Mobile Money Transaction Levy Bill passes second reading

THE Mobile Money Transaction Levy Bill has passed the second reading stage in the National Assembly after a majority of parliamentarians voted in the affirmative. The Mobile Money Transaction Levy Bill came up for reading, Friday. After voting, the Bill was read a second time after which Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti indicated…...
Kabuswe angers industry experts with his Mopani statement

FORMER commerce minister Bob Sichinga has challenged Mines Minister Paul Kabuswe to disclose in what capacity he was negotiating the Mopani deal if he claims government had no shares in the mine. And former Kasenengwa PF member of parliament Sensio Banda says Kabuswe’s failure to provide satisfactory answers on the sale of Mopani may result…...
We’ve only been in office for 3 years but other African countries are learning from us – HH

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the United Nations is now using Zambia as an example of what they call a minimum policy due to the successful roll out of free education. And President Hichilema says African countries are now learning from him on how he has managed to implement the Constituency Development Fund as a tool…...
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Court convicts Spax Mining for K4.4m tax evasion

The State has convicted Spax Mining Limited for furnishing false statements and tax return invoices which resulted in loss of government revenue amounting to K4,490,523.68. According to a statement issued by The Zambia Revenue Authority, Sunday, Spax Mining has since paid the said amount and an additional K100,000 which is the cost incurred by the…...
Your worth as a woman

You can be a villain in someone’s story and never know of it. After 15 years, her ex-husband’s friend finally gathered the courage to ask her why she chose to walk out of the marriage. “Yours was an admirable union, and I felt shattered that you walked out,” he said. So she asked him, “Do […]
This year, I’ve divorced close to 1,000 couples – Magistrate Mumba

When people tie the knot and say, “I do,” no one imagines that a day might come when they can no longer stand their partner and opt for divorce. Yet it seems divorce is getting more and more common by the second. But why is divorce on the rise? What could possibly be going wrong…...
Lsk man demands K15,000 for daughter’s “damage”

A 53-year-old man of Lusaka’s Chazanga compound has dragged a 26-year-old man from the same area to court for breaking his daughter’s virginity and impregnating her. Kaisa Kandela is demanding K15,000 or three cows from Joseph Mubanga, whom he said has been stubborn and denied impregnating his daughter, even though he admits to having had…...
I masturbate because my wife doesn’t have sex with me, Lsk man tells court

The Matero Local Court has heard that a married couple of Lusaka’s Lusaka West has only had sex three times in the last 10 months. This is a matter in which Rebecca Sakala, 40, dragged her husband to court for divorce because he threatens to kill her and she “keeps him like one of the…...
Diabetes isn’t a death sentence, I’ve lived a full life with it for 33 years – Vaghela

Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 33 years ago at only five years old, Kaajal Vaghela’s life changed forever. Having to adjust her lifestyle and stick to it in order to remain healthy was definitely challenging at first but she now says it’s her secret to staying and feeling young. And I can confirm, she looks…...