Contractor fixing drainage system at DK Stadium – FAZ
FAZ General Secretary Reuben Kamanga says the drainage system at the newly rehabilitated David Kaunda will be resolved by the contractor. Pictures of a waterlogged David Kaunda Stadium went viral on social media, with many sports followers questioning the poor drainage system that was put at the rehabilitated stadium. The DK Stadium was handed over…...
Don’t underrate Angola, Simbeye tells Copper Queens
FORMER women’s national team coach Enala Simbeye has tipped the Copper Queens to be cautious of Angola heading into the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) qualifiers. The Copper Queens return to international duty on November 29 with a game against Angola in Luanda, before hosting them a week later at the Levy Mwanawasa…...
Why is PF celebrating setbacks in restructuring ‘their’ debt?
WE have noticed that the Patriotic Front and its leaders go to town celebrating, every time the UPND government fails to make progress in its debt restructuring efforts. A couple of days ago, Zambia’s Official Creditors rejected a revised “Agreement in Principle” that was reached between government and the Bondholders, arguing that the revised proposal…...
I almost died when Mwamba strangled me, cop tells court
A POLICE Officer has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court how PF faction chairperson for information and publicity Emmanuel Mwamba allegedly strangled him when he and other officers went to pick the suspect at a car wash in Woodlands. Steven Simwenda told the court that as a result of the strangulation, he sustained a painful…...
LEAs are slow to act on journalist exposés, notes Al Jazeera investigator
AL Jazeera “Gold Mafia” investigative journalist Alexander James has observed that law enforcement agencies are usually slow to act on investigative pieces detailing criminal activities, which he says presents challenges. And Hamadou Tidiane Sy, founder of Journalism school E-jicom, based in Dakar, says Journalists should be impartial, courageous and independent. Speaking on the sidelines of…...
A person can’t hold office of President more than twice, AG tells ConCourt
ATTORNEY General Mulilo Kabesha has submitted to the Constitutional Court that Article 106 (3) of the Constitution is clear that under no circumstances should any person hold the office of President more than twice. Kabesha has also urged the court to grant youth activist Michelo Chizombe the reliefs he is seeking. This is a matter…...
Masebo launches digital platform for storing health records
The Ministry of Health has launched SmartCare Pro, an electronic system which will keep digital health records. Speaking at the launch of SmartCare Pro, Tuesday, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo said all districts in Zambia were going to be online by the end of next year. “This system is finally going to ensure that all the…...
BOZ likely to increase MPR – EAZ
ECONOMICS Association of Zambia National Secretary Gibson Masumbu says it is his expectation that the Central Bank will today adjust upwards the Monetary Policy Rate which is currently at 10.0 percent. And Masumbu says the anticipated $184 million financing from IMF under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) is to some extent likely to have an…...
I sympathise with Musokotwane, Kalyalya on Zambia’s debt – Mvunga
FORMER Bank of Zambia Governor Christopher Mvunga says he sympathises with his successor Denny Kalyalya and Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane on the situation government finds itself in regarding the deal with bondholders. And Mvunga has called for an economic Indaba on Zambia’s debt and the economy in general. Zambia’s Official Creditors recently rejected a revised…...
Supporters riot after police seize 156 bags of fertiliser from UPND cadre’s residence
A SUSPECTED UPND member is on the run after allegedly stealing 156x50Kg bags of D Compound and Urea fertiliser. But UPND Northern Province Provincial Chairperson Victor Sinkala has distanced the party from the fracas, asking police to arrest any perpetrators. Wise Lukwesa, who is said to be a member of the UPND security wing in…...