The adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee has banned Kalusha Bwalya, member of the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), for two years from all football-related activities (administrative, sports or any other) at both national and international level. The investigation against Mr Bwalya was opened on 28 February 2017, and focused […]
Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) boasts of being one of the largest employer in Zambia and also the backbone of the economy of Chingola, Chililabombwe, Kitwe and Nampundwe where it operate. Though KCM is known for delayed payment to its contractors and suppliers, the mining firm has in the past stood tall on the matters related […]
By JOHN SAKALA Patriotic Front (PF) will begin intra party elections at ward, constituency and district level beginning in September this year. PF Secretary General Hon Davies Mwila today made the most awaited announcement in Lusaka. Mr Mwila said Lusaka will have Ward elections between September 1 to 14, Constituency polls between September 15 to […]
Legal Opinion By Jeff Mbewe Okay! So after Zimbabwean senior leader of the MDC-Alliance – Tendai Biti – was denied asylum into Zambia, and handed over to his country’s authorities, despite that his legal team obtained from High Court Judge Justice Gertrude Chawatama , an order for Judicial review, against the action of the Zambian […]
By JOHN SAKALA Kapiri Mposhi Town Council has buried and closed illegal manganese mine in Chief Mukonchi’s area that was a danger to the surrounding villages and a public road. The local villagers in Katelemuna area of Chief Mukonchi have been mining manganese illegally without the requisite permit or license for small scale mining obtained […]
By GEORGE SICHULA If you are living in the PAST or in the FUTURE, you will never find a meaning in the PRESENT. Sometimes we may long for the future or be blinded by the past when our life is happening right in front of us. As you become more present, you begin to re-perceive […]
By JOHN SAKALA Zesco customers have accused the power utility firm of lacking proper rationale when it comes to the export of power. But Zesco Public Relations Manager Hazel Zulu has said the currently load management affecting the northern part of Zambia are temporal necessitated by system upgrade. Zesco customer based on the Copperbelt Ruth […]
Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya yesterday opened the Endoscopy Centre at the Levy Mwanawasa Teaching Hospital with support from the Government of China towards Zambia’s health sector. Dr Chilufya said Endoscopy Services have for a long time eluded most of public hospitals, despite their critical importance, the services have been restricted to those that can afford […]
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congo’s President Joseph Kabila will not stand in the election scheduled for December, a spokesman said, finally agreeing to obey a two-term limit but picking a hard-core loyalist under European Union sanctions to stand instead. The announcement on Wednesday by spokesman Lambert Mende that former interior minister Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary would represent […]
The Police department in Solwezi district in North-western Province has intensified traffic patrols along the main road due to increased traffic accidents. North-western Province Commissioner of Police, Hudson Namachila says his office has received reports that drivers are ignoring the road signage, resulting to an increase in road traffic accidents in the district. Speaking in […]
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