Govt must stop giving mining licences to foreigners – Andyford
PEOPLE’s Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda has urged government to stop awarding mining licences to foreigners so that the country can leverage the anticipated demand for rare minerals. And Banda says the UPND government’s priorities on mining are misplaced. In an interview, Banda said if Zambia had a thinking government, it would have…...
Professional Insurance injects K1.2m into KK marathon
PROFESSIONAL Insurance has invested K1,250,000 in support of the upcoming Kenneth Kaunda Day Marathon scheduled for April 28. The Kenneth Kaunda Day Marathon is an event aimed at celebrating the life and legacy of Zambia’s First Republican President, Kenneth Kaunda, who passed away on June 17, 2021, at the age of 97. Speaking during the…...
Copper Queens in Morocco hurdle
THE Zambia women’s national team faces its biggest test in the race for Olympic qualification today, with a game against Morocco at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola. Not since overcoming stubborn Cameroon for the automatic qualification to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has the pressure been so much on Zambia. Morocco are 2022 WAFCON runners-up and…...
Opportunity to officiate at Olympics thrills Chikotesha
ZAMBIA’S referee Diana Chikotesha is excited to be selected as one of the officials to officiate at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France. Chikotesha has made the 89-member match officials list (21 referees, 42 assistant referees, 20 video match officials, and six support referees) from 45 countries appointed by the FIFA Referees Committee for the…...
Talk is cheap, Mugeni won’t finish the fight – Mwale
AFRICA Boxing Union (ABU) bantamweight champion Davy Mwale has told Kenyan challenger, James Mugeni, that “talk is cheap,” after the latter promised to wrestle the ABU title away from Mwale. Upon arrival at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) on Wednesday, Mugeni said he was in the country to give Mwale a beating he would…...
PF could be involved in illegal cultivation of timber – Mung’andu
CHAMA South PF MP Davison Mun’gandu says his party could be involved in the illegal cultivation of timber. On Sunday, Police arrested and charged Chief Chikwa of the Senga speaking people of Chama District in Eastern Province for cutting timber in a game restricted area. But later, PF claimed that Mung’andu and Green Economy and…...
WCFCB denies slashing financial commitment for Lusaka-Ndola highway
THE Workers’ Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB) has refuted claims suggesting a reduction in its financial commitment towards the construction of the Lusaka-Ndola dual carriageway. Some netizens have alleged that WCFCB would only inject $50 million into the construction, cutting its initial commitment of $100 million for the project undertaken by Macro Oceans Investment Consortium…....
Kabuswe’s failure to explain ‘sale’ of Mopani shares to IRH
MANY Zambians have been commending the UPND government for securing an investor to take over Mopani Copper Mines. Citizens, especially those from the Copperbelt are happy that at least one of the critical assets will be brought back on track. But like in any other development, critics have spotted something to raise an issue regarding…...
Dumpsite where 2 miners died doesn’t belong to us – KCM
KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) says Chingola Open Pit (COP) number 5, where two illegal miners died recently, is not owned by the mining company despite being its operation area many years ago. Two illegal miners were recently reported to have died, while one survived after the earth collapsed and buried them while they were conducting…...
Cassava meal lasts longer in the tummy than maize meal, HH tips Zambians
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says cassava meal is a great alternative to maize meal because it even lasts longer in the tummy. Speaking when he officiated at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Research (IITA), Thursday, President Hichilema said Zambians would soon have a choice of cassava meal on their shelves and there would be an…...
