Archive: 22 March 2018

22 Mar 2018 | Daniel Chansa

HPCZ drags Lafarge to court for operating illegal clinic, dispensing expired drugs

The Health Professionals Council of Zambia has filed a complaint in the Ndola Magistrates’ Court against Lafarge Zambia Plc for operating a clinic without a licence. According to a notice filed in the ndola magistrate […]

22 Mar 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Speaker orders Kambwili to apologise for ‘maligning’ Kampyongo, Grandview

Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has ordered Roan PF member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili to apologise to Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo for making unsubstantiated allegations that he received a bribe from […]

22 Mar 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Investigative journalism key to development – Foote

US Ambassador to Zambia Dan Foote says his government will to train more Zambian journalists in investigative journalism, realising the important role that journalists play in the development of any given country. Speaking during the […]

22 Mar 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Increase tax on beer instead of making people pay borehole tax – Mwashingwele

Katuba UPND member of parliament says it would make more sense to increase taxes on alcohol and cigarettes than taxing boreholes which hinge on people’s wellbeing. Debating President Edgar Lungu’s address to Parliament on national […]

22 Mar 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

UZi will enhance competition, lower cost of mobile services – CCPC

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has welcomed the awarding of a mobile service operating license to UZi Zambia Limited saying it will grow the communications sector. CCPC Public Relations Officer Namukolo Kasumpa, said in […]

22 Mar 2018 | Dr Canisius Banda

Remember this? OVER-FISHING – The Curious Case of Zambia

We live you But you don’t see us We look like you But we are not you We are sent We are guardian of the galaxies Ignore us At you own peril We are prophets […]

22 Mar 2018 | Nancy Moonga

Printing ballots locally is about sovereignty, national security – PF

Bwana Mkubwa PF Member of Parliament DR Jonas Chanda says rigging elections is not as easy as the UPND is claiming, and he had since urged the opposition party to embrace the cost saving decision […]

22 Mar 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Police arrest 333 Hone students protesting failure of exams

Police in Lusaka have arrested 333 students from Evelyn Hone College who were protesting against their failure of examination. In the afternoon yesterday, police apprehended 126 students who were marching to TEVETA to demand answers […]

22 Mar 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Namugala tells Kapata not to blame social media for govt-caused misinformation

First Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Namugala on Tuesday told Minister of Lands Jean Kapata not to blame social media for misinformation that was caused by government officials over some land in Kafue. […]

22 Mar 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Minister explains UTH power outage

Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya says no life was lost at the University Teaching Hospital as a result of the power outage on Sunday because it did not affect any critical ward. In a ministerial […]