• 31 Mar 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

Some court rulings make me wonder if judges are operating on the moon - Nawakwi

FDD president Edith Nawakwi has expressed displeasure at the recent Constitutional Court judgement on the need for public office aspirants to possess grade 12 certificates or equivalents, saying some judgements make her wonder whether the courts are operating on the moon. And Nawakwi says those who call her a surrogate of the PF are just...

• 31 Mar 2021
• Natasha Sakala

Lungu is not what's wrong with Zambia's economy - Wynter

RAINBOW Party secretary general Wynter Kabimba says President Edgar Lungu is not the cause of the problems with Zambia’s economy, arguing that removing one person from power cannot automatically improve things. Speaking when he featured on Radio Phoenix's Let the People Talk programme, Tuesday, Kabimba said even if President Lungu left office, status quo would...

• 31 Mar 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

Global Fund grants Zambia $22m for covid test kits, PPEs

HEALTH Minister Dr Jonas Chanda says $22 million has been made available, through the Global Fund, for fast track procurement of response commodities, diagnostic kits and oxygen kits, among others. And Dr Chanda says the country has recorded 187 new COVID-19 cases out of 6,356 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. Giving an update...

• 31 Mar 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

Kwacha depreciation has reduced OMCs’ profit margins – Mubanga

THE kwacha’s severe depreciation against major currency convertibles has reduced Oil Marketing Companies’ (OMCs) profits due to the increased cost of importing fuel, says Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia (OMCAZ) president Dr Kafula Mubanga. In an interview, Dr Mubanga disclosed that the kwacha’s continued depreciation and high oil prices on the international market meant...

• 31 Mar 2021
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Kafwaya seeks dismissal of Swan Insurance lawsuit for abuse of court process

TRANSPORT and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya has asked the Lusaka High Court to dismiss a case where he has been sued for allegedly refusing to surrender a Hino Truck that was involved in an accident after an insurance company compensated him for the damage. Kafwaya, who is also the proprietor of Nsansamina Enterprises, has argued...

• 31 Mar 2021
• Natasha Sakala

Zambia unlikely to clinch IMF deal before elections – Hambayi

ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says Zambia is not likely to get on an International Monetary Fund (IMF) economic bailout programme before the August 12 general election as the outstanding issues will need more time to solve. And Hambayi says the six months that the Zambian government asked for to restructure its debt was not enough, as...

• 31 Mar 2021
• Julia Malunga

HH wishes Kakoma well, says being in the opposition is like being a leper

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says former UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma remains a good friend, adding that being in the opposition today is like being a leper. And Choma Central UPND member of parliament Cornelius Mweetwa has asked party youths to stop disrespecting Kakoma, saying he has a constitutional right to associate with any party of...

• 31 Mar 2021
• Natasha Sakala

Personal loans increased in last quarter of 2020 to meet school fees - BoZ survey

THE banking sector recorded a huge increase in the demand for personal loans in the fourth quarter of 2020, partly triggered by a surge in requests to pay for tuition fees, according to a new BoZ Survey. According to the Bank of Zambia’s (BoZ) Credit Conditions Survey report for the fourth quarter of 2020, released...

• 31 Mar 2021
• Ulande Nkomesha

Cyber Security Law a campaign tool for PF - Livingstone MP

LIVINGSTONE Central UPND member of parliament Mathews Jere says the recently-enacted Cyber Security and Cyber Law of 2021 will be used as a campaign tool for the PF in the upcoming general election. And Jere has urged citizens to take keen interest in reading and understanding the contents of the controversial new law to avoid...

• 31 Mar 2021
• Natasha Sakala

Dora can't see corruption, she's surrounded by opulent wealth – Mucheleka

UPND deputy secretary general Patrick Mucheleka says Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Dora Siliya is living in a utopia where corruption is non-existent because she is surrounded by opulent wealth. He was reacting to the Petauke Central PF member of parliament’s remarks where she urged Zambians to avoid dampening the entrepreneurial spirits of parliamentarians with...