You have power to review previous decisions on Lungu’s eligibility, AG tells ConCourt
ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha has submitted to the Constitutional Court that the issues raised in a petition commenced by youth activist Michelo Chizombe, challenging former president Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to stand in future elections, have not been pronounced on. Kabesha argues that being the apex court when it comes to constitutional matters, the Constitutional Court…...
$187m from IMF will help stabilise kwacha – Musokotwane
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the US$187 million which Zambia is receiving from the IMF will help stabilise the kwacha. And Dr Musokotwane says Zambia will be in a better place in 2024 because even the World Bank is giving Zambia a $125 million grant. On Wednesday, the International Monetary Fund…...
Cost of living likely to remain high in 2024 – JCTR
JCTR says poverty levels and the cost of living have remained very high throughout 2023 and this is likely to continue on the same trajectory in 2024. And JCTR Executive Director Fr Alex Muyebe says hopefully, government can finalise debt restructuring in the first quarter of 2024. Meanwhile, Fr Muyebe says government must prepare to…...
Lusambo fumes at ECZ: “They are idiots”
FORMER Kabushi PF member of parliament Bowman Lusambo says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) is composed of idiots who will put the country on fire. And the Edgar Lungu-led PF faction secretary general Raphael Nakacinda says since yesterday, the party has been receiving calls from members who want to take to the streets in…...
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Fridays before Xmas, New Year remain full working days – Govt
GOVERNMENT has guided that this Friday, December 22, and next Friday, December 30, shall remain full working days. In a circular issued, Thursday, Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa advised citizens to remember the reason for the festive season as they make plans for celebrations. He added that people should aim even higher as they…...
Mutale Mwanza, 5 others survive road accident
FIVE male persons have escaped death in a road traffic accident which occurred in Lusaka’s Longacres area along Danny Pule Road near Little Learners School on Wednesday evening. According to a statement from police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga, media personality Mutale Mwanza, who was driving a Toyota Fortuner, misjudged the clearance distance and hit into the…...
Hockey 5’s World Cup participation in doubt
THE women’s hockey national team’s participation at the 2024 Oman Hockey 5’s World Cup is in doubt due to a lack of financial resources. The Hockey 5s World Cup is scheduled to kick off in Oman’s capital Muscat from January 24 to 27, with Zambia pitted in Group B alongside Australia, South Africa, and Ukraine…....
2023 a success, but officiating remains problematic – FAZ
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga has described the 2023 sporting year as remarkable and a success having attained the AFCON and WAFCON qualifications. However, he says that poor officiating in the local leagues remains a problem. With the year coming to an end, the FAZ boss said 2023 was a year to remember as the women’s…...
Everything is possible, says Kundananji after winning GOAL50 award
WOMEN’S national team striker Racheal Kundananji says her winning of the 2023 GOAL50 award shows that everything is possible. The speedy forward became the first African player ever to top the GOAL50 list, men’s or women’s. The Zambia star had an electric 2022-23 season, scoring 25 times in just 29 league games for Madrid CFF,…...