U17 to camp in North Africa prior to AFCON
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga has revealed that the under-17 national team will camp in North Africa ahead of the 2023 Algeria Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) which kicks off this month end. Zambia is in Group B alongside Morocco, Nigeria and South Africa having qualified after winning the COSAFA junior championship last December in Malawi…....
We can’t allow UPND to go beyond 2026 – KBF
ZAMBIA Must Prosper leader Kelvin Bwalya Fube says his party will begin discussions and formation of alliances with other opposition parties so that UPND is kicked out of office in 2026. In an interview, Fube said the UPND government should not be allowed to rule the country beyond 2026. “I think we must now begin…...
Access to partial pension benefits is with immediate effect – NAPSA
NATIONAL Pension Scheme Authority Director General Muyangwa Muyangwa says partial access to pension benefits is with immediate effect following the President’s move to assent the NAPSA Bill into law. Muyangwa says beneficiaries can even start making their claims today as long as they follow the verification processes. Yesterday, President Hakainde Hichilema signed into law, the…...
We expect an even stronger Kwacha this week – EAZ
ECONOMICS Association of Zambia Interim National Secretary Gibson Masumbu says an even stronger Kwacha is expected this week. Last week, the Kwacha improved exponentially against major convertibles on the exchange rate after having a rather poor performance in the preceding weeks. As at close of business last Friday, the Kwacha was trading at 17.8826 per…...
NATSAVE donates K10,000 to NAZ
NATSAVE Bank has donated K10, 000 cash and 50 cases of water to the Netball Association of Zambia towards the national team’s preparation for the PacificAus sports series set for Gold Coast in Queensland State, Australia. A 21 member contingent is set to leave for the tournament tomorrow, with everything set for a 21:00 hours…...
Critical offices like that of IG should be protected, operate freely – Kampyongo
FORMER home affairs minister Stephen Kampyongo says the firing of Lemmy Kajoba and some permanent secretaries signifies that President Hakainde Hichilema is being misled by his advisors. And Kampyongo has wondered why the President is only acting on permanent secretaries while the ministers are left untouched. On Friday, President Hichilema fired Kajoba and appointed Graphel…...
Pamela abductor can’t stand trial, he has anti-social personality disorder – psychiatrist
A CONSULTANT psychiatrist at Chainama Hills Hospital has told the Lusaka High Court that one of the alleged abductors of Pamela and 12 others, James Bwalya, is not fit to stand trial because he has anti-social personality disorder. Dr Patrick Msoni said it was his opinion that Bwalya does not understand or appreciate the charges…...
War in Ukraine an opportunity for Zambia to supply food – Musokotwane
FINANCE and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says it is high time Africa got out of the mode of being a continent of tragedy and failure. Speaking at the ongoing 2023 IMF/World bank spring meetings, Saturday, Dr Musokotwane said the war in Ukraine was an opportunity for Zambia to attract investment in the agriculture…...
FIC records K6.1bn worth of suspicious transactions in 2022
THE Financial Intelligence Centre Annual report for 2022 has revealed that it analysed 155 suspicious transactions worth K6.1 billion, out of which 129 cases worth K5.8 billion were disseminated to law enforcement agencies, representing a 38.92 percent increase from 2021. The report has also revealed that the centre froze three bank accounts containing K31.1 million…...
Continued misconduct at MoF requires HH’s urgent attention – TIZ
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has expressed shock at ACC’s revelations that it is investigating about 10 Ministry of Finance employees who had continued to obtain illegal allowances even after arrests were made. TI-Z Executive Director Maurice Nyambe says the seemingly perpetual misconduct at the Ministry of Finance is a worrying trend that requires President Hakainde…...