MUZA coach challenges players to win at home
MUZA FC coach Mathews Ndhlovu has challenged his team to step up and win against Sportif Multidisciplinaire Diables Noires in the CAF Confederation Cup second round at the National Heroes Stadium this weekend. The Mazabuka-based outfits eliminated Cano Sport of Equatorial Guinea to book a slot in the pre-group stage, where the winner between them…...
Why is Kabuswe declaring losses on behalf of Vedanta?
LAST week, the Minister of Mines Honourable Paul Kabuswe said there would be no tax holidays extended to Vedanta Resources Limited, the parent company that has been handed back control of Konkola Copper Mines following an agreement with ZCCM-IH. Featuring on a radio programme, the minister said government resolved that there would be no incentive…...
NAPSA has invested K32bn in govt bonds, treasury bills – Tambatamba
LABOUR and Social Security Minister Brenda Tambatamba says K32 billion out of K65 billion of NAPSA’s investment portfolio as at June 2023 has been channelled towards government securities which include bonds and treasury bills. And NAPSA Board of Trustees Chairman Shipango Muteto says the authority wants to increase its membership by 670,000 members from both…...
DPP shielding IG from prosecution – M’membe
SOCIALIST Party leader Fred M’membe has accused the Direct of Public Prosecutions of shielding Inspector General of Police Graphael Musamba from prosecution. On Monday, DPP Gilbert Phiri denied Dr M’membe permission to prosecute Musamba for alleged defamation of character, citing public interest considerations. The DPP’s letter to Dr M’membe went viral a few hours after…...
SMEs are complaining about high taxes – PS
MINISTRY of Small and Medium Enterprises Permanent Secretary Subeta Mutelo says the Ministry is receiving a number of complaints from SMEs on the high taxation placed on them. In an interview, Monday, Mutelo said the taxes that SMEs were subjected to pay annually were too much. “So, there’s a lot of complaints on issues of…...
Lubinda’s recent PF appointments shock Chama
PF National Chairperson Davies Chama says the appointments which acting president Given Lubinda made on Monday came as a surprise to him, wondering why things are being done in that way. And Chama says the party needs to focus its energies on finding Edgar Lungu’s replacement, saying people are now getting frustrated on the endless…...
There’s a rising intolerance for human rights world over – ConCourt president
CONSTITUTIONAL Court president Professor Margaret Munalula says there is a rising intolerance for human rights and for those who defend them, world over. And Prof Munalula says Zambia has the only Constitutional Court in the world without jurisdiction over the Bill of Rights, as that is the preserve of the High Court. Meanwhile, Czech Republic…...
Ever smooth IK’s secret to staying young
IF your favourite pass time activity is drinking alcohol till your oesophagus speaks to you, I am sorry to report that aging gracefully can never be your portion. And if you’re a sugar junkie like me, I have the same news for us. Unless we change our ways, we can never be like Innocent Kalaluka, […]
Saki urges HH to urgently clarify his “prosecute and persecute” remark
LUSAKA Lawyer Sakwiba Sikota says President Hakainde Hichilema should urgently clarify on his remarks that those that have taken what is not theirs will be “prosecuted and persecuted”. In his speech when he officially opened the Third Session of the 13th National Assembly, Friday, President Hichilema said the UPND administration would not hesitate to prosecute…...
Police said they didn’t allow Lungu to go to church for his protection – PF
ACTING PF president Given Lubinda says police told the opposition party that former president Edgar Lungu would not be allowed to attend a church service in Ndola because they had information that some people wanted to attack him. Addressing the media, Monday, Lubinda said the police were insulting the intelligence of citizens by stating that…...