German President dates Zambia
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced that Germany’s Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will undertake a State Visit to Zambia from November 1 to 2, 2023. In a statement yesterday, Foreign Affairs Minister Stanley Kakubo stated that President Hakainde Hichilema and President Steinmeier were expected to hold bilateral talks where discussions would…...
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We’re waiting for FIFA to certify Levy Mwanawasa Stadium – FAZ
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga says the association is awaiting the green light from FIFA on Levy Mwanawasa Stadium’s certification ahead of the November 17 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Congo Brazzaville. Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of the club licensing workshop in Lusaka yesterday, Kamanga said the association remained optimistic that Zambia would…...
Kamanga calls on FAZ, ZPL to reinforce club licencing
FAZ President Andrew Kamanga has called on the association and the Zambia Premier League to reinforce the management of club licences. Kamanga has expressed disappointment at the unprofessionalism exhibited by some football clubs in the league. Kamanga said this yesterday when he officially opened a two-day Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP) workshop in Lusaka, that…...
Muchindu retains Africa Strongwoman title
ZAMBIA’s Cherry Muchindu has successfully defended her African title in the Lady’s open section at the Africa Championship held in Livingstone with impressive dominance. Zambia emerged as overall winners after minting three gold medals through Muchindu in the Open Lady’s section, Paul Mwanza in the 105kg category and David Mbewe in the Master’s section. Muchindu…...
Men’s hockey team crushes out of Olympic qualifiers
ZAMBIA has achieved mixed results at the 2024 Paris Africa Olympic qualifiers, with the women’s team securing its first win while the men suffered a second defeat in Pretoria, South Africa to crush out. In the early kick off, the women’s team beat Namibia 3-2 to register its first win at the tournament, but the…...
HH must not give room to state capture, he must dismantle the fuel cartel
SINCE the revelation came out that a single company has been using the TAZAMA Pipeline to import fuel, one point that has consistently come out is that an illegality was committed, but no one has been willing to raise the flag. If we love our country and we want the best for all our people,…...
We investigated 13 procurement matters in 2023 Q3 – ZPPA
THE Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) says it investigated 13 procurement matters in the third quarter of 2023 and considered appeals from aggrieved bidders arising from various procurements. During the third quarter press briefing yesterday, ZPPA Director General Idah Chella said 12 of the 13 investigations were concluded while one was ongoing as at September…...
People smuggle even things that are duty free due to information gap, notes ZRA
ZAMBIA Revenue Authority Commissioner General Dingani Banda says the authority is investing heavily in tax education in order to narrow the information gap on tax policies. Speaking during a panel discussion at UNZA, Thursday, Banda noted that because of lack of knowledge, some people go to the extent of smuggling goods that were duty free. “Indeed…...