Govt signs MoU for mass housing project
GOVERNMENT says with the expected 3.3 million housing deficit by 2030, the National Housing Policy has proposed the construction of 222,000 conventional houses per year. And National Housing Authority (NHA) Chief Executive Officer Waicha Ndhlovu has assured the authority’s commitment to supporting initiatives aimed at delivering housing to all. Meanwhile, Africa Panorama Investment Group Limited (MIHUD) Managing…...
A Nightmare
They were clad in decent clothes. They spoke very well, in tongues I could readily understand. They were the kind of people that inspired trust. And trust them I did. They followed me. They came to my compound, a slum. Just like my fellow community members, I lived in a shack made of cardboard and […]
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Grant’s experience, exploits will help us qualify for AFCON – Chepeshi
DEFENDER Benedict Chepeshi says he is confident the Chipolopolo will qualify for the 2023 Ivory Coast Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) looking at the experience and exploits of coach Avram Grant. Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of the MTN Bola Review show, Chempeshi said Grant’s experience will come to the fold ahead of…...
Poor player management killing Zambian football – Mubiana
NANGWESHI Pirates Football club proprietor Likando Mubiana says the lack of serious player management is making the country lose young talent that is going to waste. And Mubiana says the key to football development is the watering process that clubs and academies tend to ignore. Speaking in an interview, Wednesday, Mubiana said the biggest challenge…...
Investrust donates K500,000 to Ministry of Sports
INVESTRUST Bank Plc yesterday donated a whooping K500,000 to the Ministry of Sports to be shared among six sporting disciplines. And Sports minister Elvis Nkandu has challenged the corporate world to emulate the bank in supplementing government’s efforts in promoting sports development. Speaking when handing over a dummy cheque to the sports minister, Investrust Bank…...
I look forward to my new assignment – Anthony
FORMER Presidential spokesperson Anthony Bwalya has thanked President Hakainde Hichilema for the opportunity given to him to serve in that capacity. Bwalya, who has been appointed as deputy High Commissioner to Tanzania, says he looks forward to his new assignment. Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa yesterday announced in a statement that Bwalya’s appointment into…...
Washing away of bridges, roads calls for routine infrastructure maintenance – NCC
NATIONAL Council for Construction (NCC) Acting Executive Director Ernest Nshindano says the recent washing away of bridges, and roads by flash floods calls for routine infrastructure maintenance. In an interview, Nshindano said infrastructure needs to be checked before and after particular seasons that cause a threat to their durability. “The road sector system of course…...
ZRA to engage local govt in collecting Presumptive tax from bus stations
ZAMBIA Revenue Authority (ZRA) acting Commissioner General Joseph Nonde says the authority plans to engage the local government to help it collect Presumptive tax in bus stations. Presumptive taxes are estimates of tax payable that are used in dealing with incomes or activities that are hard to tax, e.g. the informal sector. The tax was…...
Govt has neglected China – PF
PF aspiring presidential candidate Brian Mundubile says the UPND government has neglected China in its debt restructuring programme. And Zambia-China Friendship Association (ZCFA) Secretary General Fred Mutesa says the USA government is being sensational by alleging that China is responsible for the delay to reach a conclusion on Zambia’s external debt. On Tuesday, the Chinese…...
