Mealie meal isn’t our main problem but high unemployment levels – Saasa
ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa says the mealie meal issue is not the main problem in Zambia but the high unemployment levels, which result in people not having disposable income. And Prof Saasa says even those in employment are finding it difficult to meet their basic needs because their take home pay is not sufficient. Swedish…...
IDC’s unrealistic expectations for ZAFFICO prove unattainable
Zambia Forest and Forestry Industrial Cooperation (ZAFFICO) was early this year assigned new expectations by the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) which were unveiled in January 2023. The new board looks fairy balanced but much more need to be done on the expectations. With nine months down the line, a critical analysis on the IDC’s expectations […]
We were forced to admit that we were gassers, accused tells court
ONE of the accused in the gassing case, Given Phiri, has denied ever telling any police officer that he and his co-accused Marlone Banda got chemicals allegedly used for gassing from Chris Zumani Zimba. Phiri also told the Lusaka High Court that police beat him and his colleague, Banda, after apprehending them in Eastern Province…...
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Court places Lsk woman who sexually abused 9-yr-old boy on defence
LUSAKA Magistrate Mutinta Mwenya has placed a 40-year-old Lusaka woman who allegedly sexually abused a nine-year-old boy on defence after finding her with a case to answer. Martha Sampa is facing one count of defilement of a child under the age of 16. It is alleged that between November and December 2022, Sampa unlawfully had…...
Kasanda, others in court for obtaining over $500,000 by false pretence
LUSAKA businessman Shadreck Kasanda is today scheduled to take fresh plea in a matter in which he is facing five counts of obtaining over US$500,000 by false pretence. Kasanda is jointly charged with two businessmen Dominic Twinjika and Treasure Malandala as well as a mining company called Luwowoshi Mining Limited. The accused are charged with…...
I want to play in CAF Champions League before quitting football – Chamanga
AFCON winning striker James Chamanga has attributed his longevity in football to discipline and hard work. Chamanga says he wants to help Red Arrows win the FAZ/MTN Super League and qualify for the CAF Champions League before he calls time on his career which has span over two decades. The 43-year-old hitman has been a…...
Morocco friendlies good for us – Barbra Banda
WOMEN’s national team captain Barbra Banda says the back-to-back friendly games against Morocco will help set the tone for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifier fixture against Mali next month. Coach Bruce Mwape over the weekend named a strong provisional team that is without striker Grace Chanda, Agness Musesa, Racheal Nachula, and Xiomala Mapepa. The…...
Chinyemba cruises into quarter finals at Dakar Olympic qualifiers
FLYWEIGHT boxer Patrick Chinyemba cruised to the quarter-finals of the Paris 2024 Olympics qualifying tournament with a 5-0 unanimous win against Yassine Issufo of Mozambique. Zambia has had a tough go at the African qualifying tournament in Dakar, Senegal, with only three out of eight boxers making the quarter-finals. The enterprising Chinyemba entered the ring…...
Court finds Lubinda with case to answer in corruption case
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has found PF vice president Given Lubinda with a case to answer in a matter in which he is charged with four counts of being in possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime. Lubinda has since been placed on his defence. When the matter came up for a ruling…...