KBF responds to NGOCC: “We can’t be prosperous without a big population”

KELVIN Fube Bwalya has clarified his call for women to have more babies, saying he was trying to encourage them not to forget their role as mothers, which is to produce the next generation. The Zambia Must Prosper leader has also insisted that President Hakainde Hichilema has no vision for the country, claiming that even…...
Priest wonders whether UPND is waiting for PF to complete power installation at Kapatu Mission

CATHOLIC Priest Fr Benny Chinangwa has expressed frustration with the UPND government for delaying the completion of a power installation project at Kapatu Mission in Lunte District, which was initiated under the previous PF administration. Meanwhile, Archbishop Ignatius Chama has voiced concerns over civil servants not aligning with President Hakainde Hichilema’s directive that the government…...
HELSB awards 600 student loans to Mukuba University students

THE Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board has awarded 600 student loans to first-year students at Mukuba University for the 2024/2025 academic year. In a statement, Sunday, HELSB Manager of Corporate Communications and Customer Service Chiselwa Kawanda said the board received 1,378 applications, of which 1,218 were eligible for sponsorship and 160 were ineligible. “The…...
We’d like to see 60% women representation in Parliament – NGOCC

NGOCC Executive Director Anne Anamela says her organisation would like to see women holding 60 percent of Parliamentary seats, with 25 percent of those being young women. And Justice Minister Princess Kasune says it is time for Zambia to implement policies that mandate minimum representation for women in political offices. Speaking during the Centre for…...
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I’m disappointed with Ivory Coast defeat – Grant

ZAMBIA National Team coach Avram Grant has been left frustrated after the Chipolopolo Boys recorded a sixth consecutive defeat in all competitions following a 2-0 thumping by African champions Ivory Coast in a Group G Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier played on Friday night at the Stade De La Paix, in Bouake, Ivory…...
Power Dynamos ready for Arrows – Mutapa

POWER Dynamos coach Osward Mutapa says the Kitwe giants are ready to face Red Arrows in today’s rescheduled Week-2 MTN Super League fixture at Arthur Davies Stadium after preparing adequately for the defending champions. Mutapa says Power Dynamos are determined to bounce back to winning ways after starting the season with an exciting 2-1 over…...
Court orders Lendmepay to pay Kasonde, another $36,500 Director fees

THE Lusaka High Court has mandated that Lendmepay Zambia Limited pay US$14,000 to lawyer Linda Kasonde and US$22,500 to Janice Matwi for unpaid director fees. Kasonde, who served as non-executive chairperson of the company from September 1, 2018, to June 4, 2020, was awarded US$14,000. Matwi, a professional accountant and non-executive director from January 1,…...
Police probe false abduction report filed by Makeni woman

POLICE in Lusaka are investigating a case involving a 25-year-old woman from Makeni who is alleged to have fabricated an abduction report after being left at a motel following a night of heavy drinking. The woman, identified as Bessy Apex, reportedly informed her boyfriend, Luwi Kasoka, 26, from Kuku Compound, that she had been locked…...
Lsk woman drags G10 pupil to court for marriage interference

A LUSAKA woman has dragged her husband’s girlfriend, a Grade 10 pupil, to court for marriage interference, lamenting that the girl sends her provocative photos and videos of herself with the husband while they are in lodges. This is in a matter where Getrude Nkhoma of Zanimuone Compound has sued Agness Ngoma, 18, of Kabanana…...