All is set for Zambia Sugar’s Sweet Cycle race
All is set for this Saturday’s annual Zambia Sugar sponsored Sweet Cycle race organised by the Nakambala Cycling Club as stakeholders join hands to promote road safety for cyclists. The race which will gobble over K250, 000 and will be hosted in conjunction with the Cycling Association of Zambia, is known for its high speed…...
Nkana looks forward to returning at home stadium
SUPER league side Nkana are counting down to the return to Wusakile having been squatting at Woodlands Stadium in Lusaka as the result of a FAZ sanction. Club Chief Executive Officer Kelvin Mutafu says Nkana is looking forward to return home next month albeit they will be without their fans as they will play the…...
Chipolopolo aren’t underdogs in AFCON group – Chivuta
FORMER Chipolopolo midfielder Noah Chivuta says Zambian players should not see themselves as underdogs in Group F of the Africa Cup of Nations where they will meet World Cup semi-finalists Morocco. In terms of FIFA ranking, Chipolopolo are the third best ranked in Group F, behind Morocco and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and better…...
Who is Shashi Patel?
Enough has been said and written about this businessman who has been doing business with the government. Allegations are being thrown at him, that he helped finance the ruling party’s campaign and therefore he is now getting a good share of government contracts in major sectors like fuel. Before anything more can be said about…...
Govt to transfer cancer patients to Tanzania for 6 months as it refurbishes CDH
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says government will close the Cancer Diseases Hospital for about four to six months in order to refurbish the facility. Masebo says during this period, all cancer patients will be taken to Tanzania where government will spend roughly $4,500 on each of them. Speaking in the National Assembly, Thursday, Masebo insisted…...
We’re on the road to manufacturing medicines locally – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says Zambia is on the road towards manufacturing medications locally. And Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director General Dr Jean Kaseya has commended President Hichilema’s vision for the health sector. Speaking when the CDC entourage paid a courtesy call on him at State House, Thursday, President Hichilema said government would…...
Chipoka questions PF MPs’ tendency of absconding Parley
MINISTER of Commerce, Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga on Wednesday rose on a point of order regarding PF members of parliament whom he said had a tendency of absconding from proceedings after registering their presence for the sake of allowances. But Mpika PF member of parliament Francis Kapyanga says he and his colleagues have a…...
How we drill boreholes a recipe for Cholera – Masebo
HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says the rate at which boreholes in the country are being drilled is recipe for Cholera outbreaks. And Masebo has advised against holding funeral gatherings for those who have succumbed to cholera. Rendering a Ministerial statement to the National Assembly, Thursday, Masebo noted with concern that some boreholes were being drilled […]
ZCCM-IH pays K109m dividend to NAPSA
ZCCM-IH has handed over a dividend of K109 million to National Pensions Schemes Authority (NAPSA). In a statement, Thursday, ZCCM-IH Board Chairperson Kakenenwa Muyangwa said the declared amount comprised of combined dividends for the financial years ended December 31st, 2021 and 2022. “As a company, ZCCM-IH exists for its key shareholders who are ultimately the…...
Beene challenges ZNS to clarify $15bn Kabompo copper smelting plant financing from China
THE Zambia Chamber of Mines has challenged the Zambia National Service (ZNS) to clarify the US$ 15 billion financing it has obtained from China to set up a copper smelting plant in Kabompo District of North Western Province. Chamber president Dr Godwin Beene has argued that the investment figure is equal to what has gone…...