• 16 Apr 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Teach people how to properly use masks, Mujajati urges govt

Medical practitioner Dr Aaron Mujajati has advised the Ministry of Health to sensitize citizens on the correct way to use and make face masks. In an interview, Dr Mujajati said there was need to provide specifications on the type of home-made masks which were acceptable. “Home-made masks, are they using the same material that people...

• 16 Apr 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Financial analyst calls on BoZ to stop property owners from charging rentals in dollars

FINANCIAL analyst Joshua Kamelu has called on the Central Bank and relevant authorities to stop property owners from charging rentals in dollars as this disadvantages local businesses. The kwacha has in the last few months tremendously lost value against other convertibles, breaching the K19, K20 and K23 psychological barriers against the United States dollar, the...

• 16 Apr 2020
• Julia Malunga

Breaches like whipping citizens recipe for lawlessness - LAZ

THE Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says President Edgar Lungu has not declared a State of Emergency or threatened State of Emergency on account of the COVID-19 pandemic so there is no need for citizens to be beaten under any circumstances. In a statement, the LAZ Council said gradual breaches of the law especially by...

• 16 Apr 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

None of 131 COVID-19 tests in Kafue were positive - Chitalu

MINISTER of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya says none of the 131 COVID-19 tests carried out in Kafue yesterday were positive. At a media briefing today, Dr Chilufya said Zambia had not recorded any new cases in the last 24 hours and also emphasized the need for citizens to use masks. Full story later.

• 16 Apr 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Not even me, as Home Affairs Minister, can order police to whip people - Kampyongo

NOT even me, as Minister of Home Affairs, would tell someone to say go and whip that one, go and arrest that one, says Stephen Kampyongo. And Kampyongo has condemned the manner in which police officers dispersed some Mkushi Bread of Life congregants recently. Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has suffered widespread criticism for ordering...

• 16 Apr 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Media bodies threaten to withdraw support for "statutory self regulation" over Prime TV closure

THE Media Liaison Committee (MLC) has threatened to withdraw its participation in the drafting of the proposed statutory self-regulation of the media if government doesn't rescind its decision on Prime TV. And MLC has demanded the immediate reinstatement of Prime TV’s broadcasting license and the dissolution of the current Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) board. In...

• 16 Apr 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

Some ministers, mayors will contract COVID-19 because they're careless - Kambwili

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili says ministers and mayors are not medical personnel who should involve themselves with screening citizens for COVID-19. Meanwhile, Kambwili says the cancellation of Prime Television’s broadcasting license is the beginning of the Patriotic Front’s strategy to rig the 2021 general elections. In an interview, Kambwili said it was...

• 16 Apr 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Court issues bench warrant against Martha Mushipe

THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has issued a warrant of arrest against Lusaka lawyer Martha Mushipe for absconding court sessions in a matter where she is charged with seditious practices. In this matter, Mushipe is alleged to have on unknown dates but between July 1, 2015 and April 11, 2016 in Lusaka, jointly and whilst acting...

• 16 Apr 2020
• Mirriam Chabala

Govt to blame for imminent job losses at Mopani - HH

UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema says Mopani Copper Mines and Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) would have remained viable businesses capable of surviving COVID-19 had government taken proactive measures to strengthen them. And Hichilema has condemned government for closing Prime Television and sending its workers into unemployment at a time when businesses...

• 16 Apr 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

Support the poor during COVID-19 pandemic, JCTR urges govt

THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has called on government, through the the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU), to ensure that vulnerable citizens do not face starvation as government implements restriction of citizens’ movements and operations. In a statement, JCTR deputy director Father Alex Muyebe called on DMMU to identify needy households, including...