By Staff Writer The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested a quantity surveyor in the construction of the FTJ University for fraudulent facilitation of payment. Joseph Ngulube, 53 of Lusaka has been arrested and charged with one count of fraudulent facilitation of payment contrary to section 34 (2) (a) as read together with section 40(2) of […]
The First Session of the Thirteenth National Assembly will resume on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. The Session adjourned Sine Die on Friday, April, 1st 2022. Clerk of the National Assembly, Cecilia Mbewe confirmed the development in a statement. During the sitting, 30 PF Members of Parliament where suspended for 30 days for breaching parliamentary privileges […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Zambia Chamber of Mines says the dual investments announced today by First Quantum Minerals, totaling $ 1.35 billion, will have a transformative effect on the mining industry and the wider economy. Chief Executive of the Zambia Chamber of Mines Sokwani Chilembo said the announcement provided an exciting start to the African Mining […]
A 4-year-old boy, of Freedom Compound in Luanshya , Copperbelt, has been hospitalised, after he was severely beaten by his father. The juvenile was hanged upside-down to a Mango tree, before he was severely beaten, over the weekend, for allegedly leaving home to play with his friends. The boy also sustained swollen arms, legs and […]
Youth Alliance Executive Director Samson Mwale says the Zambian Government should ban marketing and use of all e-cigarette as new global research finds e-cigarettes to be harmful and addictive. Mr Mwale said the Australian National University published a research that found vaping, causing addiction in a new generation of users” and makes young people three […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) will start conducting the Continuous Registration of Voters on June 1st, 2022. The Commission will implement the continuous voter registration exercise in ten Districts and progressively to all the districts across the Country. The Commission said the Ten Districts are Choma, Mongu, Solwezi, Kasama, Kabwe, Lusaka, […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has unveiled a 1.35 billion United States Dollars package of new projects. FQM has approved plans to invest 1.25 billion United States Dollars in its long-awaited expansion of Kansanshi’s operations in Solwezi – known as the ‘S3’ project. The mining firm will use the final 100 million United […]
By Staff Writer ZCCM-IH has welcomed the announcement by First Quantum Mine (FQM) to invest $1.25 billion in the S3 Kansanshi mine expansion project. ZCCM-IH Board Chairperson Dolika Banda said the board is elated with this announcement as it will lead to renewed vibrancy in the mining sector. Ms Banda said ZCCM-IH is pleased to […]
By Staff Writer Kanchibiya Member of Parliament Sunday Chanda has urged Government to prioritize the transformation of farming blocks located in different parts of the country into crop processing centers. Mr Chanda said Zambia has farming blocks established by Government under the farm block development programme (FBDP). He said transforming farming blocks like Manshya Farm […]
By Staff Writer The Zambian Roads & Highway Safety Group (ZRHSG) has urged parents and school administrators to exercise maximum caution and care as they ferry pupils to their respective schools as term two opens. ZRRHSG Group Admin Mthoniswa Banda said the group is shocked that most of the Zambian highways are not fit and […]
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