By Mercy Chewe The Zambia National Soccer Team has commenced primary preparations for the June back-to-back 2023 Africa Cup qualifiers. Zambia will face Ivory Coast on June 3 in their opening AFCON qualifier before hosting Comoros four days later at National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka. Chipolopolo coach Aljosa Asanovic led the team of local players […]
By Staff Writer National Action for Quality Education in Zambia ( NAQEZ) says that government is expected to quickly address the shortage of desks in schools due overwhelming enrollments of learners to free education. NAQEZ Executive Director said the introduction of free education in public schools has caused the critical shortages of desks in schools […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The Economic and Financial Crimes Court has freed Former minister of tourism Ronald Chitotela in the matter where he was charged with two counts of possessing property suspected to be proceeds of crime. Lusaka Magistrate Jennifer Bwalya discharged Mr Chitotela because he entered into a settlement agreement with the Anti-Corruption Commission for […]
Copperbelt Permanent Secretary Augustine Kasongo has directed heads of government departments in the province to ensure all bottlenecks to communities accessing Constituency Development Funds (CDF) are resolved. Mr Kasongo said this is the only way of ensuring that the people benefit from the community development money under the new dawn administration. speaking in Kitwe today […]
By Staff Writer Technology and Science Minister Felix Mutati has disclosed that the Ministry is closely collaborating with security wings, financial institutions and other key sectors to ensure the protection of the over 160,000 mobile money agents. The Minister disclosed this yesterday at a joint briefing with AYO, a subsidiary of MTN Zambia, offering insurance […]
Senegalese President Macky Sall has expressed support to Paris Saint-Germain and Senegalese player Idrissa Gueye amid reports the footballer refused to wear a rainbow-coloured number on the back of his jersey. Players in France last weekend wore the shirts with rainbow-coloured numbers to show support to the LGBTQ movement, French state-owned broadcaster France 24 reports. […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says lowering the country’s annual inflation rate will result in further reduction in the cost of living. JCTR Executive Director Alex Muyebe said the latest inflation rate which has slowed down to 11.5 percent will benefit consumers as the rate at which prices of good […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Government says there are 115 Secondary Schools whose works have stalled countrywide. Education Minister Douglas Syakalima says 115 Secondary countrywide have had their works stalled, stating that most of the stalled works are for boarding schools. Mr Syakalima said the boarding school for the Deaf in Lusaka’s Munali Township is one of […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Police in Lusaka have formerly charged and arrested five women suspected for the offence of Child Stealing at D block of the University Teaching Hospital Police Spokesperson Rae Hamonga has identified the five suspects as Precious Nkunika 28 of, house number 29 Miluma road in Woodlands an employee of the Judiciary, Nelly […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested a 27- year-old suspected notorious Drug dealer of Lusaka’s Matero Township. The Drug Dealer identified as Danny Mapulanga, who is also a businessman, has been arrested for trafficking in 350 sachets of Heroin. And DEC Public Relations Officer Mathius Kamanga said Mapulanga are in Police […]
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