Dear Editor, It is gratifying to hear President Edgar Lungu come out so strongly that there are a few companies that are benefiting from clearing jobs at the borders. The President should know that Zambia Revenue Authority Director General Kingsley Chanda is one of those having major clearing jobs and we have been left to […]
By JOHN SAKALA President Edgar Lungu has expressed concern that there is a paltry number of the elite benefiting from clearing at customs. Making his latest Facebook post, President Lungu said he has implored the Minister of Finance to ensure skewed business activities towards a few customs clearing agents is addressed. He said the anomaly […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Defence witness says he did not even question the credibility of the Chinese who engaged them to pose as security guard in the video. Sydney Mupeta 26, one of the accused persons told the court he was desperate for a job so he didn’t even care about the content on the contract […]
By JOHN SAKALA About 53 Konkola Copper Mines employees and 232 pupils from Nchanga Trust Secondary School were hospitalized following Sulphur dioxide emission from KCM acid plant. KCM Corporate Affairs General Manager Eugene Chungu has regretted the incidence which was caused by electrical surge. Mr Chungu said the incident occurred at the Nchanga 500 tonnes […]
By Staff Writer Another resident in Ndola’s Kawama Township has allegedly been shot dead by Zambia National Service officers barely a month after another resident was shot on allegations of mealie meal smuggling. Chifubu Member of Parliament Frank Ngambi confirmed the development which he described as unfortunate. Speaking in an interview, Mr Ngambi said the […]
Dear Mr President, We want to thank our Republican President for his Intervention in the matter involving the Australian investor Kenneth James Fitzgerald who was arrested by immigration officers and detained at Kansenshi on flimsy charges. Kenny has been released and he has so far flown back to Australia. May God bless you Mr President […]
Dear Editor, After seeing on social media where residents are drawing water a pipe at the graveyard, I was forced to give Zambians a proper feedback. I’m a resident of Kalulushi and the vandalism is as a result of Kalulushi Municipal Council allowing people to mold bricks within the graveyard using the same water. If […]
Dear Editor, Please speak for us as employees of Chinese contracted firm Hanhe Industries Zambia Limited at Nchanga concentrator. Imagine are working from 05:30 hours to 17:30hrs for those in day shift while those in night shift start from 18:00 hrs to 06:00 hrs. For loader operators are paid K3, 000 per month while Excavator […]
Dear Editor, Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) aspiring candidate Blackwell Siwale has been calling on FAZ to engage a full time for the Afcon qualifier matches. All his appeals seemed to be falling on deaf ears. Siwale’s argument has been that we cannot be using a part time coach for a mega undertaking. The loss […]
There was a situation at Konkola Copper Mines during the night shift where 42 employees were taken to Nchanga South hospital around 02:00 hrs related to suffocation from sulphur dioxide. The KCM employees and contractors are still in the hospital wards. More details later
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