Govt’s engagement with suspended chief angers BRE
SENIOR Chief Nkula says the Bemba Royal Establishment is concerned about government’s actions of engaging Chief Chikwanda concerning the discovered gold deposits in Mpika district, when he was suspended for insubordination. The traditional leader says a team from the Mines Cadastre Department has gone ahead to start the process of forming cooperatives after consulting the…...
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Police record 10,797 GBV cases in Q1 of 2023
THE Zambia Police Service says it recorded 10,797 cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) country-wide during the first quarter of 2023. The police service has further revealed that GBV disaggregated data for the same period indicates that 1,924 girls and 750 boys as well as 6,271 women and 1,852 men were abused country-wide. In a…...
Former PS sues ACC for malicious prosecution
FORMER ministry of education permanent secretary Dr Patrick Nkanza has sued the state demanding damages for malicious prosecution as well as K500,000 legal fees. Dr Nkanza, who has cited the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Attorney General as respondents, also wants K50,000 special damages for transport costs and damages for libel. The former Education PS,…...
MUZA, Forest happy as FAZ postpones Absa Cup final
ABSA Cup finalists FC MUZA and Forest Rangers have expressed happiness at the rescheduling of the final. Yesterday FAZ announced that the much anticipated Absa Cup final which was scheduled for this weekend had been rescheduled for May 27 following consultations with stakeholders. MUZA coach Lameck Banda said the rescheduling of the most anticipated final…...
Govt assures of continued diesel supply
ENERGY Minister Peter Kapala has assured that the damage to the TAZAMA pipeline will not significantly impact the supply of Low Sulphur Diesel (LSD) to the Zambian market. And Energy Regulation Board Chairperson Reynolds Bowa has urged people to restrict their comments to matters they are knowledgeable about to avoid causing alarm in the wake…...
Prudential injects K350,000 into PruRide race
PRUDENTIAL Life Insurance has pumped in K350,000 towards the staging of the 2023 PruRide Lusaka race set for May 27 in Lusaka. Cycling Association in Zambia (CAZ) president Andrew Chibuye confirmed the development in an interview yesterday, saying the funds would go a long way in improving the image of the sport. This year’s PruRide…...
Effects of NAPSA partial withdrawal will be felt in 5, 10 years’ time – Shamenda
FORMER labour minister Fackson Shamenda says the country may be celebrating the NAPSA partial withdrawals now but the impact will be felt in the next five or 10 years’ time. In an interview, Wednesday, Shamenda said there was a reason why pension funds globally were introduced, and allowing partial withdrawals wasn’t one of the reasons…....
Zanaco Masters tees off
THE prestigious Zanaco Masters tees off this morning at Lusaka Golf Club with 26 Zambians among a strong field of 144 golfers challenging for the title. After studying the golf course during the Pro-Am tournaments on Tuesday and Wednesday, golfers will be hoping for precise chipping and putting in this R2.2 million-rich tournament, which is…...
Buffaloes register first win at East Africa netball
THE Green Buffaloes netball team has registered its first victory at the ongoing East Africa netball championships in Kenya after demolishing Nyika of Tanzania 64-35. The victory has restored some hope for the team to progress into the quarter-finals having lost its two opening group fixtures. The coach Monica Malwa drilled side dominated the game…...