News Snipers (2026)

20/06/2025

2025 CDF EMPOWERMENT BENEFICIARIES UNDERGO FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING IN LUMEZI

Lumezi Town Council has convened a financial literacy training for all 2025 Constituency Development Fund CDF loans and grants empowerment beneficiaries drawn from across the Lumezi Constituency.

The financial literacy training attracted representatives of all 63 clubs and cooperatives that will receive grants empowerment and 31 successful loan beneficiaries in Lumezi.

The financial literacy training is a necessary undertaking by the Local Authority before the empowerment funds can be disbursed to beneficiaries as a measure to ensure accountability and prudent utilization of the public resources by all recipients of the empowerment.

The Council earlier planned to hold a ceremonial handover of the loans and grants on Tuesday, 17th June, 2025 but the event has been put on hold following the extension of the national mourning period in honour of Zambia's 6th Republican President, Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu who died in South Africa.

During the financial literacy training, three representatives from each of the 63 clubs and cooperatives namely; Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary were invited to attend the training in order to inculcate responsible use of the funds once disbursed into the beneficiaries bank accounts.

And a director or representative of the registered business receiving the CDF loans were also invited to the training particularly to emphasize the need to repay the loans in time in order for other residents of Lumezi to benefit from the revolving fund.

Under the CDF grants, beneficiaries will receive varying empowerment of between K30,000 to K40,000 while loan beneficiaries will receive between K50,000 to K200,000 kwacha to venture into various businesses covering poultry, stationery, winter farming, logistics and buying and selling of grains among others.

And during the financial literacy training, Indo Zambia Bank Lundazi branch made presentations on budgeting, financial management financial, procurement, records keeping, plan reviews, marketing and savings among others.

The bank went further to explain details of the loan agreement form to CDF loan beneficiaries; terms of the loan, repayment period, interest rate, penalties for monthly late deposits and bank charges.

Other presenters during the training were; Lumezi Town Council Fisheries, Livestock and Veterinary Services Department and the Council's Department of Community Development.

LTC - PR

20/06/2025

Fellow Citizens,

As we mark the 14th day since the demise of our 6th Republican President, Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, we reflect on the past two weeks, not only as a period of mourning, but a time for healing, and indeed a test of our resolve as a peace loving and law-abiding nation.

We wish to begin by expressing our gratitude to the church, our traditional leaders and the citizenry for their moral and spiritual guidance during this time.

We also wish to thank our envoys, including our former Vice President Mr. Enock Kavindele, his Royal Highness Chief Mumbi, our Foreign Affairs Minister, the Secretary to the Cabinet, and all others involved in the search for a reasonable, inclusive and amicable resolution over the unfortunate impasse relating to the state funeral.

We express sincere gratitude to President Cyril Ramaphosa and the people of South Africa for their exceptional cooperation and compassion.

We acknowledge those citizens, including business owners, whose operations have been affected during this difficult time.

We thank you for your resilience, patience, solidarity and calmness during this time.

As you are all aware, our government has made numerous efforts to engage the family and representatives of the late President, in order to reach consensus in this matter.

By last Sunday, 15th of June, a mutual understanding was achieved and was expressed through the joint press briefing in South Africa.

This breakthrough brought relief to the nation, and we were prepared to receive the remains of the late 6th Republican President on Wednesday, 18th of June.

It was agreed that this was to be followed by programmes that would have culminated in a dignified burial on Monday the 23rd of June.

By virtue of this positive development, we extended the mourning period by another 9 days, and we began to fulfil all of our commitments towards a state funeral with full honours.

Yesterday, June 18th, the people of Zambia were prepared to receive the remains of our former President but were surprised by the family’s reversal of the agreed course of action.

At our request, the South African Government prepared extensively, with military honours, mounted by the South African Defence Force, who did so in vain, as the former President’s body was not availed by the family for repatriation.

For this unfortunate situation, we extend our sincere apologies to President Ramaphosa, the Government, and the people of South Africa.

Fellow Citizens,

Our country cannot afford a state of indefinite mourning.

We have done everything possible to engage the family of our departed 6th Republican President, and we have reached a point where a clear decision has to be made.

Given these circumstances, I therefore wish to inform the nation, that as of the end of today the 19th of June 2025, this particular national mourning period is officially over.

This will allow the country to begin to return to some normalcy.

Mr Lungu was not only an ordinary citizen, but our 6th Republican President.

While we recognise that he belongs to a family, he also belongs to the nation of Zambia.

It is therefore correct that our 6th Republican President should be buried in Zambia with full honours, and not in any other nation.

In the meantime, we urge our citizens to maintain calm and orderliness.

As we have stated before, during this difficult time, no amount of lawlessness will be tolerated.

Let us remain united as a nation and maintain the peace we are known for.

In this spirit, we say to the Lungu family, and indeed the people of Zambia, our hearts remain with you.

Our doors, as Government, remain open for further engagement, as appropriate.

May the soul of our departed former republican president, Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, rest in eternal peace.

May God bless you all.

May God bless Zambia.

I thank you.

Hakainde Hichilema
President of the Republic of Zambia

16/05/2025

This man is gifted hope despite his age he has the the right energy.

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Njoya T writes, how I feel about vandalism captured on camera makes crazy goosebumps difficult to ignore. Uyu muntu must be made answerable. Our only big certified stadium to hold international games is now being down graded by angry supporter. Awe takana.

Ba Nkana mwachita over naimwe. FAZ 5 year ban will help such supporters never to see the inside of a stadium ever again.

This is unacceptable.

And for real this is uncalled for

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