By CHUSA SICHONE – THE Ministry of Labour and Social Security says the new minimum wages that were announced in December last year will take effect in August, this year.
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Posts published in March 2023
By PASSY HAACHIZO – VICE-PRESIDENT Mutale Nalumango has assured the chiefs in Central Province that the government is doing everything possible to enhance the provision of energy across the chiefdoms.
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By JOSEPH BANDA –PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has said that not all traditional farming methods should be discarded because some can still be applied to add value to agriculture production. Read more
By JAMES KUNDA, PASSY HAACHIZO and MUNAMBEZA MUWANEI –ZAMBIA yesterday joined the rest of the world in commemorating International Women’s Day (IWD) with a clarion call on society to protect women’s right in the digital space and to eliminate online gender-based violence. Read more
By JOSEPH BANDA – THIEVES in Lusaka have stolen K1 million from a motor vehicle while the owner was having a meal at East Park mall in Lusaka.And a Mercedes Benz car was stolen after the owner left the engine running with keys in the ignition while she visited a relative in Kamwala South. Read […]
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By ELIAS CHIPEPO – FAZ president Andrew Kamanga says the FIFA 2023 World Cup trophy should motivate the Copper Queens ahead of the tournament set for July in New Zealand and Australia.
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By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – RUNAWAY league leaders Power Dynamos coach Mwenya Chipepo says the seven-point gap his team is enjoying is not a reason to slow down as the aim is to win all eight remaining games of the season.
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By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – GSB Zambia has added a K50, 000 to its sponsorship of the Copperbelt football Cup which enters the quarter-final stage this weekend.The K50, 000 top-up brings the total sponsorship package to K350, 000, indicating an increase of almost 17 per cent with the majority of the new money going into cash […]
By RONALD CHAWE – NCHANGA Rugby Club Chairperson Peter Muma says the club is well prepared to stage the 2023 Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) sponsored Nchanga 10s tournament set for this weekend in Chingola.
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By SHAMAOMA MUSONDAFAZ has secured a high-profile international friendly match for the Zambia Olympics team that is preparing for the final qualifying round of this year’s under-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) against Egypt.
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By SHAMAOMA MUSONDA – THIS year’s Absa Cup last-eight thrills have been moved from Woodlands to Nkoloma Stadium.FAZ said yesterday the late change of venue was triggered by unforeseen circumstances and that all logistics were in place for the ga...
AS the lid on crimes committed during the reign of the PF begins to slowly unravel, can its former leaders escape the legal dragnet sweeping like a hurricane? The latest debacle on legal woes affecting some leaders of the former PF regime cannot escape mention; “72 motor vehicles seized at a farm in Lusaka”; A […]
By JOWIT SALUSEKI – CHRISTY Musole, a Mongu-based digital creator, is this month set to launch her entertainment magazine called Christy Magazine.Speaking recently when she featured on Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) TV1 Smooth Talk entertainment programme, Musole said the magazine which has highlighted and profiled some of the interesting movers and shakers of Western […]
By JOWIT SALUSEKI – THE National Association of Media Arts (NAMA) has commended producers Frank Sibbuku and Eric Kasomo jr for sustaining job opportunities for local actors and actresses through the Mpali series.Mpali follows the story of Mr Nguzu (played by Mutale Monde), a polygamist married to seven women. Read more
By CHATULA KANGALI – INDENI Energy Company Limited will start buying fuel for strategic reserves as it operates as an Oil Marketing Company (OMC).Company board chairperson Watson Lumba says Indeni has a lot of storage for fuel strategic reserves which can help the country have the commodity in an event of a global interruption. Read […]
By MAYA NTANDA – THE price of Soyabeans has been pegged at $540 per tonne, attributed to demand in India and China.However, the current price is 1.9 per cent lower than the previous month.
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By CHATULA KANGALI – CHILANGA Cement PLC has recorded a three per cent profit before tax increase following its post-acquisition by Huaxin Group from Holcim Group.The profit before tax increased to K434 million from K423 million recorded in 2021...
By KETRA KALUNGA – FORMER Copperbelt minister Mwenya Musenge says economic activities in the province will improve with government sourced funds to boost production at Mopani Copper Mine (MCM) as local contractors and suppliers’ incomes will increase through enhanced business. Read more