By NDINAWE SIMPELWE-ZAMBIAN midfielder Lameck Banda has signed a four-year deal with Serie A outfit Lecce from Israeli side Maccabi Petah Tikva.Lecce confirmed the signing on its official club website saying the Zambian is expected...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE-FORMER Tourism Minister Ronald Chitotela has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes court to determine whether it has jurisdiction to hear and determine an appeal in his case.The appeal is by the Anti...

By JAMES KUNDA-JAPAN has expressed optimism that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will soon grant Zambia a US$1.4billion financial bailout.Japanese Ambassador to Zambia Ryuta Mizuuchi said his country had worked hard with the United States,...

MORE than Over 7,000 applicants who were shortlisted by the Zambia Statistics Agency turned up at Kansenshi combined school in Ndola to sit for the aptitude test.The applicants are being tested to be selected for...

By JAMES KUNDA-THE Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says it is keeping an eagle’s eye on suspicious expenditures by some parastatal body heads and on projects which were paid for but the works not done or services...

By JOSEPH BANDA-ABOUT 70 per cent of newly recruited teachers have so far reported to their work stations in readiness for the third term starting next month, according to the Basic Education Teachers Union of...

By JOSEPH BANDA –AS the Kwacha continues to appreciate, the Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) has attributed the development to the positive reports from the country’s official creditors’ committee, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and...

By JAMES KUNDA-KANTANSHI Patriotic Front (PF) Member of Parliament Anthony Mumba has expressed shock and disappointment that his party commenced disciplinary action against him for purchasing First Lady Mutinta Hichilema’s portrait at K150, 000 recently.Mr...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELASTANDARD Chartered Bank Zambia has lowered its interest rates on mortgages to 16 per cent effective August 15, as the Group commits US$40 billion to support growth across emerging markets, Asia and Africa.The...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA-ZAMBIA’s improved credit ratings are currently depending on reaching a debt repayment agreement with private creditors who are Eurobond holders despite obtaining financial assurances from the creditors’ committee.The country, which is currently in...