ZRA intercepts truck carrying 3,660 cases of smuggled alcoholic beverages
THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has intercepted a truck carrying a 40-foot container loaded with 3,660 cases of smuggled alcoholic beverages. ZRA has also intercepted a truck carrying 1,200 units of 20 Litre buckets of cooking oil in Chongwe, with an estimated revenue loss of K300,000. In a statement, Sunday, ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Oliver…...
Chibombo Town Council pushes to normalise irregularities in CDF implementation
Chibombo Town Council has been battling to normalise the financial and operational irregularities identified in the Auditor General’s Report on the Accounts of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and the Accounts of Local Authorities for 2023. The report had flagged large-scale unspent funds, low budget absorption, delayed projects, and the misappropriation of empowerment grants in Katuba…...
We’ll deal with any engineers involved in Sino Metals pollution scandal – EIZ
ENGINEERING Institute of Zambia president Weasley Kaluba says the institute will not hesitate to revoke licences from any of its members involved in the Sino Metals pollution scandal. And Water Development Minister Collins Nzovu says government is worried about the failure rate among local contractors. Speaking during an Annual Regional Meeting, Saturday, Kaluba said the…...
UPND urges PF to report Youth Day violence to police
LUSAKA Province UPND Chairman Obvious Mwaliteta says the party will not condone any manner of violent activities by youths during national events in the country. And Mwaliteta has directed UPND cadres to stop wearing military regalia. On Wednesday, suspected UPND cadres attacked PF youths who were marching during Youth Day celebrations in Lusaka. Commenting on…...
I didn’t insult Catholic Bishops, not even a cadre insults in UPND – Michelo
BWEENGWA UPND MP Kasauta Michelo has refuted claims that he insulted the Catholic Bishops in Parliament. Some PF MPs, among them Kampamba Mulenga, Kalalwe Mukosa, Davies Chisopa and Francis Kapyanga have written to Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti, demanding that she takes action against Michelo. The four MPs are alleging that during the…...
Those saying we don’t like Catholic Church just bringing confusion – HH
THOSE saying the UPND government doesn’t like the Catholic Church, you are bringing confusion, we are partners, says President Hakainde Hichilema. And President Hichilema says his administration will grow Zambia’s economy to levels which have never been before. Speaking during mass at Chikuni Mission in commemoration of 120 years of the Catholic Mission’s service, President…...
Reminiscing on Youth Day
It was Youth Day on Wednesday, 12 March, and it took me down memory lane. I am at an age where I don’t feel old unless when certain music plays, every person younger than me sings along including my kids and I realise I have never heard it before and meanwhile my kids are vibing […]
Lsk man cohabits with partner for 14 years before telling her, “I’ve paid K10,000 dowry for a real woman”
The Matero Local Court has heard that Ceaser Chakufwaya, 40, cohabited with Rhoda Malama, 32, for 14 years before he informed her that he had paid K10,000 dowry “for a real woman”. Chakufwaya and Malama have six children together. When the case came up, Malama told the court that she was fed up of Chakufwaya’s…...
The Nc’wala peekaboo no one asked for
I know the Nc’wala Traditional Ceremony was a month ago but I still haven’t moved on from some of the things we saw. Where do we even begin? Firstly, a few years ago, the tradition of women going topless at the ceremony was officially banned, they now have to wear their bras. But this year,…...
“Abstinence ili che” messages make a come back in schools
“Abstinence ili che”, “Virgin power, Virgin pride”, these are words which many older generations used to shout during school assemblies. Some pupils, including myself, even wore school T-shirts with these messages proudly displayed. But over the years, these words simply vanished from schools, being replaced instead with messaging on the importance of contraceptives. I don’t…...
