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MMD Suffers Another Blow - Nalumango Defects
THE opposition MMD has suffered another setback with former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Mutale Nalumango defecting to the United Party for National Development (UPND). Ms Nalumango, who is former Information and Broadcasting Services Minister in the MMD administration, said she wanted to work with a vibrant opposition political party. She urged the Patriotic Front (PF) Government ...
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Lusaka Bus Drivers Cops Clash
BUSINESS came to a standstill on Freedom Way in Lusaka yesterday when angry bus drivers and their sympathisers blocked the road with a stationary bus, concrete blocks and tree branches in protest against police officers' alleged assault on a fellow driver. Shop owners quickly closed their premises in fear of possible looting though an hour later, police in riot gear arrived to calm the ...
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Sports Council Helps Cricketers
THE Sports Council of Zambia (SCZ) has given the Zambia Cricket Union (ZCU) KR25,000 for the 2013 International Cricket Council (ICC) Africa U-19 Cricket World Cup qualifiers (CWC) Division1 tournament to be held in Kampala from the May 24-30. ZCU president Reuben Chama said in an interview in Lusaka yesterday that the contribution from the SCZ had made it possible for the team to fly out ...
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Death of Multichoice Managers Saddens SCZ
THE Sports Council of Zambia (SCZ) has said it is saddened by the demise of two senior MultiChoice Zambia managers in a road traffic accident on Sunday evening. SCZ spokesperson, Smart Mwitwa in a letter addressed to MultiChoice Zambia public relations manager, Marlon Kananda and made available to the Times yesterday said, it was with a sense of deep shock and regret that the Council learnt of ...
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Whyte Fails to Break Zambian Jinx
ZIMBABWE'S motor rally champion driver Jamie Whyte failed to break the Zambia International Rally jinx when he once again came up short in the tough three-day event which ended in Lusaka on Sunday. Whyte (53) has never clinched the first podium place at this big international motor rallying event in Lusaka and the "ghosts of the past" returned to haunt him again at the weekend ...
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Injuries Haunt Renards Local Team With Rodrick Kabwe Doubtful
Zanaco midfielder Roderick Kabwe is a doubt for Saturday's international friendly against Namibia after limping off the pitch during the local national team players' training this morning at Nkoloma Stadium. Kabwe is one of the 24 players summoned by Herve Renard as he hopes to assess local players for possible inclusion in the sqaud that will face Lesotho and Sudan on June 8 and 15 ...
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Andrew Denies Soliciting Fratelli Locci Cash
FORMER Republican President Rupiah Banda's son, Andrew says the US$25,000 and other money paid to AB Logistics was for his company for the services rendered to Fratelli Locci SRI Limited. Opening his defence before Lusaka Chief Resident Magistrate Joshua Banda yesterday, Andrew, who refused soliciting and receiving a two per cent gratification from Fratelli Locci, an Italian company ...
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Zambia DRC Should Fight Border Crime
Lubumbashi - ZAMBIA and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) should come up with a solution to smuggling and trans-border crime that are undermining peace and security of the two neighbouring countries, Defence Permanent Secretary Rose Saukatula has said. Ms Saukatula said this during the opening of the eighth session of the Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) here yesterday. The three-day ...
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Dont Demonise New Political Parties - Unza Don
University of Zambia don Dr Eusten Chiputa says there is no need to demonize former ministers who are forming political parties as it is their democratic right. Chiputa said there jumping ship from the ruling party could be an indication that the boat was steering off course. He said while they may not command a large following their voice on national issues could jack up the ruling party to ...
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Bus drivers and call boys riot along Freedom Way in Lusaka
Freedom Way in Lusaka was yesterday a scene of running battles between Police and Bus drivers.The chaos was sparked off after Police beat up a minibus driver who later abandoned his bus on Freedom Way.Angry bus drivers and call boys protested by blocking the road further by dumping bricks and logs alongside the stationary bus. The angry mob shouted anti Police slogans and others expressed their ...
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Charlotte Scott in Malawi for Kamuzu Banda Celebrations
Second lady Charlotte Scott is in Malawi to join in celebrations of the life of fallen ruler Kamuzu Banda. Charlotte paid tribute to the late Kamuzu whose reign ended ignominiously after he was resoundingly rejected by the Malawian people after years of living under what many considered an autocratic state. Press attache at the Zambian mission in Malawi Chansa Kabwela said Charlotte had ...
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Nevers Condemns Abduction of Lusambo By PF
Opposition Movement for Multi Party Democracy (MMD) president Nevers Mumba has condemned the behaviour by Patriotic Front cadres to manhandle two of his party's members who were waiting for him at City Market. Patriotic Fronts youths manhandled MMD die hard youth chairperson Bowman Lusambo and his colleague Scorpion Kadobi who they whisked to an unknown place before handing them to the ...
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Former Daily Mail Boss Pleads With Court
FORMER Zambia Daily Mail deputy managing director Davis Mataka yesterday pleaded with the court to accept his explanation over the absence of his defence lawyer, Sunday Nkonde and grant him the last adjournment. Mataka's lawyer was not before court yesterday after adjourning on Monday on similar grounds. The accused appeared before senior resident magistrate Aridah Chuulu who had asked ...
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Andrew Banda met Fratelli Locci way before his Father- Rupiah Banda became president
FORMER Republican President Rupiah Banda's son, Andrew said that he came to know the Locci family around 2006 way before his father became president and that the issue of giving him two percent for any services rendered to the company started way back. Opening his defence before Chief Resident Magistrate Joshua Banda yesterday, Andrew refused soliciting and receiving 2% gratification from ...
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Div One Round upGreen Eagles open six point lead
Green Eagles made their intentions of bouncing back to the Super Division known on Sunday when they opened a six point lead at the top of the FAZ Division One South despite recording a draw. Eagles went six points clear off second placed Lusaka City Council after settling for 1-1 draw with Lusaka Dynamos to amass 26 points. LCC who have 20 points were on Sunday held to a goalless draw by ...
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Kalusha It was hard to retire
Kalusha Bwalya has recounted that it was not easy for him to retire from active football. The ex-Chipolopolo skipper officially announced his retirement in 2001 before coming out briefly to score a lone goal in Zambia's 1-0 win over Liberia in a 2006 World Cup qualifier in Lusaka in 2005 when he was national team coach. In his latest Forbes Magazine column, Kalusha said he was lucky to ...
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Small Business Cash Flow Management
TODAY I will continue looking at some of the business challenges faced by the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). There is a strong need for business owners to know how to respond to any condition of a business at any given stage. Today I look at the challenges of cash flows in a business set up. Before I look at the problems cash flows pose, I want first to describe what a cash flow is for ...
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Zambia Continued Dependence On Nshima Not Good
THE Government's removal of subsidy on maize and fertiliser - justifiably or not - has helped to revive the argument on the need to diversify consumption from nshima to other foods. Were Zambians made to survive on only nshima made from maize meal as staple food? What of other crops like rice, sweet potatoes, cassava, Irish potatoes, macaroni, finger millet and sorghum? Recently, while ...
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Woo Investments From Zambians in Diaspora - PMRC
Government has been urged to put in place deliberate policies that will attract investment capital from Zambians living in the Diaspora. According to a policy analysis statement by the Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC), Zambians in the Diaspora were a "national asset" in contributing to the country's economic development if deliberate policies were put in place to ...
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By-Election Expenditure Beyond K4 Billion Is Illegal - Mulongoti
Opposition People's Party (PP) president Mike Mulongoti says spending beyond the budgeted K4 billion the for by-elections is illegal without parliament approval of the supplementary budget by parliament. And Mulongoti says it was strange for a president who was trying to save money to send over 80 ministers across the country to explain a flawed policy like the removal of subsidies. ...
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IZB Rolls Out Lending Scheme for Women Groups
DESPITE the positive macro-economic performance Zambia has achieved in the recent years, financial inclusion continues to be a challenge as a number of Zambians remain without access to financial services. Further, the entry of new commercial banks and the expansion of products and services by market players have not helped in changing the situation as some parts of Zambia have no banking and ...
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Ex-Speaker Nalumango Joins UPND
Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has unveiled former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Mutale Nalumango as a new member giving the party another significant catch, particularly outside the Southern Province block, after the recent unveiling of Dr Canicius Banda. UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema welcomed the former Movement for Multi-party Democracy Kaputa Member of ...
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ZRL to Haul 1 Million Tonnes Cargo
ZAMBIA Railways Limited (ZRL) has projected to move 1.13 million tonnes worth of import and export cargo by the end of this year, acting managing director Muyenga Atanga has said. He said the company was targerting to haul goods which include copper, sulphur, and sugar within and outside Zambia. Dr Atanga, who is also Transport and Communication Permanent Secretary, said Zambia Railways was ...
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Zambia Growing Trade Key to Poverty Alleviation Says Chenda
Government has said growing the economy through increased trade is one way that can help the country to address issues of poverty. Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Emmanuel Chenda said in Lusaka yesterday that one of the biggest challenges Zambia was faced with was dealing with issues of poverty. Mr Chenda was speaking during the Zambia-Finland business forum held at Radisson Blue ...
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George Mpombo apologises for temporally abandoning his theft by public servant and forgery case.
George Mpombo FORMER Zambian High Commissioner to Nigeria George Mpombo apologised to Chief resident Magistrate Joshua Banda for temporally abandoning his theft by public servant and forgery case. When he appeared after the police executed a bench warrant issued against him Mpombo yesterday said like any other person he was not above the Law and that the mix up and the subsequent issuing of the ...
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