Mulenga tips Copper Queens to win gold at Paris Olympics
ZAMBIA’S Ambassador to France, Judith Mulenga, has encouraged the Bruce Mwape tutored Copper Queens to aim high and fight for a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics set to officially kick off on July 26 in France. Mulenga believes the Copper Queens, who will compete in Group B at the Olympics alongside the United…...
FIC trends report has exposed Kawana and his minister Mweetwa
THE UPND government has embarked on a campaign to rubbish the recently released Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) trends report which revealed that K13.58 billion worth of suspected illicit financial transactions have been detected and reported to law enforcement agencies. Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says the report is fake, misleading and lacking facts. He has…...
Parley challenges court’s decision to halt removal of 9 PF MPs
THE National Assembly has asked the Lusaka High Court to set aside its order staying Second Deputy Speaker Moses Moyo’s decision to declare nine PF seats vacant and granting the affected MPs leave to challenge the decision. National Assembly Deputy Clerk for Procedure Cecilia Sikatele-Mambwe has submitted that the MPs’ case is bound to fail…...
ZRA, Public Protector sign MoU to address taxpayer complaints
THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and Office of the Public Protector (OPPZ) have signed an MoU to promote integrity, accountability and transparency in the public service. Speaking during the signing ceremony, Tuesday, ZRA Commissioner General Dingani Banda said the partnership with OPPZ was an important platform for addressing taxpayer complaints and grievances. “OPPZ being the…...
1 dead, 8 family members injured after man sets matrimonial home on fire
A ONE-YEAR-OLD baby has died while eight other members of the same family are nursing serious burns in Kitwe’s Kawama Township after a man set his matrimonial house ablaze. Beauty Mambwe, 56, is admitted to Kitwe Teaching Hospital together with her children and grandchildren after her ex-husband burnt their house upon learning that she had…...
HH shouldn’t take booing of Kasune lightly – Mundubile
MPOROKOSO PF member of parliament Brian Mundubile says President Hakainde Hichilema must take the booing of Princess Kasune by Keembe residents as a sign that citizens are not happy with him. On Friday, Keembe residents booed their area MP, Kasune, during the burial ceremony of a businessman after she compared the deceased’s entrepreneurship skills to…...
Prioritise expeditious completion of projects, HH tells PPP Council
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has urged the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Council to prioritise the expeditious completion of projects under their oversight and to initiate similar projects across the country. In a statement shared on his Facebook page, President Hichilema disclosed that he met with the PPP Council yesterday to discuss government’s focus on PPPs as…...
Binwell offers his seat for Jay Jay’s release
NKANA Independent MP Binwell Mpundu says he is ready to give up his seat if Petauke Independent MP Emmanuel Jay Banda is released. And Mpundu says he is impressed by Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti and First Deputy Speaker Attractor Chisangano’s conduct in the House lately. Speaking on 5FM’s Burning Issue, Tuesday, Mpundu…...
Muchende must also resign, demands TI-Z
TRANSPARENCY International Zambia (TI-Z) has called for the resignation of Solicitor General Marshal Muchende to pave for investigations into the corruption allegations against him. In an interview, Wednesday, Nyambe said whether or not Shamakamba’s resignation was induced, it was welcome. “The decision by Mr Thom Shamakamba to resign his position as director general of the…...
Chingola jerabos riot
POLICE in Chingola yesterday fought running battles with illegal miners popularly called jerabos who ran amok after being told not to mine from dump 16 belonging to Mimbula Minerals. Chingola District Commissioner Raphael Chimupi, who expressed disappointment with the conduct of the miners, said the protesting jerabos also went into markets where some properties were…...
