Mealie meal prices will hit K500 by 2024 if govt doesn’t subsidise them – SAFADA
SMALL Scale Farmers Development Agency (SAFADA) Director Boyd Moobwe says mealie meal prices might hit K500 per bag by next year unless government subsidises them. In an interview, Monday, Moobwe urged the Ministry of Finance and National Planning to also increase the national budget to mitigate the high cost of living. “President Hakainde Hichilema should…...
HH wasn’t sincere when he talked about fair treatment of suspects – Mundubile
PF presidential aspirant Brian Mundubile says President Hakainde Hichilema’s concern about delayed justice and unfair detentions is mere rhetoric. And Mundubile says President Hichilema should also consider himself as having a bad heart since his political opponents are being unjustly incarcerated. On Monday, President Hichilema stressed the need for the criminal justice system to be…...
Chushi dares KBF to name govt officials involved in scandals
CHIEF Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda has challenged Zambia Must Prosper leader Kelvin Fube Bwalya to name and shame the high ranking public officials involved in scandals. During a briefing, Monday, Fube said the country has had a lot of scandals which implicated high ranking public officials who were close to President Hakainde Hichilema and yet…...
Be a police officer if you think you’re more qualified, IG tells Makebi
INSPECTOR General of Police Grapheal Musamba says Lusaka Lawyer Makebi Zulu can become a police officer if he thinks he is more qualified to hold the position of IG. Recently, Zulu said the office of Inspector General of Police required one to be professional in their work, adding that he wished Musamba could have more…...
Our boxers don’t disappoint, they’ll win in Dakar – Nkandu
SPORTS Minister Elvis Nkandu says government is confident that boxers will perform well in the Dakar Championships, which serve as qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Nine boxers, accompanied by coaches Wisdom Mudenda and Aerial Banda, as well as Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) vice president Prince Chewe, left the country yesterday ahead of the…...
Swedish govt commends AG’s efforts to promote transparency in management of public resources
ACTING Auditor General Dr Ron Mwambwa says the Swedish government has granted his office over K52 million towards the implementation of its 2022 – 2026 strategic plan, which is aimed at enhancing accountability in the use of public resources. And Swedish Ambassador to Zambia Johan Hallenborg has called on state institutions to support the Office…...
Buffaloes face Sundowns in Cosafa championship semis
GREEN Buffaloes face Mamelodi Sundowns today in the semi-finals of the 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA zone qualifier at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in Durban. The two sides met in the 2022 finals in Durban, where the Zambian club won 6-5 on post-match penalties following a scoreless stalemate to clinch their debut southern zone…...
I want to score against Comoros again – Kangwa
MIDFIELDER Klings Kangwa says he aims to score against Comoros in Saturday’s Group H Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier. Defender Stopilla Sunzu and forward Evans Kangwa will today complete the rest of the squad, ahead of this Friday’s departure for the dead rubber AFCON qualifier. Zambia secured a ticket to the TotalEnergies AFCON Ivory…...
Bakala is Nkana coach
“COACHING Nkana is not an easy thing but I will do my best and results will show,” were the words of former Forest Rangers trainer Ian Bakala after being unveiled as the new Nkana head coach yesterday. Bakala has penned a three-year deal that will see him at the helm of the 13-time Zambian champions…...
Vedanta is welcome, but let’s not forget their transgressions at KCM
LISTENING attentively to the conditionalities and snippets of pledges in the new agreement under which Vedanta Resources is retaining control of Konkola Copper Mines, all we could hear is a confirmation that the government was not in any position to negotiate attractive terms. Given the state of the mine and the damage that was done…...