• 9 Sep 2020
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Privatization debate not a PF baby - Sunday

PATRIOTIC Front (PF) media director Sunday Chanda says the ruling party has nothing to do with the debate around privatization as it is an issue between UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema and his FDD counterpart Edith Nawakwi. And Chanda says PF identifies with the suffering of the masses, given the escalating cost of living and doing...

• 9 Sep 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

Govt take-over of Mopani will revive mine operations – MUZ

THE Mine Workers’ Union of Zambia (MUZ) says government’s intention to buy 90 per cent shares in Mopani Copper Mines from Glencore will redeem the mine’s operations. In an interview, MUZ president Joseph Chewe hailed government’s recent announcement of its intention to acquire Glencore’s 90 per cent shareholding in Mopani, saying the move will help...

• 9 Sep 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Kambwili recovered from COVID-19, court hears

TWO Health Practitioners have told the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that COVID-19 results for NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili were negative on September 4, this year, after re-testing him. Copperbelt Provincial Health director Robert Zulu told the Court that Kambwili's latest results came out negative on September 4, this year, but were only communicated to him by...

• 9 Sep 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

Kwacha yet to reach worst levels - Musokotwane

FORMER finance minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane says Zambians should brace themselves for harsher economic times as the local currency is expected to depreciate further against other convertibles. And Dr Musokotwane says the 2021 National Budget will be rendered useless if government does not engage the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In an interview, Dr Musokotwane said...

• 9 Sep 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

There’s nothing wrong chiefs did to authorise Luapula Hydro to invest in power generation – Chief Mukupa

SENIOR Chief Mukupa Katandula of Nchelenge District in Luapula Province on Monday appeared before the Lusaka Magistrates' Court on summons, as a shareholder and director in Luapula Hydropower Corporation Limited. This is in relation to a complaint that has been lodged in the Lusaka Magistrates' Court against Luapula Hydropower Corporation Limited for failure to surrender...

• 9 Sep 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Court remands 2 Marshlands Consortium directors for skipping sessions

LUSAKA Magistrate Alice Walusiku has ordered that two Marshlands Consortium Limited directors, Tobias Milambo and Richard Lubemba, will remain in custody until September 22, this year, when the case comes up for hearing of the State’s response to their bail application. This is in a matter in which three Marshlands Consortium Limited directors are facing...

• 9 Sep 2020
• Julia Malunga

There's a headwind coming, economy in ICU- VJ

VETERAN politician Vernon Johnson Mwaanga says it is shocking that while the economy is in the intensive care unit, government officials are arrogantly exhibiting scandalous opulence, which is way above their salaries and allowances. And Mwaanga has urged Zambians not to vote for any member of parliament who supports Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 0f...

• 9 Sep 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

State must stop persecuting civil actors - ACA

THE Livingstone Magistrates' Court has acquitted Alliance for Community Action (ACA) executive director Laura Miti and her programmes manager Bornwell Mwewa who were accused of assaulting police officers. The two were appearing before the Livingstone Magistrates' Court on charges of disorderly conduct at a police station and assaulting a police officer. Miti and Mwewa were...

• 9 Sep 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

Address soaring cost of living in 2021 budget, JCTR urges govt

THE Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has called on the Ministry of Finance to ensure a pro-poor budget for 2021 is implemented to address the skyrocketing cost of living in Zambia And JCTR says the cost of living for the mouth of August, 2020, stood at K7,178.22, reflecting a marginal reduction of K26.02 from...

• 9 Sep 2020
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

IG warns political parties against ferrying cadres to cause confusion in Lukashya, Mwansabombwe

INSPECTOR General of Police Kakoma Kanganja says the command is aware of some political parties who are mobilising cadres from different parts of the country for transportation to Lukashya and Mwansabombwe constituencies ahead of the by-elections. And Kanganja says political campaigns in Mwansabombwe and Lukashya constituencies are going on smoothly and peacefully. In a statement,...