Nkulukusa calls for pension reform to provide steady income after retirement
SECRETARY to the Treasury, Felix Nkulukusa, says Zambia needs to reform its pension system to ensure retirees receive a steady income instead of a one-time lump sum payment. He has explained that many retirees become financially vulnerable because they struggle to manage large sums of money received at once. Speaking before the Committee on Parastatal…...
FAZ reverses decision, ABSA Cup semis to stay in Ndola
THE 2025 ABSA Cup semifinals will now go ahead as originally planned at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola, following a joint announcement by ABSA Bank Zambia and the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). Earlier, FAZ and ABSA had announced that the semifinal double-header, scheduled for Saturday, April 26, would be moved to Railway Stadium in…...
Zesco United not focusing on other teams – Siwale
ZESCO United caretaker coach Emmanuel Siwale says the Ndola-based giants are fully focused on their performances rather than monitoring the progress of rivals as the Super League season nears its conclusion. Following a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Lumwana Radiants on Monday at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, courtesy of Fred Michael’s decisive strike, the nine-time Super League…...
I have nightmares over who will succeed HH, he’s raised the bar of leadership too high – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says he has nightmares over who will succeed President Hakainde Hichilema because he has raised the bar of leadership too high. And Mweetwa says the Socialist Party probably joined the Tonse Alliance after realising that its leader, Dr Fred M’membe, has some chances of leading since former president Edgar Lungu…...
Copper Princesses set base in Togo
THE Zambia U-17 Women’s National Team has set up camp in Lome, Togo, ahead of Saturday’s decisive FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup final round, second leg qualifier against Benin. Carol Kanyemba’s 21-member squad touched down at Gnassingbé Eyadéma International Airport at 11:11 local time yesterday aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight, marking the beginning of the…...
Rolling the red carpet for bogus investors who smuggle out dollars
AS WE stated yesterday, our law enforcement agencies will do well to realize that the real threat around the US$2.3 million smuggling case is not the man who was caught, but the system that allowed him to believe he wouldn’t be. We said this is not just a case of illegal money movement, this is…...
Massage parlor sues state for business disruption, demands K400,000
A MASSAGE centre in Lusaka’s Makeni area and its shareholder have sued the state and four others in the High Court, demanding K400,000 for professional misconduct and business disruption. Lahema Massage Centre Limited and Lawrence Mwape, a shareholder in the company, are seeking damages for the interference and inconvenience they experienced due to an unlawful…...
Immigration nabs 248 illegal immigrants over Easter weekend
THE Department of Immigration has disclosed that between April 17 and 21, 2025, it apprehended 248 suspected illegal immigrants of various nationalities for different immigration-related offences. The department says among these apprehensions, 47 individuals were nabbed during clean-up operations conducted on April 20 and 21, 2025, by the Kafue Immigration Office in Makeni, Chilanga and…...
HH’s word on journalism bill final – Govt
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says President Hakainde Hichilema’s word is final regarding the Zambia Institute of Journalism Bill. On Monday, the Media Self-Regulation Council of Zambia (MSCZ) acknowledged and welcomed President Hichilema’s statement, in which he opposed the bill in question because it risked undermining media independence. This followed State House Chief Communications Specialist…...
HH has rejected statutory media regulation, but Ministry officials are defying him – MOAZ
MEDIA Owners Association of Zambia Chairperson for Print and Online Joseph Mwenda says while President Hakainde Hichilema has made it clear that his government does not want to regulate the media, Ministry of Information officials are defying his directive. And Media Self-Regulation Council of Zambia Chairperson Kennedy Mambwe says journalists who are pushing for the…...
