Mwepu won’t struggle to find his place in football world – Bilton
COACH Bilton Musonda has tipped Chipolopolo skipper Enock Mwepu to explore the many available options in football after retiring from active football. Speaking in an interview, Wednesday, Musonda said football had diversified and Mwepu still had great opportunities to continue in the sport he loves. He said the player had made himself a name that…...
FIC seeks ways to curb trade based money laundering
THE Financial Intelligence Centre says there is need to constitute a unit which will adequately analyse trade data because Trade Based Money Laundering risks have been identified in Zambia. The FIC report on Trade Based Money Laundering in Zambia has indicated that there were some fraudulent and unauthroised amendments to trade documents, frequent amendments to…...
Chilangwa wonders which one is an insult between fondling and shaving
KAWAMBWA PF member of parliament Nickson Chilangwa yesterday rose on a matter of public importance, wondering which word was an insult between shaving and fondling. Recently, Lumezi independent MP Munir was suspended from the House for 30 days for saying “we all shave our pubic hair here, we are elders”. And on July 29, 2022 Speaker…...
Zambia, Namibia share a lot, our men have found wives here – HH
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says Namibia and Zambia are one because the two countries not only share businesses, but some Zambian men have actually found wives in that country. And President Hichilema yesterday admired Walvis Bay, saying First Lady Mutinta was not even available to listen to his speech because she was somewhere enjoying the scenery…....
Some contractors have suspended their services, confirms Mopani
MOPANI Copper Mines Plc public relations manager Mulenga Nebert has confirmed that some contractors have suspended their services due to non-payment of outstanding invoices by the mining company. Responding to a press query, Mulenga said some contractors had commenced issuance of notifications of non-renewal of employee contracts. He, however, said the mining company was working…...
Saboi lashes out at HH, as her attack draws backlash
NDC leader Saboi Imboela says if President Hakainde Hichilema does not say anything about the decision of the Electoral Commission of Zambia to call for elections in Kwacha and Kabushi, it will be a sign that there is a lunatic in State House. But Presidential spokesperson Anthony Bwalya has warned critics that those abusing the…...
Akafumba refutes reports that senior cops have been retired in national interest
HOME Affairs Permanent Secretary Josephs Akafumba has refuted a letter which is circulating on social media to the effect that President Hakainde Hichilema has confirmed the retirement of 54 senior police officers in national interest. The said letter, which is dated July 21, 2022, purported to be authored by the ministry’s permanent secretary, without stating…...
Parliament adopts motion to improve councillors’ conditions of service
PARLIAMENT yesterday adopted a motion to improve councillors’ conditions of service which was moved by Kanchibiya PF member of parliament Sunday Chanda. And seconder of the motion, Imanga Wamunyima, who is Nalolo PNUP member of parliament, said having demotivated councillors was a recipe for poor service delivery. Moving the motion, Wednesday, Chanda bemoaned the poor…...
PF, UPND ‘argue’ about who’s a better borrower in Parley
PF and UPND members of Parliament on Tuesday exchanged some ‘friendly jabs’, arguing about which party was better at borrowing, without causing problems for the country. Debating a motion on the annual borrowing plan of 2023, Lunte PF member of parliament Mutotwe Kafwaya wondered why the new dawn government was borrowing when they had been…...
ECZ violating rule of law by proceeding with Kabushi, Kwacha by-elections – COF
CHAPTER One Foundation executive director Linda Kasonde says ECZ’s decision to proceed with the Kabushi and Kwacha by-elections not only contravenes the High Court order to suspend the elections but is a violation of the rule of law. And PF information and publicity chairperson Raphael Nakacinda says ECZ’s decision is contemptuous and reckless, adding that…...