NAPSA Contribution Hike Story Fake, says Labour PS
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has dispelled media reports alleging that government intends to hike NAPSA employee contributions from five to 10 per cent and abolish the private pension...
View ArticleHoneymoon Short-Finance Minister
Finance Minister Dr Bwalya Ng’andu says honeymoon for his job is short as the terms of reference given to him by the Republican President to stabilize and grow the economy offer limited room for delay....
View ArticleKwangu Liwewe Denies Making ‘Erroneous’ Comment on eNCA Corruption Report
Zambian Journalist Kwangu Liwewe has expressed shock at accusations against her by Chief Government Spokesperson and Minister of information Dora Siliya, following a story aired on South Africa’s eNCA...
View ArticleParley Adopts Motion to Stop Data Bundle Expiry
Parliament has unanimously adopted a motion urging government to prohibit internet service providers from prescribed expiry dates on Internet bundles purchased by customers The mover of the motion,...
View ArticleZambia Envoy to SA Promises Implementation of Bilateral Deals
Zambia’s High Commissioner-Designate to the Republic of South Africa Major General Jackson Miti says he will ensure that the implementation of Bilateral Agreements signed between the two countries are...
View ArticlePharmacist Loses Appeal against Sentence for Theft of Drugs
A 35-year-old Pharmacist has lost an appeal in the Ndola High Court where he was challenging the five-year sentence slapped on him by the magistrates’ court for alleged theft of drugs. Keagan Simwale,...
View ArticleGood Education Must Match Good Infrastructure, says Kitwe DC
Kitwe District Commissioner Binwell Mpundu says a school should not have poor infrastructure because it is called a community school but should match with quality education. Mpundu said educating...
View ArticleMopani Grants Jerabos Controlled Access to Collect Stockpiled Material from...
Mopani Copper Mines has said it granted illegal miners controlled access to the relatively safe areas of the sinkhole to collect the material that they had stockpiled prior to Mopani’s securing of the...
View ArticleAusterity Measures Knock Out Sampa from EAZ Summit
Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa has been denied permission to travel to Livingstone for the inaugural Economic Association of National Summit as part of austerity measures by government. Ministry of Local...
View Article261 Mopani Workers Apply for Joinder in Case against Stanbic
About 261 workers from Mopani Copper Mines have applied to be joined to a case in which 154 of their colleagues have sued Stanbic Bank for unilaterally increasing interest rates on their personal...
View ArticleCatholic Bishops Distance Themselves from Demos For Constitution Bill
The Zambia Conference of the Bishops (ZCCB) has distanced itself from the planned demonstrations organised by some political parties and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in support of the NDF...
View ArticleLungu Defends Corruption Fight Record
President Edgar Lungu has complained that his government is being branded corrupt by its detractors whose major intention is to mask successes made in the fight against corruption. Speaking when he...
View ArticleNdola City Council Destroys Recalled Power SX Drink
The Ndola City Council has destroyed 5,136 bottles of Natural Power High Energy Drink SX seized from batches that had tested positive for Sildenafil Citrate after positive adulteration. According to a...
View ArticleChipolopolo Aim at Zebras
The Chipolopolo boys will this evening (Friday) set their African Nations Championship (CHAN) ambitions in motion when they take on the Zebras of Botswana at the Francistown Sports Complex. Coach...
View ArticleMushimba Orders UNZA Management not to Bar Students with Arrears from Writing...
Newly appointed Higher Education Minister Brian Mushimba has directed University of Zambia management not to bar students owing the institution from writing exams. Dr Mushimba who has also pledged to...
View ArticleMoxico Caught ‘Offside’ Again, Directors Face Jail for Contempt
Moxico Chief Executive Officer Mr Alan Davies is facing jail in Zambia for failing to obey an ex parte order of interim injunction restraining him and others from interfering with operations of the...
View ArticleUnknown People Attack Albino in Mpika
UNKNOWN people have attacked a 73 -year -old woman, an albino of Kabulamwinkiko village in Mpika District of Muchinga Province , cutting off her fingers and removed her tooth. Muchinga Province Police...
View ArticlePres. Lungu Extols Economic Summit Agenda…Summit Attracts Global Think Tanks
President Edgar Lungu says the economic summit held in Livingstone provides the country with an opportunity to interrogate its economic challenges. Speaking during the Economics Association of Zambia...
View ArticleZesco MD Talks Electricity Challenges
THE ECONOMIC SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS REGIONAL POWER CHALLENGES. SABC Foreign Editor Sophie Mokoena talked to Zesco Managing Director Victor Mundende who gave an insight of the regional and continental power...
View ArticleYaluma Underscores Youth and Women Role in Development
Commerce Minister Christopher Yaluma says it is imperative for African governments to embrace an inclusive approach to development. Speaking at the just ended Economic Summit in Livingstone, Yaluma...
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