By JOHN SAKALA in Chililabombwe Chililabombwe Member of Parliament Richard Musukwa says the Township roads in former ZCCM Townships are in a deplorable state and need urgent attention. Worsening the situation is that there is no contractor on site or selected to work on Chililabombwe roads to improve the outlook of the border town. Mr […]
By JOHN SAKALA State House Minister Freedom Sikazwe has imposed an electricity bill of K300, 000 on Kitwe City Council. This electricity bill was consumed by marketeers at Nakadoli market from the time the market was constructed during the MMD regime. Adding salt to the injury Mr Sikazwe directed the Council to further slash the […]
By Thulasizwe Tembo Ndola Mayor Amon Chisenga said the police will be called in if the worst goes to the worst with street vending. And Mayor Chisenga said there is no compromise to street vending, vowing that no one will be allowed to go back to the streets. Commenting on the move by some vendors to […]
By Staff Writer CNMC Luanshya Copper Mines (LCM) is faced with union politics which in the large extent will directly affect production at the mine. The situation is stifled and the James Chansa led National Union of Miners and Allied Workers (NUMAW) seems to be rocked by political storm. Already State House has led it […]
The president of the DR Congo Football Association (Fecofa) Constant Omari has been taken into custody as part of a probe into embezzlement. His detention was confirmed on Wednesday by an investigating magistrate. Omari, who is also on the Fifa Council and a vice president with the Confederation of African Football, is being held along […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Judicial and Allied Workers Union of Zambia (JAWU) has said that the voice of the trade unions has been weakened thereby making collective bargaining to suffer largely due to weak leadership of trade unions. JUWU President Peter Mwale said that most of the leaders have fallen prey to the dictates of the […]
By Mulenga Chapoloko in Kitwe Athletics icon Samuel Matete wants more efforts at the grassroots aimed at unearthing young runners who can help Zambia reap medals in international competitions. Matete believes lower level athletics especially in clubs and school has not been receiving the much needed attention. The 1996 Olympic Silver-medalist is looking forward to […]
By Thulasizwe Tembo The Kabwe Municipal Council has reduced all business levies by 50 per cent for the licensing period 2017 to 2018. The reduction comes amidst cries from the business community of high business levies charged by the Local Municipality in the district as compared to other districts. KMC Public Relations Manager Mumba Mafwenko […]
By Peart Siwale in Ndola Mining in the Copperbelt faces a crisis and the province is feeling the effects of what they say that copper is a waste asset. This crisis involves technical, economic, managerial and political issues. I will try to explain the nature of that crisis and thereafter propose measures to mitigate adverse […]
By JOHN SAKALA Nchanga Rangers has fired its entire technical bench citing poor performance of the coaches. The Club Chairperson Yoram Kapai announced the dismissal of the entire technical bench after the last game of the season against Nakambala Leopards. Kapai said the three were dismissed based on overall performance of the season which left […]
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