We’re in a desperate situation, Nalumango tells IFAD

VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango has told UN International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD) Associate Vice President Corporate Services Department, Guoqi Wu, that the country is in a desperate situation because of drought. Vice-President Nalumango says the country has had calamity after calamity in terms of agriculture and food security. Speaking during the meeting with Wu on…...
Lsk woman agrees with Pamodzi massage therapist to resolve issue privately

A LUSAKA woman has entered into a consent judgement with Pamodzi Hotels and one of its employees, in a matter in which she sued the two, seeking damages due to the sexual harassment she was allegedly subjected to during a massage session. The trio has told the court that due to the nature of the…...
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HH fires ZPPA boss

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has, with immediate effect, terminated the appointment of Idah Chella as Director General of the Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA). In a statement, Thursday, State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka indicated that the President was wishing Chella well in her future endeavors. “President Hakainde Hichilema has, pursuant to Article 270 of…...
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Olympic qualification means a lot to me – Mwape

BRUCE Mwape says it means a lot to him that he guided the Copper Queens to a second successive Olympic Games qualification, after edging Morocco with a 2-0 score line in Rabat yesterday. Barbara Banda lifeted the Copper Queens over Morocco with a brace, overturning a 2-1 deficit from the first leg of the qualifier…....
We want to reach the semifinal, says Cristoforetti as Zambia faces Ghana

THE futsal national team starts its quest to challenge for the 2024 TotalEnergies Morocco AFCON title with a game against Ghana in Rabat, Morocco, this evening. The Futsal AFCON will run until April 17 with Zambia placed in Group A alongside hosts Morocco, Angola and Ghana. The tournament acts as a World Cup qualifier, where…...
Pakistani national denies possessing proceeds of crime

A PAKISTANI national has appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court and denied being in possession of property reasonably suspected of being proceeds of crime. Wadhat Hussain faces charges of possession of property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime, as per Section 71 of the Forfeiture of Proceeds of Crime Act No. 19 of 2010…...
Zesco must be restructured to make it efficient in diversifying energy sources – Sensio

FORMER Kasenengwa MP Sensio Banda says government must restructure Zesco to make it more efficient in diversifying its energy sources. And Banda says Zesco must work with the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) to provide people who work from markets with power generators on loan. In an interview, Banda said Zesco needed a community enterprise…...
High Court strikes off Judge Mulife from his ex-advocate’s libel case

The Lusaka High Court has granted an application of misjoinder for Justice Kenneth Mulife in a matter where he was sued for libel by former Judiciary research advocate Bright Kaluba. Kaluba alleges that Judge Mulife made defamatory remarks against him after he reported the High Court Judge to his superior for pre-writing judgments. As a…...