HH dissolves ACC board
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has dissolved the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Board with immediate effect. On Tuesday President Hichilema summoned former (ACC) director general Thom Shamakamba to State House and asked him to resign. This was after former ACC commissioner Dr O’Brien Kaaba wrote a lengthy statement urging the President to dissolve the current ACC management because…...
Nkana releases 11 players
AS preparations for the new football season intensifies, 13-time winners of the MTN/FAZ Super League, Nkana Football Club has confirmed the release of 11 players. According to a statement issued by club management, Nkana has said goodbye to seven players while four players are expected to be loaned out to other clubs. Nkana said the…...
Govt doesn’t owe Grant, players – Nkandu
GOVERNMENT has described as ‘total lies’ allegations that it is owing Chipolopolo gaffer Avram Grant K2.9 Million in unpaid salaries. Minister of Sports ,Youth and Arts, Elvis Nkandu, says it is also not true that government is owing the Chipolopolo and Copper Queens some winning bonuses as alleged by some sections of the media. Nkandu…...
BOZ appoints Habasonda, Mulala as Investrust liquidators
THE Bank of Zambia has appointed Calvin Habasonda and Maibiba Mulala as joint liquidation managers for Investrust Bank Plc. In a statement, Wednesday, BOZ Assistant Director for Communication, Besnat Mwanza, disclosed that the appointments were effective from July 12, 2024. “On 8 July 2024, the Bank of Zambia notified depositors, directors, shareholders, creditors and any…...
Mulenga tips Copper Queens to win gold at Paris Olympics
ZAMBIA’S Ambassador to France, Judith Mulenga, has encouraged the Bruce Mwape tutored Copper Queens to aim high and fight for a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics set to officially kick off on July 26 in France. Mulenga believes the Copper Queens, who will compete in Group B at the Olympics alongside the United…...
FIC trends report has exposed Kawana and his minister Mweetwa
THE UPND government has embarked on a campaign to rubbish the recently released Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) trends report which revealed that K13.58 billion worth of suspected illicit financial transactions have been detected and reported to law enforcement agencies. Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the report is fake, misleading and lacking facts. He has…...
Parley challenges court’s decision to halt removal of 9 PF MPs
THE National Assembly has asked the Lusaka High Court to set aside its order staying Second Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo’s decision to declare nine PF seats vacant and granting the affected MPs leave to challenge the decision. National Assembly Deputy Clerk for Procedure Cecilia Sikatele-Mambwe has submitted that the MPs’ case is bound to fail…...
ZRA, Public Protector sign MoU to address taxpayer complaints
THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and Office of the Public Protector (OPPZ) have signed an MoU to promote integrity, accountability and transparency in the public service. Speaking during the signing ceremony, Tuesday, ZRA Commissioner General Dingani Banda said the partnership with OPPZ was an important platform for addressing taxpayer complaints and grievances. “OPPZ being the…...
1 dead, 8 family members injured after man sets matrimonial home on fire
A ONE-YEAR-OLD baby has died while eight other members of the same family are nursing serious burns in Kitwe’s Kawama Township after a man set his matrimonial house ablaze. Beauty Mambwe, 56, is admitted to Kitwe Teaching Hospital together with her children and grandchildren after her ex-husband burnt their house upon learning that she had…...
HH shouldn’t take booing of Kasune lightly – Mundubile
MPOROKOSO PF member of parliament Brian Mundubile says President Hakainde Hichilema must take the booing of Princess Kasune by Keembe residents as a sign that citizens are not happy with him. On Friday, Keembe residents booed their area MP, Kasune, during the burial ceremony of a businessman after she compared the deceased’s entrepreneurship skills to…...