Japan grants Zambia over K296m for STEM education
MINISTRY of Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Muskotwane says the government has received a K296, 710,000 grant from the Japanese government to help boost the education sector. And Minister of Education Douglas Syakalima says the grant will be used to build state of the art laboratories in four selected STEM Schools and to renovate…...
Families of trapped miners at Macrolink will be given K15,000 each for logistics – Matambo
COPPERBELT Province Minister Elisha Matambo says families of the trapped miners at Macrolink Mine will each be given K15,000 for logistical purposes as they wait for their family members to be rescued. Since Monday, seven miners, who include five Zambians and two Chinese nationals have been trapped at the Chinese owned Macrolink Mine located along…...
Lusambo loses case challenging setting up of Financial Crimes Court
THE Constitutional Court has dismissed a matter in which former Kabushi PF member of parliament Bowman Lusambo sued the state, challenging the Chief Justice’s decision to administratively set up the Economic and Financial Crimes Court. A panel of five Constitutional Court judges has ruled that the Chief Justice did not violate any provisions of the…...
Kakubo probe ongoing, says ACC as it confirms seizing assets worth K756m in 2023
THE Anti-Corruption-Commission (ACC) says in 2023, it seized assets worth K756,452,853 and also recorded 38 arrests and 17 convictions. And the Commission says investigations relating to former foreign affairs minister Stanely Kakubo’s involvement in a suspicious financial transaction with the Chinese are ongoing, assuring that progress has been made. Meanwhile, the Commission says the delay…...
Only 136,000 out of 3.7m have accessed membership cards – NHIMA
NHIMA Senior Public Relations Officer King Syacika says members should expect better the system to operate better after the completion of the upgrade. And Syacika says only 136,000 members out of the registered 3.7 million members have accessed membership cards. Recently, NHIMA experienced challenges in processing claims on its system and encouraged members to use…...
Govt recruits 7,222 teachers
EDUCATION Minister Douglas Syakalima says government has actualised the pronouncement that 4,500 teachers would be recruited in 2023. Addressing the media, Thursday, Syakalima said 7,222 names would be published today, of which 2,722 are coming in as replacements for those who resigned or went on secondment. “I am happy to confirm that government actualised the…...
Judiciary rebuffs claims that it is cherry-picking judges to hear PF matters
THE Judiciary of Zambia has dispelled assertions that judges are being cherry-picked to hear PF cases. In a statement, Thursday, Judiciary Deputy Director Corporate Communication Kalumba Slavin said the Judiciary’s commitment to upholding the rule of law was sacrosanct. “The Judiciary of Zambia wishes to dispel assertions circulated by some individuals and certain media houses…...
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Hockey national team loses to Australia at World Cup
THE women’s hockey national team has been eliminated from the 2024 Oman FIH Women’s five-a-side World Cup after enduring a torrid time in the competition. The team has suffered three consecutive defeats, the latest of those coming yesterday at the hands of Australia who came out 3-2 winners. In the opening Group A fixture, Zambia […]
The fuel cartel doesn’t want others to use TAZAMA pipeline
THE demand by Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia president Dr Kafula Mubanga, that the government must open up the TAZAMA pipeline to multiple users is timely and must be taken seriously. The call for open access to the pipeline and the involvement of multiple users is not a mere suggestion; it is a fundamental…...