The Duchess of Sussex has apologised to a court for forgetting she asked a senior aide to brief the authors of a biography about her. She denied intentionally misleading the High Court after a privacy case appeal heard her ex-spokesman gave information to the authors of Finding Freedom. Jason Knauf’s evidence said Meghan gave him […]
Liverpool marksman Mo Salah leads Egypt against Angola this weekend with the clear objective of ending his scoring drought to help lift his nation into the final stage of Africa World Cup qualifying. Qualifying for the 2022 tournament in Qatar intensifies on the continent with the last two group rounds, with victory in Luanda moving […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Ministry of Labour and Social Security has directed Management at Sinohydro at Kafue Gorge lower to pay workers an agreed Covid-19 quarantine allowance. Labour Commissioner, Givens Muntengwa said the Ministry intervened in an effort to resolve a strike that has lasted 14 days from the first day workers downed tools at Sinohydro […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Minister of Information and Media Chushi Kasanda says she is concerned with the low salaries and poor working conditions Journalists in some media houses are exposed to. Ms Kasanda who has described the situation as disheartening, and unacceptable that some institutions can be paying their journalists as low as K900 per month. […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Chief Executive Officer, Christopher Sheppard, has retired and will be leaving the Company on November 12, 2021. Mr Sheppard has been CEO of KCM since March 18, 2019 and took on additional roles of CEO for Konkola Mineral Resources Limited (KMRL) and interim CEO for KCM SmelterCo Limited […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Chipangali Council Chairperson Maxson Nkhoma says that the allegations that Local Authorities have no capacity to manage the increased amount of Constituency Development Fund are a misplaced and ill conceived. Mr Nkhoma said the ongoing debate about the increased amount for CDF from K1.6 million to K25.7 million to be given to […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Muchinga Province Member of Parliament Emmanuel Banda has been named as part of the thirteen members of Constituency Development Fund Committee (CDFC). Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Garry Nkombo approved the CDFC committee for Muchinga Constituency in Serenje District and also named the members This development was announced by Council […]
By Staff Writer The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in collaboration with the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) have seized a consignment of Benylin with Codeine syrup at Victoria Falls Border in Livingstone. The consignment was discovered during a search conducted on a Shalom Truck which was coming from South Africa. This is contained in a joint […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE A-16- year-old boy of Chingola has been killed by suspected stone dealers (illegal miners) after a drinking spree. The Juvenile of 34 Mushili Road Chiwempala, was allegedly punched on the nose and fell on the edge of the road, and was rushed to Chawama health center where he died in the early […]
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has asked each citizen to take responsibility for the country’s development rather than always demanding it from the politicians. He said he had hundreds of messages on his phone from people asking him “to run their families for them” just because he is president – adding that MPs had similar messages […]
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Maimbo Mweemba
