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…...
People are exercising more of their rights now than under PF, observes Jankowski
OUTGOING European Union Ambassador to Zambia and COMESA Jacek Jankowski says he’s seen some changes in the democratic standards since the new dawn government took over. And Ambassador Jankowski says there’s a need to have strong democratic institutions that do not depend on a person. In an interview, Monday, Jankowski said people were now able…...
Lungu ‘gate crashed’ a govt meeting, House of Chiefs must be fair – Mposha
MINISTER of Water Development and Sanitation Mike Mposha says if UPND was a violent party, former president Edgar Lungu would have been beaten over the weekend because he and his entourage were very provocative. And Mposha says the House of Chiefs should embrace everybody and desist from taking sides when releasing statements. Recently, House of…...
HH wants to use police to fix me – M’membe
SOCIALIST Party leader Dr Fred M’membe has alleged that President Hakainde Hichilema wants to fix him and other political opponents using the police. Dr M’membe, who has been charged with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, says he is not a violent man and those being used by President Hichilema to concoct lies against…...
