DEC nabs 3 pharmacists for theft of govt drugs worth K897,000
THE Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested three pharmacists at the Chipata District Health Office in Eastern Province for theft of government drugs and possession of property suspected of being proceeds of crime. The commission has revealed that the trio between March 1 and August 14, 2023, allegedly stole 897 containers of septrin antibiotic tablets valued…...
Lsk-Ndola road reconstruction works start
THE Lusaka-Ndola Dual Carriageway concessionaire has started reconstruction works from Jacaranda Mall to Skyways substation in Ndola. Speaking to journalists when a team from the Road Development Agency stopped over at the construction site, Monday, Avic International Business Manager Dimas Musonda said works on the 2.5 kilometers stretch were expected to be complete in the…...
We’ve done more than 50% of our promises – UPND
UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the UPND government has done more than 50 percent of its campaign promises in the last two years. Responding to a caller during ZNBC’s Sunday interview who rated the UPND government 50 percent in terms of delivery of promises, Mweetwa said 50 percent was a pass mark in higher learning…...
Guard against vices that ruin talent, Maliti tells Lks clubs
LUSAKA Province FAZ Chairperson Jordan Maliti has urged clubs to guard against vices that ruin talent and football development in the country. Speaking during a trophy presentation ceremony to Lusaka Province Division One, Two and Three teams at the Showgrounds, Maliti urged clubs to continue investing in football development. Maliti said the Lusaka Province FAZ…...
Don’t measure cost of living with only mealie meal, cooking oil has reduced – Nkandu
YOUTH, Sport and Arts Minister Elvis Nkandu says citizens shouldn’t measure the cost of living with only mealie meal as prices of other essential commodities like cooking oil have reduced. Commenting on JCTR’s Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) for the month of July which increased by K61.73, Nkandu said when the UPND government assumed…...
Wemba starts poorly at Altron Big Easy golf tour
BURGEONING Zambian golfer Sydney Wemba started the Altron Big Easy tour in South Africa at the Huddle Park Golf and Recreation on a bad note after posting an over 73 in the first round. The budding star is making his debut on the Altron tour following his invite. Wemba bogeyed on holes two, five, and…...
We’ll win at home – Chipepo
POWER Dynamos Coach Mwenya Chipepo says his team has a golden opportunity to overturn its CAF Champions League first-leg loss to African Stars of Namibia in Saturday’s fixture at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. Dynamos hosts African Stars in Ndola in a must-win CAF Champions League preliminary round, final leg game after suffering a 2-1…...
I’m ready for world championships – Njobvu
SPRINTING sensation Rhoda Njobvu says she is ready to write her own story as she takes to the track this morning in the 200m heat, chasing silverware at the ongoing 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Njobvu is Zambia’s sole representative at the championships in Hungary after injury ruled out Commonwealth and All-African Games 400m…...
A criminal justice system that favours the rich
SPEAKING at the inaugural national annual prosecutors’ conference in Livingstone, Chief Justice Mumba Malila said it was unfair that corruption cases involving high profile individuals take so long to conclude in court while trials involving ordinary citizens last less than six months. The Chief Justice observed when high profile cases drag, they end up being…...
0.1% of active taxpayers contributed 80% of gross taxes in first half of 2023 – ZRA
ZAMBIA Revenue Authority Commissioner General Dingani Banda says 702 out of 500,609 active tax payers contributed 80 percent of the gross revenue collected in the first half of 2023. And Banda says the Authority had, in the same period, collected K56.1 billion and refunded K8.1 billion, resulting in a net collection of K48 billion which…...
