CEEC has disbursed over K102m to 44,603 marketeers – Mungule
THE Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) says it has disbursed over K102 million to 44, 603 marketeers countrywide under the marketeer booster loan project. CEEC Director General Muwe Mungule says of the K102 million, K71.3 million was disbursed to 30,000 marketeers through the Airtel Mobile Money platform. And Airtel Money Zambia says it will further…...
If there’s a problem, blame PF, Mweetwa tells Zambians
UPND national spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says if anybody wants to say that there is a problem in this country, they should be pointing fingers at the Patriotic Front because they are the ones who got us here. And Mweetwa said former Lusaka Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu should desist from scare mongering, adding that UPND is far…...
Kabwita resigns from NDC
NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) faction secretary general Charles Kabwita has resigned from the party, saying it has nothing to offer. And NDC faction leader Saboi Imboela says Kabwita has already been replaced with Jonathan Banda who has been in charge of elections on the Copperbelt. In an interview, Monday, Kabwita, who has been with NDC…...
Suspects in MoF saga maybe turned into state witnesses, says ACC
ANTI-Corruption Commission (ACC) director general Tom Shamakamba says there is a possibility of turning some of the officials involved in the Ministry of Finance saga into state witnesses. Last week, ACC announced the arrest of 18 individuals in a financial scandal at Ministry of Finance, among them Auditor General Dick Sichembe, former Secretary to the…...
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We can’t afford to miss out on another AFCON – Nkandu
SPORTS Minister Elvis Nkandu says defender Aime Mabika’s passport issue will be sorted out once he lands in the country ahead of the AFCON qualifier against Lesotho. And Nkandu says the Chipolopolo cannot afford to fail for the fourth time running in their bid to make the AFCON finals. USA based defender Mabika, who plays…...
U23 takes on Egypt in AFCON qualifier
THE Zambia Under-23 team will want to ensure that its trip to Cairo for tonight’s match against Egypt yields a vital result that will put it one step closer to AFCON qualification. The two teams face each other for the first leg of the final qualification round at the 30 June Stadium. Egypt and Zambia are…...
Banda to supervise Zone V games
THE Confederation of African Handball (CAH) has appointed Handball Association of Zambia (HAZ) president Victor Banda as competition supervisor for the International Handball Federation (IHF) trophy Zone V championship slated for April 25 to 30 in Dar es Salaam. Speaking in an interview, Tuesday, Banda said he was humbled with the appointment by CAH. He said…...
UCI aids CAZ with equipment, funds
THE Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Solidarity Programme has given the Cycling Association of Zambia (CAZ) a sum of K220,000 and 10 entry-level road bikes to promote the sport in the country. CAZ president Andrew Chibuye confirmed the development in an interview, Tuesday, saying the association is happy to receive support from the international mother body…....
We’ve received over 2,000 mining licence applications – Cadastre Dept
THE Mines Cadastre Department has disclosed that it has received over 2,000 applications for mining licences since it was reopened late last year. The Department was closed earlier last year due to reports of corruption in the issuance of mining licences. However, Mines and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe announced the reopening of the Department…...
