Partners willing to help Zambia address effects of drought – Govt
GOVERNMENT says some development partners approached during the recently held Spring Meetings have indicated willingness to provide financial support to Zambia in response to the country’s appeal for emergency drought assistance. And Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says the Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank Group were a success for Zambia…....
High Court orders Kasanda to pay construction company $15,132
THE Lusaka High Court has entered a default judgement against Lusaka businessman Sedrick Kasanda in a matter in which a construction company sued him demanding US$15,132, being the outstanding amount for the fabrication and installation of aluminium windows, doors and glass at his lbex Hill house. Alumen Fabricators submitted that it entered into a verbal…...
VERBATIM: Court hears how Kapata allowed ZAPD to cut down mukula and export during ban
Nchito SC: Now, notwithstanding that the trade in Mukula was banned and according to you, there was a decision from Cabinet that all Mukula go to ZAFFICO. Remember that? Jean Kapata: Yes, My Lady. Nchito SC: You used your discretion to give this Mukula to CAPAH or Mr Masange? Jean Kapata: My Lady, because it…...
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Fixing the economy by regulating sex and reproduction
OUR minister in charge of community development and social services says her government doesn’t need to be stressed by citizens who continue to have children when they know that they are not employed and cannot fend for their children. Considering the prevailing high cost of living, the minister is guiding couples that are jobless to…...
BOZ commences payments to Investrust customers
THE Bank of Zambia (BOZ) has announced that it has started making payments to Investrust Bank Plc clients, with the initial payment of up to K500,000 per deposit account to be made starting today, up to May 10, 2024. In a notice, Thursday, BOZ Assistant Communications Director Besnat Mwanza stated that depositors with balances of…...
ERB fines Taam Zambia Ltd K60,000 for operating without valid license
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) says it has fined Taam Zambia Limited K60,000 for operating without a valid license. In a statement, ERB Public Relations Manager Namukolo Kasumpa stated that the board had also reprimanded Vivo Energy Zambia for breach of license conditions, specifically clause 7 of Zambian standard 385 which mandates all licenses to…...
I want cordial relationships between judges, lawyers – Zimba
LUSAKA lawyer, Jonas Zimba, says he wants to see a cordial relationship between judges and lawyers. And Zimba laments that Zambia is degenerating into a place where people want to perpetuate vengeance. Speaking when he featured on the Conversation Podcast, Saturday, Zimba said he currently didn’t think a lawyer could walk up to a judge…...
You’ll not be buried with your billions, invest in football, Katumbi tells businessmen
“THEY will not bury [you] with your billions in the coffin, invest in football”, says TP Mazembe president Moise Katumbi, urging the business community to support the game. Katumbi spoke in an interview after visiting 2012 AFCON winner, Rainford Kalaba on Tuesday evening, who was admitted at the University Teaching Hospital following a road accident…...
Lameck Banda undergoes knee surgery in Italy
CHIPOLOPOLO winger Lameck Banda has undergone a surgery on his right knee. The winger’s club, US Lecce announced in a statement that the player underwent surgery on Tuesday. “US Lecce announces that today (yesterday) Lameck Banda underwent surgery on his right knee by Professor Giuliano Cerulli at the Villa Fiorita Clinic in Perugia in the…...