KABANDA CHULU, Lusaka ACCOUNTANCY professionals should continue navigating technological innovations if they are to maintain their role of enhancing financial management and accountability in the global economy, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) says. In the ACCA 2016 Integrated Report published last week, ACCA chief executive Helen Brand said the professional body recorded a five

The opposition UPND is back at the National Totalling Centre after a  brief withdraw earlier. Party presidential candidate Hakainde Hichilema announced Sunday evening that he had sent his team back to go and ensure a recount is conducted as they had resolved with ECZ. And UPND member Sylvia Masebo who is part of the team says the withdrawal from the verification process does not mean the party has conceded defeat. Masebo says it is an inevitable response to the electoral process flaws and continuous disregard of concerns raised by the UPND. Earlier today UPND president Hakainde Hichilema stormed the result center and

Dear editor, ALLOW me space to register my displeasure over the happenings at the Zambian Open University (ZAOU) graduation ceremonies that have been held in the past years. I would like to bring this issue to the attention of the ZAOU senate over its consistent failure to present monetary awards, scholarships or accolades to students

ESTHER MSETEKA, Kaoma GOVERNMENT is expected to construct a dam in Kaoma to boost fish farming and livestock activities in the district. Kaoma district water officer Manyando Simataa said in an interview on Wednesday that the construction of the dam is expected to cost about US$ 900,000 (approximately K9 million). Mr Simataa said the dam

TRYNESS TEMBO, Lusaka A UNITED Kingdom-Based agricultural firm, Silverlands Limited, and Crooke Brothers Limited intend to merge and have since applied to competition and consumers protection bodies for approval. The entities have applied to the regional body, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Competition Commission (CCC), and the Competition and Consumers Protection Commission

ZABS with HAZEL ZULU METROLOGY is a field of study that is ‘silent’, a subject that has not been fully appreciated and understood by many in terms of its importance to the economic development of the country. I am not an expert in metrology, but having worked for an organisation such as the Zambia Bureau

MULWANDA LUPIYA, Ndola STRIKER Jesse Were says Zesco United can win the CAF Champions League title. And Zesco yesterday returned home to a thunderous welcome. The Ethiopian Airways plane carrying the players and officials touched down at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola at 14:20 hours and was received by club officials, supporters and