt restructuring efforts. A couple of days ago, Zambia’s Official Creditors rejected a revised “Agreement in Principle” that was reached between government and the Bondholders, arguing that the revised proposal…...
I almost died when Mwamba strangled me, cop tells court
A POLICE Officer has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court how PF faction chairperson for information and publicity Emmanuel Mwamba allegedly strangled him when he and other officers went to pick the suspect at a car wash in Woodlands. Steven Simwenda told the court that as a result of the strangulation, he sustained a painful…...
LEAs are slow to act on journalist exposés, notes Al Jazeera investigator
AL Jazeera “Gold Mafia” investigative journalist Alexander James has observed that law enforcement agencies are usually slow to act on investigative pieces detailing criminal activities, which he says presents challenges. And Hamadou Tidiane Sy, founder of Journalism school E-jicom, based in Dakar, says Journalists should be impartial, courageous and independent. Speaking on the sidelines of…...
