Archive: 10 December 2020

10 Dec 2020 | Julia Malunga

Lungu should be listening to Likando – Chongwe

CONSTITUTIONAL Lawyer Rodger Chongwe says President Edgar Lungu should have listened to Attorney General Likando Kalaluka’s advice on ministers staying in office after the dissolution of Parliament in 2016. And Chongwe has insisted that President... […]

10 Dec 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Zesco shouldn’t keep K45bn loan acquisition secret – Saasa

ECONOMIST Professor Oliver Saasa says Zesco’s desire to acquire a €1.7 billion loan should not be kept secret from the Zambian people. In an interview, Prof Saasa said a loan of that amount was substantial... […]

10 Dec 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Lubinda mocking Zambians – Kakoma

UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says Justice Minister Given Lubinda should stop mocking the Zambian people by saying his family would starve if he paid back K56,226.92 in a month. In an interview, Kakoma said Lubinda... […]

10 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

EFF threatens to sue ECZ if voter registration isn’t extended

ECONOMIC Freedom Fighters (EFF) has threatened to sue the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) if the voter registration exercise is not extended. In a letter of intent to the Commission, signed by party secretary general... […]

10 Dec 2020 | Abraham Kalito

Lungu is weak, but opposition needs to unite – OCIDA

Our Civic Duty Association (OCIDA) spokesperson Bob Sichinga says while President Edgar Lungu is not a very powerful Head of State, the opposition should still unite to defeat him in 2021. In an interview, Sichinga... […]

10 Dec 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

PF officials accuse Moonga of refusing to share his 700 plots

CRACKS in the PF in Lusaka Province executive have deepened as some senior PF officials have accused their provincial chairman, Paul Moonga, of acquiring and refusing to share 700 plots. But Moonga has denied these... […]

10 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Cabinet doesn’t respect Wina – Mwiimbu

MONZE Central UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu says Cabinet members do not respect the Vice-President as they have not executed her pronouncements regarding the mobile issuance of National Registration Cards. But Home Affairs Minister... […]

10 Dec 2020 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Chipampe testifies against Lsk man accused of impersonating him

SPECIAL Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Isaac Chipampe has testified in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that a police officer from Kabwata Police Station informed him that someone had been pretending to... […]

10 Dec 2020 | Natasha Sakala

Lungu’s legal advice can’t be trusted – UPND

UPND secretary general Stephen Katuka says President Edgar Lungu should not be trusted with legal advice as proved by the case of ministers’ illegal stay in office and the faulty Bill 10. In a statement,... […]

10 Dec 2020 | Ulande Nkomesha

Hichilema living in a fantasy world – Sampa

PF national youth chairman Kelvin Sampa says UPND president Hakainde Hichilema is living in a fantasy. Commenting on Hichilema’s decision to sign a social contract with UPND youths promising them empowerment programs once elected in... […]