Copper Queens face Spain
THE women’s national team battles for its survival at the World Cup this morning when it faces Spain in the two sides’ Group C match in Auckland. The situation is simple enough, a win and the light at the end of the tunnel appears for Zambia, while another defeat will spell the end of the…...
Mukula smuggling trial pushed to Oct
LUSAKA High Court Judge Pixie Yangailo has adjourned the Mukula smuggling case to October 10, 2023, for continued trial as one of the plaintiffs in the matter, former lands minister Jean Kapata has a bereavement. Meanwhile, the other plaintiff in the matter, former justice minister Given Lubinda, who is currently still under cross-examination, informed the…...
85% of those who’ve gotten their partial withdraw are male – Tambatamba
LABOUR and Social Security Minister Brenda Tambatamba has disclosed that 85 percent of the over 330,000 individuals who have so far received their NAPSA partial withdraws are male. Tambatamba has explained that from the K7.7 billion which has so far been paid out, over K6.4 billion was paid out to males, whereas about K1.2 billion…...
We can’t have mealie meal selling at 30% of minimum wage, listen to PK Chishala
VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango says the escalation of mealie meal prices is a consequence of the maize floor price which government pegged at K280 per bag. Her Honour the Vice-President says this high floor price has ended up pushing up the price of the staple food because millers are also trying to put a markup on…...
Zambia is facing challenges of population size, age structure – Musokotwane
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says the country is facing a challenge of population size and age structure, with the majority of the population being under 15 years old. Meanwhile, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative Seth Brokman says approximately one in five women aged between 15 and 49 in Zambia wanted…...
DEC nabs 2 businessmen for obtaining over K4m by false pretences
THE Drug Enforcement Commission, through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit, has arrested two businessmen for fraud and money laundering involving over K4 million. In a statement yesterday, DEC Public Relations Officer Hussein Khan disclosed that Joseph Chulu and Darlington Chulu, in their capacity as Directors and Shareholders in Damphen Clearing and Forwarding Limited, received over…...
The longer BoZ delayed to take over, the more DBZ deteriorated, admits Nkoma
FORMER Development Bank of Zambia (DBZ) Board Chairperson Noel Nkoma says the longer it took for the Bank of Zambia to take over possession of the financial institution, the more it deteriorated. And Nkoma says there is a need for people to rethink their credit culture. Speaking when he featured on Prime Television’s Oxygen of…...
BoZ regains FB page, as ICTAZ advises investment in cyber security
THE Information Communication and Technology Association of Zambia (ICTAZ) says the hacking of the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Facebook page does not depict a posture of the status of cyber security in the country. Meanwhile, BoZ Assistant Director – Communications Besnat Mwanza yesterday confirmed that the central bank has regained its Facebook page. Mwanza told…...
How I rejected hypertension
Two days after burying Mother, I was finally at home, trying to rest from the anxiety-filled month leading up to her death. I was exhausted. I was grieving. I was simply sad. But I knew I needed to sleep, I had been unable to sleep throughout the duration of the funeral. So there I was, […]
ZRA notes increase in courier fraud cases
THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has noted with concern a high rise in courier fraud cases where unsuspecting members of the public are swindled by online scammers. In a statement, ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Oliver Nzala said the public should avoid succumbing to online scammers by not believing messages that a parcel which they didn’t…...