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There’s nothing sinister about filing nominations online – FAZ
FAZ president Andrew Kamanga has urged football administrators to embrace technology as Football House goes for polls. Kamanga encouraged FAZ presidential aspirant to file in their nominations online, but said the electoral committee had left the door open for those who preferred to physically file their nominations. Writing in his weekly column yesterday, Kamanga said…...
VJ calls for enhanced dialogue to end conflict in DRC
VETERAN politician Vernon Mwaanga says more should be done to engage the fighting forces, through diplomatic and political dialogue to end war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Last week M23 rebels captured Goma, an eastern city of nearly two million people, after a lightning advance in DR Congo’s eastern region. According to the…...
We’ll have a good maize yield this year – MoA
MINISTRY of Agriculture Director Dr Chizumba Shepande says the 2025 maize yield will be good. And Dr Shepande says the ministry has mapped 700 dams out of 2000 to ascertain suitable dams for irrigation. Speaking when he featured on Diamond TV’s Breakfast show, Monday, Dr Shepande said with the measures in place, citizens would be…...
We haven’t seen change in upholding human rights – COF
CHAPTER One Foundation Executive Director Josiah Kalala says the country has not seen significant change in terms of upholding human rights from the previous regime. Kalala says UPND has shown political commitment in issuing statements without action, making it difficult to effect change. Speaking when he featured on Diamond TV’s Breakfast show, Monday, Kalala said…...
Chikumbi files nomination for FAZ presidency
JOURNALIST and football administrator Godfrey Chikumbi has filed nominations for the election of the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) presidency, describing himself as the underdog in the race. FAZ has indicated that the upcoming elective annual general meeting will be staged in Livingstone on March 29 as councillors will converge to vote for the FAZ…...
2025 tax changes not conducive for small businesses – Hambayi
ECONOMIST Trevor says the 2025 tax budget changes are not conducive for small business. The implementation of the 2025 budget has seen some changes which include: the principal Act was amended to increase the maximum annual threshold for Turnover Tax to K5,000,000 from K800,000 for a person conducting business through the gig economy. The principal…...
Africa can’t thrive without fixing its energy mix – Maimbo
AFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) presidential aspiring candidate Samuel Maimbo says Africa cannot have a thriving industry without fixing its energy mix. Maimbo says Africa currently produces about 10 million graduates every year while creating only three million jobs. Meanwhile, Maimbo says there is need for Africa to fix its continental trade. Speaking when he featured…...
Financial performance of banking sector is satisfactory – MoF
GOVERNMENT says the Financial performance and condition in the banking sector remained satisfactory over the period 2022 to 2024. According to the Ministry of Finance and National Planning White Paper Medium Term Budget Plan 2025-2027, the positive performance was on account of consistent profitability, low levels of Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) among others. “The overall financial…...
US Aid is not an entitlement, African leaders must now use their brains
THE recent decision by the United States to suspend certain categories of aid to poor countries should be seen as a wake-up call for our continent, and for Zambia in particular. As Dr Samuel Maimbo, the African Development Bank presidential aspirant, rightly pointed out, the American foreign policy on aid is not a lifelong commitment…...