Nkwazi coach targets first top 4 finish
NKWAZI coach Dennis Makinka says he wants to break the club’s record by finishing in the top four of the MTN Super League as his team faces MUZA at Nakambala Stadium in Mazabuka today. Three points separate MUZA in fourth position on the league table, from Nkwazi, sitting in fifth place. Nkwazi has never finished…...
DEC nabs FAZ chief, GS over money laundering
THE Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested FAZ president Andrew Kamanga, General Secretary Reuben Kamanga for money laundering offences. DEC has also arrested Madalitso Kamanga and Jairos Siame, who are not FAZ officials. Kamanga and his General Secretary appeared for interrogations over K341,901.00 paid to two non-FAZ officials in allowances, and K99,000 for air tickets…...
Indeed, HH must strike a balance to lead people in good and bad times
MONGU Diocese Catholic Bishop Evans Chinyemba has reminded President Hakainde Hichilema that Zambians have given him the responsibility to lead them whether in happy or difficult moments as the country battles the effects of drought and debt. Delivering a sermon on the Good Shepherd Sunday, Bishop Chinyemba compared the President to a shepherd who is…...
Allow me to see Mbaya as former president, I’ll precipitate anarchy if I stay longer, Lungu tells Kabwata Police
THEY can do me a favour as former president to just [let me] see the guy (Martin Mbaya) and go home, I’ll precipitate anarchy in a very short while if I stay here long, said former president Edgar Lungu during his visit to Kabwata Police Station yesterday. And Lungu says DEC’s actions of disrupting church…...
We’ll remain majority shareholders in KCM – Vedanta
VEDANTA Resources says it will continue to be the majority shareholder in Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) even as it seeks ways of raising finances. Recently, Reuters reported that International Resources Holdings (IRHs) had submitted an unsolicited bid to acquire majority shares in KCM. Asked in a press query whether Vedanta was in receipt of the…...
NRFA dismisses 3 directors
THE National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) has terminated the contracts of three directors. According to sources, those whose contracts were terminated include director for monitoring and evaluation Dr Yohanne Tembo, director fund management Vincent Nyambe and director corporate services Major Constantino Hara. And in an interview, NRFA Board Chairperson Noel Nkoma confirmed the dismissal of…...
Zambia recording an influx of new airlines – Tayali
MINISTER of Transport and Logistics Frank Tayali says the country is experiencing a lot of interest, as well as an influx of new airlines. And Tayali says if local engineering companies don’t rise up to the challenge of conducting reputable construction works, the Chinese will fill up the void. Speaking during the official opening of…...
Mopani unionised workers receive 13% salary hike
MOPANI Copper Mines PLC has awarded a 13 percent salary increment to all its unionised employees. In an interview, Tuesday, Mopani’s Public Relations Manager Nerbet Mulenga said the 13 percent increment awarded to the workers became the highest in the mining sector, further clarifying that the earlier reported 10 percent was just a proposal given…...
VERBATIM: Lawyer tells Kapata she’s free to keep changing her stories
Nchito SC: So, he’s the one who advised the president on policy matters of degazetting Forest 27? Jean Kapata: My Lady, degazetting forest…it’s not a policy. Nchito SC: It’s what? Jean Kapata: It’s a decision which he made. Nchito SC: It’s a policy matter madam. That’s a matter of policy, isn’t it? Jean Kapata: Well,…...
Govt closes Salford Private College over poor sanitation, offering illegal courses
MINISTER of Local Government and Rural Development Gary Nkombo has closed Salford Private College for operating under unsanitary conditions as well as offering courses which are not licenced by TEVETA. And Nkombo has directed all institutions which have no proper sanitation to close voluntarily before government pounces on them. Speaking when he addressed CDF funded…...
