• 11 Mar 2019
• Mirriam Chabala

Wynter questions govt's ability to securely print ballots locally

Rainbow Party leader Wynter Kabimba says stakeholders should demand government’s clear explanation on its capacity to securely print ballot papers locally. Recently, Works and Supply Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya said he would have to do all he could to ensure that ballot papers are printed locally in 2021 because failing to do so would anger the...

• 11 Mar 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Mweemba warns cocaine accused State witness of humiliating cross-examination

Defence lawyer Keith Mweemba has warned that he will humiliate a cocaine-trafficking accused court interpreter who has been turned into a State witness. This is a case where some court officials and businessmen are facing charges of trafficking in 24 kilogrammes of cocaine. Mweemba told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that it would have made sense...

• 11 Mar 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Women must demand to know their husbands' source of money - Kanyama

Economist Chibamba Kanyama says women have power to request for the source of money and properties from their husbands, adding that when corruption eats up a society, it means their calling has been abandoned. In a Facebook posting to commemorate International Women's Day, Friday, Kanyama reflected on the role his wife had played in keeping...

• 11 Mar 2019
• Geoffrey Zulu

ZAAB disagrees with Chitalu over GMO imports

The Zambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity (ZAAB) has maintained that Zambia’s non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) position has not changed and no legislative changes have taken place, contrary to Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilfuya’s pronouncement in Parliament. In a statement issued, ZAAB chairperson Emmanuel Mutamba explained that there had been a public outcry over the...

• 11 Mar 2019
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Mumbi hails Sichilima for resigning from CCZ

Patriotic Front (PF) deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri says Bishop Sydney Sichilima's resignation from his position as Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) president is an indication that there are still men of integrity in the church. And Phiri says the ruling party is planning to start its own TV station. On Friday, Bishop Sichilima...

• 11 Mar 2019
• Stuart Lisulo

Zambian Breweries’ profits jump to K1.45 billion

Zambian Breweries Plc has earned increased profits of K1.45 billion after tax during its 2018 financial year from just K220 million in 2017, driven by record-breaking beer volumes, according to the company’s results. But the brewer says it is braced for a demanding 2019, amid economic uncertainty, increased regulation and a continued threat from smuggling...

• 11 Mar 2019
• Stuart Lisulo

Zanaco’s profit soars to K184m

Zanaco Plc has posted increased profits of nearly K184 million in its 2018 financial year, mainly driven by higher income from net loans and advances, the bank’s results show. According to its audited financial year results for the period ending December 31, 2018, Zanaco’s profits soared to K183.7 million after tax, up from K114.1 million...

• 11 Mar 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Fast Track Court will summon motorists not paying speeding fines - RTSA

Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) Head of Public Relations Fredrick Mubanga has announced that summons to appear before the fast track court for overdue speed fines will start in the coming days. And Mubanga says the agency has suspended all online platforms for settlement of speed fines, adding that all fines should be paid...

• 11 Mar 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

NAREP, ZIIMA seek police permit to protest Prime TV 'closure'

The Zambia Institute of Independent Media Alliance (ZIIMA) and NAREP have written to Lusaka Police Commissioner Nelson Phiri informing him about their intention to carry out a peaceful protest against the suspension of Prime TV this Friday. According to separate letters written by ZIIMA president Jajah Coulibaly and NAREP secretary general Ezra Ngulube, Thursday, the...

• 11 Mar 2019
• Daniel Chansa

UNZA, CBU lecturers boycott work over non payment of salaries

University of Zambia and Copperbelt University lecturers have boycotted work over non payment of February salaries. At UNZA, lecturers and other workers who fall under the three labour unions are currently converging at the graduation square to protest. And at CBU, lecturers have suspended classes. More details later.