We’ll ensure that athletes stuck in Turkey proceed to the Bahamas – Mpondela
ZAMBIA Athletics (ZA) president Elias Mpondela says the association is doing everything possible to ensure that the relay teams traveling to the Bahamas for the World Championships arrive at their destination. Team Zambia left the country on Sunday but missed a connecting flight in Turkey due to miscommunication over visa arrangements. On Monday it was…...
Labour Day at the Labour Office; the case of prejudice against employers
AS Zambia today joins the rest of the world in celebrating Labour Day, we want to focus on the immense contributions that casual and domestic workers make in society around the globe. Often overlooked and undervalued, these individuals play a vital role in various sectors, contributing to the functioning and well-being of communities around us…....
Don’t run to FIFA when govt demands accountability for its money, MUZA tells FAZ
MAESTRO United (MUZA) says FAZ is accountable to government for money that the state provides to Football House. MUZA has urged FAZ to avoid running to FIFA, claiming third-party interference when government demands accountability for tax payers’ money. In a letter to FAZ dated April 30, MUZA General Secretary Joe Kabika pointed out that FAZ…...
Giving away KCM, Mopani is HH’s biggest mistake – Sichinga
FORMER commerce minister Bob Sichinga says government has made a big mistake by giving away Mopani and KCM to foreign investors, adding that they will realise that in due course. And Sichinga says Zambia is a rich country with poor people because of certain decisions made by leaders. Speaking on the Conversation Podcast, Monday, Sichinga…...
FRA has provided 44,000MT of maize for immediate delivery to drought-hit areas – DMMU
DISASTER Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) National Coordinator Gabriel Pollen has disclosed that more than 44, 000 metric tonnes of maize have been set aside for immediate distribution as relief food in drought affected areas. And Ministry of Information and Media Permanent Secretary Thabo Kawana has warned that anyone found stealing relief food will be…...
Standard Petroleum has committed to deliver cheap fuel; we’re just waiting – Govt
MINISTRY of Energy Permanent Secretary Peter Mumba says Standard Petroleum has assured that it will deliver petroleum products, which are K7 lower in fuel pump price, now that it has resolved its issues. And Mumba has disclosed that government will soon launch the open access facility to the Tazama Pipeline. Last month, Oil Marketing Companies…...
Audit Report on External Debt useless- PF
PF faction deputy secretary general Nickson Chilangwa says the latest Auditor General’s Report on Zambia’s external debt stock is “useless’’ and not genuine. And Chilangwa says PF MPs that have continued parading themselves before President Hakainde Hichilema will regret as they will be abandoned. In an interview Chilangwa said the Report had undermined the work…...
There’s exaggeration regarding alleged abuse of human rights – Mweetwa
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says there is an exaggeration regarding the alleged abuse of human rights, arguing that the PF just wants to create a state of fear in the minds of security agencies. And Mweetwa says former president Edgar Lungu’s call for the international community to take interest in the alleged abuse of…...
NHIMA removes spectacles, dental services from benefits package
THE National Health Insurance Management Authority (NHIMA) has revised its benefit package, with dental services and provision of spectacles getting the chop effective July 1, 2024. NHIMA has however proposed to include; eye surgeries, mental health, maternal health and chemotherapy treatment to the revised package. In a statement, Tuesday, NHIMA Head Public Relations Officer King…...
Kapasa Makasa students ask Bally to end long hours of load shedding at their university
KAPASA Makasa University Students Union president Mapalo Chime has lamented that their institution is the only public university in the country which experiences long hours of load shedding, asking President Hakainde Hichilema to intervene in the matter. And President Hichilema has counselled students to focus on education instead of engaging in relationships with old men…...