Bakala proud of Forest players after Absa Cup triumph
FOREST Rangers coach Ian Bakala says winning the 2022/2023 Absa Cup is great consolation for missing out on continental football. Rangers edged MUZA 2-0 at a fully packed Woodlands Stadium on Saturday. An own goal from Chanda Chileshe and one from Quadri Kola were enough to hand Forest Rangers their maiden Absa Cup title. Speaking…...
Lsk man gets 18 months for biting off colleague’s finger
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 27-year-old man to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour for biting off someone’s finger. Christopher Mukenuka, a wheelbarrow pusher, was facing one count of grievous harm contrary to section 229 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia. Allegations were that Mukenuka, on February 22,…...
Food insecurity in Africa and China’s contribution to Climate Change
OUR Minister of Finance and National Planning, Honourable Situmbeko Musokotwane has observed that food security has become a serious problem in Africa because of climate change. Speaking during a panel discussion at the 2023 annual meetings of the African Development Bank in Egypt, Thursday, Dr Musokotwane said parts of the African continent recorded food shortages…...
Ridiculing leaders from the pulpit unacceptable – Milupi
INFRASTRUCTURE and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says ridiculing leaders from the pulpit is totally unacceptable and a recipe for chaos. And Milupi says it’s sad that the church is championing the same people that left the country in a mess. During mass, which was also attended by former president Edgar Lungu, last Sunday, Fr…...
CAZ challenges govt to give clear position on mining in Lower Zambezi
Conservation Advocates Zambia (CAZ) director Mehluli Batakathi says government should stop with the run around responses and come out clear on the status of mining in Lower Zambezi. CAZ, a Zambian non-profit organisation, had on May 3, 2023 appealed to Green Economy and Environment minister Collins Nzovu to halt mining activities in the Lower Zambezi,…...
ZAMMSA has initiated bulk procurements to improve drug availability – MoH
THE Ministry of Health says the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) has initiated bulk procurements with short lead times to address the stock imbalances for medicines and medical supplies in the country. Speaking at a briefing, Friday, Acting Health Minister Mulambo Haimbe said the procurement, through UNICEF, was valued at US$13.8 million, while…...
Mopani deal was signed by criminals who were only interested in their bellies – Kabuswe
MINES and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe says his predecessor, Richard Musukwa, left the mining sector in a mess, adding that the Glencore and Mopani deal was signed by criminals. And Kabuswe says Musukwa is dull. On Saturday, Musukwa said he had noted that the mining industry was in a crisis and that people were…...
Who’s the real joker between a priest and a liar, asks Archbishop Banda
LUSAKA Catholic Diocese Archbishop Alick Banda says a priest is not a joker and his message can only be ignored at one’s own peril. Chawama-based Catholic Priest Fr Anthony Salangeta recently came under spotlight for mocking President Hakainde Hichilema’s use of graphs to illustrate how Zambia’s GDP had fared since 1973 at a press conference,…...
PF MP threatens to sue his party members
CHAMA South PF member of parliament Davison Mung’andu says he is receiving insults from party members because of the remarks he made during the handover ceremony of CDF project monitoring vehicles. The lawmaker, however, argues that speaking out against corruption is not a sign of disloyalty and he has no apology to make for that…....
AfDB hails HH
THE African Development Bank (AfDB) president has hailed President Hakainde Hichilema, describing him as one of the vision carriers for the continent’s agriculture renaissance and food security. And Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane has reiterated Zambia’s support for the Bank’s progressive reforms and good usage of its resources. According to a statement…...
