• 24 Sep 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

NRC issuance delay in Mazabuka angers deputy Registrar

DEPUTY Chief Registrar Sipho Banda says she is upset with the delay in the commencement of the mobile issuance of National Registration Cards (NRCs) in Mazabuka District because it is inconveniencing local residents. But Mazabuka Central UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo has charged that the delay was a deliberate ploy to disadvantage residents who...

• 24 Sep 2020
• Julia Malunga

I've been making big donations even before I became minister - Malanji

KWACHA PF member of parliament Joe Malanji says he does not have time to respond to time wasters questioning his source of wealth because he generates his income from several legitimate sources. Last Sunday, Malanji donated a Higer Bus worth US $270,000 to youths in his constituency in Kitwe District. Malanji, who is also Foreign...

• 24 Sep 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

Prioritise 2021 budget to fix economy, not Bill 10, Kambwili urges govt

NATIONAL Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili says it is shocking that government is restoring the Constitution Amendment Bill Number 10 of 2019 in Parliament when the country is engulfed in an economic crisis. And Kambwili says the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) wants to use the online voter registration exercise to reduce the number...

• 24 Sep 2020
• Ulande Nkomesha

No normal person can vote for HH in 2021 – Lusambo

LUSAKA Province Minister Bowman Lusambo says no normal person can vote for UPND president Hakainde Hichilema in the 2021 general election because the party has nothing to offer Zambians. Commenting on UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka’s statement that Hichilema was still the most “happening man in the country” and that the party would not replace...

• 24 Sep 2020
• Natasha Sakala

Don’t allow foreign employers to abuse you in the name of protecting jobs, labour PS urges workers

MINISTRY of Labour permanent secretary Chanda Kaziya has urged Zambian workers not to allow foreign companies to abuse them in the name of protecting jobs. And the permanent secretary has advised workers to always report employers flouting labour laws so that appropriate action is taken as opposed to “going to the police when you are...

• 24 Sep 2020
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Lungu scheming to arrest HH - Nalumango

UPND national chairperson Mutale Nalumango says President Edgar Lungu is scheming to arrest her party leader Hakainde Hichilema because he fears to face him on the ballot next year. And Mazabuka Central UPND member of parliament Gary Nkombo has asked all UPND supporters to stay away from reacting to statements from chiefs "who survive on...

• 24 Sep 2020
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Govt's appeal for Eurobond suspension an embarrassment - HH

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says government’s request for a suspension on interest payments on all three of Zambia’s Eurobonds for a period of six months is an embarrassment and compromises the country’s investor attractiveness. In a Tweet, Tuesday, Hichilema disputed government’s assertion that the failure to repay Zambia’s sovereign debt was down to COVID-19 challenges...

• 24 Sep 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

HH's claim against me lacks sufficient particulars - Nawakwi

FDD president Edith Nawakwi has submitted to the Lusaka High Court that UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema's statement of claim, in which he is seeking damages for libel against her, lacks sufficient particulars to enable her to settle a meaningful defence. In this matter, Hichilema has sued Nawakwi over claims that he sold to himself a...

• 24 Sep 2020
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Kasama MP in court over unpaid K2m shoe bill

RL Extrem Investment Limited has sued Kasama PF member of parliament Kelvin Sampa in the Lusaka High Court for allegedly failing to pay over K2 million after supplying him with security boots. The company is claiming payment of K2,014,300, interest and costs. According to a statement of claim filed in the Lusaka High Court, September...

• 24 Sep 2020
• Julia Malunga

ConCourt dealt with Lungu’s eligibility, insists Makebi

MALAMBO Patriotic Front member of parliament Makebi Zulu has insisted that the Constitutional Court settled President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility case. Last week, the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) said the ConCourt did not deal with the eligibility case of President Lungu. And PF chairperson for legal affairs Brian Mundubile said the ruling party agreed with...