Nkana players have no winning mentality – Bakala
NKANA coach Ian Bakala says his players are lacking in mental strength and winning mentality. And Bakala appears to have no regret in jumping ship from Forest Rangers despite failing to improve the Nkana’s fortunes so far. On Sunday, Nkana recorded its sixth loss of the season, the fourth since Bakala took over from Beston…...
FAZ gets greenlight to host Congo Brazzaville at Levy Mwanawasa
ZAMBIA will not have to look elsewhere for a home venue in this month’s World Cup qualifier against Congo Brazzaville after getting a conditional green light from the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Zambia risks playing its international games away from home after the National Heroes Stadium and the Levy Mwanawasa were deemed unfit to…...
A fruitless effort to defend the fuel supply scandal: Part 2
AFTER the Ministry of Energy held a press conference on Friday to try and explain the fuel supply scandal that our newspaper has been writing about, the Zambia Daily Mail quoted Devon Oil suggesting a claim that the media had misrepresented facts. Our understanding of the press statement from Devon Oil was that they were…...
Stop investigating matter in court, Magistrate tells ACC in Hibeene case
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court yesterday ordered the state to stop investigating the matter in which former president Edgar Lungu’s economic advisor Hibeene Mwiinga, his wife Mercy Musanje, and their son, Hakaantu, are facing corruption-related charges. This was after the defence raised a concern that the state had continued to investigate the matter even when it…...
Govt announces K1,300 minimum wage for domestic workers
LABOUR and Social Security Minister Brenda Tambatamba has announced an increase in the minimum wage for domestic workers which now stands at K1,300. Tambatamba has also announced an increase in the minimum wages for shop workers, ranging between K2,313.10 and K4,638.25, among others. Speaking at a media briefing, Monday, Tambatamba said the approved minimum wages…...
Trade Kings contributes K200,000 towards Manufacturers’ Month
TRADE Kings Group has contributed K200,000 towards the Inaugural Manufacturers’ Month being hosted by the Zambia Associations of Manufacturers (ZAM). Addressing the media yesterday, Trade Kings Group Public Relations Manager Bridget Kambobe said the Group was driven by a vision to contribute to the economic development of the country and region. “The Trade Kings Group,…...
Govt calls for speedy implementation of signed agreements between Zambia and Turkey
MINISTRY of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Permanent Secretary Etambuyu Gundersen has called for speedy implementation of some signed agreements between Zambia and Turkey to actualise their intended benefits. Speaking during the third session of the Zambia-Turkey political consultations, Monday, Gundersen said it was encouraging that a number of agreements in key areas had been…...
BoZ increases reserve ratio by 3% to control inflation
THE Bank of Zambia has announced that the minimum statutory reserve ratio will be increased by three percentage points to 14.5 percent from 11.5 percent with effect from Monday, November 13. The Central Bank says this measure is aimed at relieving the persistent foreign exchange market pressure with a view to reining in inflation. The…...
UNZA management rubbishes abuse of resources claims by UNZALARU
THE University of Zambia management has rubbished claims by UNZALARU that it spent over K1 million to conduct a “due diligence” exercise in three countries on companies that have expressed interest in developing some portions of the University land. The University Management says such assertions are not only false but misleading, unreasoned and deliberately calculated…...
Some MPs were duped into signing Speaker impeachment motion – Mulusa
GOVERNMENT Chief Whip Stafford Mulusa says the motion to impeach Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti is a brought in dead motion as some members of parliament have already withdrawn their support for it. But Nkana Independent member of parliament Binwell Mpundu says he is not aware that any MP has withdrawn their support…....