Preview: U17 girls begin COSAFA title defence
THE Zambia Women under 17 team will today begin their COSAFA title defence with a battle against Botswana at Malawi’s Bingu national stadium at 12:00 hours at the 2022 Africa Union Sports Council (AUSC) Regional five games. Coach Naomi Phiri said anything less than victory would mean defeat for her lasses and is demanding a…...
Kambimbi tips Arrows to sweep pierce Eagles
RED Arrows President Moses Kambimbi has tipped the team to beat Green Eagles when they face off in the week 16 Military derby scheduled for Nkoloma Stadium on Saturday. Speaking in an interview with the Arrows media team, Kambimbi said the team has what it takes to beat Eagles having done it before in the…...
I’ll be writing to UN, Commonwealth, we’re not being allowed to speak in Parley – Munir
LUMEZI Independent MP Munir Zulu says he will be writing to the UN, AU and the Commonwealth because some opposition lawmakers have been blacklisted from taking part in Parliament debates. Commenting on remarks by Government Chief Whip Stafford Mulusa in which he cautioned MPs against discrediting presiding officers, Zulu said some opposition MPs opted to…...
ERB hikes petrol by K1.58, as diesel prices remain unchanged
THE Energy Regulation Board has adjusted upward the price of petrol by K1.58 per litre, while kerosene has been hiked by K1.22 per litre. The pump price of diesel, however, remains unchanged. The December 2022 pump prices have been adjusted as follows: petrol K25.89, low sulphur diesel K27.38 (unchanged) and kerosene K20.45. Meanwhile, the price…...
Gulfstream now second hand, it won’t attract same price – Chama
FORMER defence minister Davies Chama says the presidential Gulfstream is now a secondhand property and will probably be sold at a discounted price. On Tuesday, President Hakainde Hichilema said government had started the process of selling the presidential Gulfstream in an effort to recover the $193 million the PF government spent on it. But in…...
Ndola man gets 10 years for vandalising, attempting to steal Zesco cable
THE Ndola High Court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour for attempting to steal a Zesco cable after puncturing it. In a statement, Zesco Limited Corporate Affairs stated that Goodson Munsya was jailed for sabotaging the utility company’s cables, which he unsuccessfully attempted to steal last April. The utility…...
Police shoot dead Lsk robber
POLICE in Lusaka have shot dead a 32-year-old man commonly known as Fresher, believed to have been behind a spate of aggravated robberies involving vehicles and attacks on Yango drivers. In a statement, Wednesday, Deputy Police Public Relations Officer Danny Mwale said the suspect was spotted in Lusaka’s Chunga area. “Police in Lusaka have shot…...
ACC nabs lecturer for receiving bribes from students
THE Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested a lecturer at Levy Mwanawasa Medical University for receiving over K16,000 in bribes from students to facilitate their passing in Continuous Assessments Tests. In a statement, Wednesday ACC head of corporate communications Timothy Moono said Kenneth Chisamanga, 43, a Lecturer in Pharmacology and Pharmacist had been charged with 13 counts…...
Posterity is a harsh judge to those who abuse power
YESTERDAY, we reminded our readers about the conduct of those who ruled our country before the current administration got into government. In particular, we were drawing reference from the detention of former president Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Kaizer Zulu who has been denied police pond since his arrest 10 days ago. We pointed out how…...
MoH cites Jonas Chanda in TFM saga: he pushed for tender to get loose money for campaigns
MINISTRY of Health Permanent Secretary in charge of technical services Professor Lackson Kasonka says the ministry is ready to face TFM Holdings Limited in court following government’s decision to terminate the US$100 million contract for the construction of COVID-19 prefabricated hospitals. And Prof Kasonka has accused former Health Minister Dr Jonas Chanda of pushing for…...