Chitalu, Kalaluka, 6 others deny charge of conspiracy to defraud govt
FORMER Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya, former Attorney General Likando Kalaluka SC and six others have pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiracy to defraud government. Dr Chilufya is jointly charged with former Ministry of Health permanent secretary Mulalelo Kakulubelwa, Kalaluka, Wilson Lungu, Emmanuel Mubanga and three Honeybee directors; Imran Lunat, Zakir Motala and…...
Again we ask, govt owns Superior Milling, why is their mealie meal also expensive?
AGRICULTURE Minister Mtolo Phiri says government gets concerned whenever it observes that prices of mealie meal are rising rapidly. In a statement addressing the escalating prices of the staple food, the minister said millers ought to understand that the maize they use in their business is produced by Zambians who are supposed to be fed…...
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FAZ reduces Buffaloes fine after appeal
THE FAZ Appeals Committee has upheld the sanctions handed to Green Buffaloes by the Disciplinary Committee over the club’s role in the confusion that erupted during the team’s game against Power Dynamos at Arthur Davies Stadium. However, the committee has reduced the fine handed to Buffaloes from K150,000 to K100,000 in conformity with the precedence…...
Mwepu in high spirits – Nkandu
FORMER national team Captain Enock Mwepu is recuperating well at the National Heart Hospital where he was admitted on Sunday due to a cardiac problem. Health Permanent Secretary Professor Lackson Kasonka said Mwepu will remain under observation until the doctors are satisfied with his condition. And Sports Minister Elvis Nkandu visited Mwepu yesterday alongside other…...
Foloko challenges athletes to go “flat out” in 2023
NATIONAL Olympic Committee (NOC) president Alfred Foloko has challenged athletes across the country to go flat-out as they kick-start their 2023 international engagements. Speaking in an interview, Monday, Foloko said there was a need for all athletes countrywide to set targets as they kick start the 2023 sporting season. Foloko said 2023 promises to be…...
We’ll give Egypt assignment our best shot – Kamanga
THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) says it will be giving the Egypt U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) bound squad the best shot to enable it to achieve the World Cup qualification target. FAZ president Andrew Kamanga disclosed in his weekly President’s Corner that the team is also set for international camping as the…...
UPND making us stronger, people are trooping back to PF – Mwila
FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says people are now trooping back to the former ruling party because the new dawn government has failed to deliver. In an interview, Sunday, Mwila said the UPND was making PF stronger every day. “They’ve been regretting and they’ve been telling the leadership of PF that we are better…...
HH is Marco Polo – Lubinda
ACTING PF president Given Lubinda has likened President Hakainde Hichilema to Marco Polo, saying he is the greatest traveler the country has ever had. And Lubinda says PF wants to hold its general conference no later than March 10, 2023. Speaking when he featured on the One Love radio programme, Monday, Lubinda said the Head…...
Police need retraining on public gathering management – Chikoya
COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says police should not act as if they are being influenced by an invisible hand when enforcing public order. Last week, Chipata police “indefinitely” cancelled a meeting PF was supposed to hold in the district due to “unruly and violent behaviour portrayed by some senior…...
