Absa Champions to earn K1.1m
THIS year’s Absa Cup Champions will walk away with a staggering K1.1 million prize while also securing Zambia’s sole ticket to next season’s CAF Confederation Cup. Meanwhile, runners-up will receive K450,000 in what promises to be the most rewarding domestic competition on the local football calendar. The preliminary round kicks off on March 21-22, featuring…...
Labour Commissioner orders deportation of Chinese employers who manhandled employee
THE Ministry of Labour has recommended the revocation of work permits and deportation of two Chinese nationals shown in a video restraining a female Zamfresh employee. Labour Commissioner Givens Muntengwa has also fined Sunshare Group of Companies K160,000 for failing to provide employees with contracts and payslips, ordering that the penalty be paid by March…...
HH orders local govt to lower council rates
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has directed Local Government Minister Gift Sialubalo to lower council rates, noting that the rates are too high, which is why people are not paying. Meanwhile, the Head of State says it’s better he lives at Community House where he has lived before. Addressing councillors, Monday, President Hichilema said lowering the council…...
PF convention will never happen – Mpankata
LUPOSOSHI PF MP Emmanuel Mpankata says he does not believe the PF general conference will ever take place, stating that the party has been hijacked by Robert Chabinga, who now controls it. His remarks come after the much-anticipated PF conference led by the Given Lubinda faction failed to take place on Saturday, with party officials…...
Mundubile can’t beat HH – KBF
ZAMBIA Must Prosper leader Kelvin Fube Bwalya says Brian Mundubile cannot defeat President Hakainde Hichilema in an election, charging that his selection as Tonse Alliance president was due to dirty tricks. Bwalya adds that he feels sorry for Mundubile, who, according to him, goes around parading himself as a leader. KBF is a member of…...
UPND will have no use for Stardy, his political career is over – Sampa
MILES Sampa says the UPND will have no use for Stardy Mwale now that he has publicly endorsed the ruling party, stating that Mwale has ended his political career. Meanwhile, PF member Chishimba Kambwili says it is Mwale’s democratic right to join any political party of his choice, adding that Zambians will judge him for…...
S/Province proposes 15 new constituencies
DISTRICT Electoral Officers in Southern Province have submitted to the ECZ that an additional 15 new constituencies should be allocated to the province. Meanwhile, ECZ Chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis has assured stakeholders that the allocation of the 70 additional constituencies will be determined transparently, lawfully, and only after the completion of all stages of the consultative…...
Iran war could push fuel prices up, worries HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says he is concerned that the Iran war will drive fuel prices up. And President Hichilema says his government is not going anywhere after the August elections. On February 28, the United States and Israel launched a large-scale offensive against Iran after weeks of military buildup, with international media reporting that the…...
The premature reopening of Sino-Metals is a heartless betrayal of Zambians: Part 2
WE continue to assert that the decision by the government to allow the resumption of operations at Sino-Metals is premature. We say this because there is a lot that has not been done and much more has not been revealed. We are further disturbed by the admission by the government that the clean-up exercise has…...
Court hears how 10-year-old was defiled by father, 2 brothers
A POLICE officer has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court how a 10-year-old girl was defiled by her 40-year-old biological father and two brothers. Peggy Malambo, 46, a Chief Inspector at Kabwata Police Station under the Victim Support Unit said the victim disclosed that she was sexually assaulted by her father on two separate occasions…....