We’re ready for Malawi – Mwila
ZAMBIA National Women’s team assistant coach Florence Mwila says the Copper Queens are prepared to face Malawi in today’s Cosafa semifinal at the Isaac Wolfson Stadium in Gqeberha. In an interview with FAZ Media, Mwila said she anticipated a very tricky fixture because Malawi had a very good side. Mwila said she was happy with…...
BolaBet partners with GameAid to fight gambling addiction
IN a quest to address sports gambling addiction, which mostly leads to mental disorders, GameAid Zambia and BolaBet have signed a partnership which will enable gambling addicts to receive much needed help. The partnership will enable BolaBet to invest over K170,000 to facilitate reforming programmes for game addicts by GameAid. BolaBet will first empower GameAid […]
We’ve not recorded any cholera cases – Muchima
HEALTH Minister Elijah Muchima says the country has not recorded any cholera case contrary to media reports. However, Muchima says there are many diarrhoea cases being recorded in the country. Addressing the nation yesterday, Muchima said media reports that Kanyama Level One Hospital had recorded a cholera case were not true. “I wish to address…...
Kalu mourns Chavuma players
FOOTBALL Icon Kalusha Bwalya has mourned the seven Chavuma Town Council players who died in a road traffic accident in Lunkuyu area along the Zambezi-Chavuma Road in Zambezi District. Yesterday, members of the football community converged at Luneta Day Secondary School grounds in Chavuma to pay their respects to four of the seven accident victims…...
Airmen fly into 2nd position with win over Warriors
STRIKERS Ricky Banda and Derick Bulaya contributed a goal each as Red Arrows jumped three steps up on the MTN Zambia Super League table to occupy second position after defeating Kabwe Warriors 2-0 in a rescheduled fixture played at the Godfrey Chitalu Stadium in Kabwe. The win excited Red Arrows assistant coach Kalililo Kakonje, who…...
Why must Zambians spend more on ZNBC which they don’t watch?
THE revelation from the Minister of Information and Media Cornelius Mweetwa that the government intends to increase TV levy to sustain the national broadcaster’s operations is uncalled for. According to the minister, the income that ZNBC generates is insufficient to meet its direct costs. He revealed that ZNBC earns about K9.5 million monthly from sales,…...
Court defers judgement in Saboi’s defamation case
THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court yesterday failed to deliver judgement in a matter where National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Saboi Imboela is accused of publishing defamatory matters against Clayson Hamasaka. This was because Magistrate Sylvia Munyinya, who is handling the matter, was not present. In this matter, Imboela is charged with two counts of libel. It…...
Cabinet approves Bill allowing ZRA to exempt some taxpayers from using smart invoicing system
CABINET has approved the Mobile Money Transaction Levy Bill, 2024, and the Zambia Revenue Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2024, for introduction in Parliament during the current sitting, with the latter aimed at providing immunity for ZRA staff. Further, Cabinet has approved the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2024, aimed at amending the Value Added Tax Act…...
ZRA demands K14.5bn in taxes from FIC cases
THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has revealed that it assessed K14.5 billion in taxes by the end of September 2024 from 510 cases submitted by the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC). In a statement, Wednesday, ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Oliver Nzala said out of these cases, the Authority specifically concluded 157 cases submitted between January and…...
8 illegal miners die in Chingola mine accident
EIGHT illegal miners have died after some earth collapsed and buried them alive at KCM’s COP 5 dump site in Chingola. And government has appealed to small-scale miners engaged in illegal mining at various dump sites to refrain from these activities, especially now that the rainy season has commenced. In a statement, Wednesday, Copperbelt Police…...
