Archive: 18 September 2018

President Egdar Lungu says he is just as frustrated as donors on the theft of aid and has since ordered Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Rowland Msiska to conclude investigations and take decisive action within […]

Nalikwanda UPND member of parliament Geoffrey Lungwangwa says it is unfortunate that President Edgar Lungu’s speech to Parliament last week did not touch on the policies to be put in place in order to achieve […]

You can’t just wake up today and say ‘I am firing all lecturers’ without following the procedures, says University of Zambia (UNZA) Vice Chancellor Professor Luke Mumba. Speaking when she officiated at the 10th Anniversary […]

Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya says government does not need Parliament’s approval to acquire loans because the Republican Constitution contains lacunas on clearly defining the Legislature’s role compared to the Executive. And Northern Province Minister […]

Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) general secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya has advised religious leaders to stop entertaining politicians who use the Church as a platform for campaigns and disparaging one another. And Fr Chikoya […]

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 19-year-old man of Bauleni Compound to one year imprisonment with hard labour for stealing four pairs of trousers valued at K550. Particulars of the offense were that Thomas […]

A 23-year-old man of Lusaka’s Chipata Compound has admitted in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court that he stole three pairs of underwear from Shoprite Zambia Limited valued at K79.99 because he didn’t have any under-garments at […]

Presidential Empowerment Fund Initiative patron Chanda Kabwe says those fond of criticising the initiative should just shut their mouths if they have nothing alternative to offer the needy. Last week, NDC secretary general Mwenya Musenge […]

Research by the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed) has indicated that girls have continued to drop out of school at an alarming rate because of poor implementation of the re-entry policy. And Camfed has urged […]

A 51-year-old pastor of Lusaka’s Chudleigh area has pleaded not guilty to defiling a 15 year-old girl in the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court. The accused, Davies Banda, has since been granted a K10,000 bail in his […]