We’re concerned about mealie-meal prices, not Lungu’s movements – UPND
UPND Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the party is concerned about prices of mealie-meal and not the movements of former president Edgar Lungu. Addressing the media, Monday, Mweetwa said they were looking forward to price stability of the commodity, saying the situation was causing anxiety in the country. “As a party in government, we are deeply…...
Kwacha fluctuations within normal band – Musokotwane
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the kwacha’s performance against major currency convertibles is normal as the fluctuations are within a reasonable band. According to the Bank of Zambia rates, on Friday the dollar was buying at 18.6131 and selling at 18.6613 as at 15:30 hours. In an interview, Friday, Dr Musokotwane…...
HH congratulates Copper Queens for Costa Rica win
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the women’s national team proved that they deserved a slot at the world’s largest football stage after thrashing Costa Rica 3-1 to record their first victory at the ongoing 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Goals apiece from Lushomo Mweemba, Barbra Banda, and Racheal Kundananji ensured the Copper Queens ended their inaugural…...
World Cup run the beginning of greater success – Kamanga
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga says the time for financiers to sponsor the Women’s League could not be better than now following the Copper Queens’ maiden FIFA World Cup appearance. And Kamanga says the FAZ is proud of the women’s national team’s run at the World Cup and believes this is the beginning of greater success…....
Copper Queens brush Costa Rica aside
THE women’s national team showed great character to exit the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup with honour following a 3-1 win over Costa Rica in Hamilton. Lushomo Mweemba, Barbra Banda, and Rachael Kundananji scored for the Copper Queens as Zambia finished third, behind leaders Japan and Spain in Group C. It was a day of…...
Our women’s soccer team deserves respect and commendation
OUR female national soccer team has ended their FIFA World Cup tour on a high note with a hard-earned 3 points in a grueling encounter against Costa Rica yesterday. Soccer fans couldn’t get enough of that game, while critics couldn’t believe what they saw from the “Copper Queens”, having written them off following two successive…...
Election of first female TIZ president elates NGOCC
THE Non-Governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has congratulated Priscilla Chansa on being the first woman to be elected as Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) president and chairperson of the Board of Directors. In a statement, Monday, TIZ executive director Maurice Nyambe said Chansa, who had been a member of TI-Z for 20 years, was replacing…...
2 general workers get 3 years for stealing from SDA church
TWO Lusaka general workers have been convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour for breaking into a Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church and stealing properties worthy K54,000. Nyambe and Mwila, between January 4 and 5, 2023, jointly and while acting together did break into a Seventh Day Adventist Church in Makeni and…...
PF are cry babies – IG
PF Information and Publicity Chairperson Raphael Nakacinda claims former ruling party officials were not allowed to visit their incarcerated Secretary General Nickson Chilangwa due to instructions from “senior people in government”. But Police Inspector General Graphel Musamba says PF members are cry babies who failed to follow the correct procedure when they attempted to visit…...
ERB hikes fuel prices
THE Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has adjusted upwards the pump price for all petroleum products between K0.64 per litre and K2.21 per litre. ERB Board Chairperson Reynolds Bowa said the current price for petrol is now K25.57 per liter from K24.93, K23.36 for diesel from K21.87, while kerosene has been pegged at K20.44 from for…...