We’re not like other parties which had corporate syndicates funding them – Mweetwa
UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the main funders of party activities are members of parliament who contribute about K500,000 per month. Mweetwa adds that the only time corporate entities donate to the party is during fundraising events which are done publicly. Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) Executive Director Maurice Nyambe recently challenged the UPND to disclose…...
The Environmental Management Act: Interrogating proposed amendments and what it means for responsible large-scale land-based investments in Zambia PART I
In this week’s Monday Opinion, we examine the proposed amendments to the Environmental Management Act and their implications for responsible land-based investments. We explain the necessity of advancing such investments, provide insights into the nature of the proposed amendments and their implications on the landscape of responsible land-based investments. Why the need to advance responsible […]
Govt is also feeling effects of high cost of living – Haimbe
JUSTICE Minister Mulambo Haimbe says despite being in leadership, the new dawn government is also feeling the effects of the high cost of living. And Haimbe says it’s wrong to judge the UPND administration based on the two years it has been in office when its mandate is five years. Speaking when he featured on…...
We gave Chisokone Market inferno victims K5, 000 each – Matambo
COPPERBELT Minister Elisha Matambo says government, through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU), has given K5,000 to each marketeer whose goods were gutted at Chisokone Market in Kitwe. Various traders lost goods in the fire that recently swept through part of Chisokone market in Kitwe. And pictures have been circulating on social media platforms…...
We mean business this season – Forest Rangers
FOREST Rangers coach Ian Bakala says the Carling Black Label triumph against MTN Super defending Champions Power Dynamos should send a strong signal to other teams ahead of the kick-off of the League this weekend. The ABSA Cup champions thrashed Power Dynamos 3-1 in an entertaining encounter on Saturday at the Levy Mwanawasa stadium in…...
I doubt Zambians can re-elect us, they hate us with passion – PF MP
MAFINGA PF member of parliament Robert Chabinga has argued that Zambians hate his party with passion and they cannot re-elect them. Recently, PF presidential hopeful Mutotwe Kafwaya said it would be easy for Zambians to re-elect PF because it was far better than the UPND administration. But in an interview, Chabinga said Zambians had still…...
Chipata Utd, Livingstone Pirates to tussle for Division One slot
THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) has settled for a play-off involving Chipata United and Livingstone Pirates to decide who takes up the slot for relegated Buildcon Football club in the National Division One. Buildcon was on Friday suspended by FAZ and demoted to the provincial league due to FIFA and FAZ statutes breaches. According…...
UPND’s careless talk will cost them
FOLLOWING continued complaints from members of the public over the increasing cost of living, Minister of Justice Mulambo Haimbe says despite being in leadership, the new dawn government is also feeling the effects of the prevailing situation. Three UPND ministers have recently made comments on the matter. In Honourable Muchima’s opinion, the cost of living…...
Netball star retires with heart condition
NETBALL national team vice-captain Orient Mwanza has announced her retirement from active netball following a heart diagnosis. Netball Zambia president Martha Lungu has described Mwanza’s retirement and diagnosis as a big blow to the sport. Mwanza, 28, announced her retirement over the weekend, saying ending her illustrious career due to a heart condition was a…...
There’s something S/Korea is doing right economically which we can learn – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has wondered how South Korea’s economy has grown so much over the years compared to Zambia. Speaking when South Korea’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin paid a courtesy call on him at State House, Friday, President Hichilema said there was something that South Korea was doing right which Zambia needed to…...