Archive: 9 October 2018

9 Oct 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Kalaba rubbishes PF summons: Stop wasting my time

Bahati PF member of parliament Harry Kalaba says party Secretary General Davies Mwila should stop wasting his time by asking him to exculpate himself because that will not change the lives of suffering Zambians. The […]

9 Oct 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Govt’s abuse of donor funds flaming kwacha volatility – Hamaundu

Financial analyst Mambo Hamaundu has attributed the recent volatility in kwacha to government’s abuse of donor funds and the subsequent withdrawal of aid by four European donor countries. The kwacha lost value in the latter […]

9 Oct 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Prosecutor narrates how ex-boyfriend called her a prostitute

A 39-year-old public prosecutor under the National Prosecution Authority (NPA) has narrated to the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court how she was allegedly humiliated and called a prostitute by a 49-year-old senior prosecutor after ending their short […]

9 Oct 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Dora reacts emotionally after students call her “hule” at the funeral

Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya yesterday angered members of the public when she sent out a tweet saying government could not continue funding drunkness and violence at UNZA. Siliya also tweeted that unruly students who […]

9 Oct 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Establish Commission of Inquiry into Vesper’s death, PF appeals to Lungu

PF media director Sunday Chanda has called on President Edgar to establish a Commission of Inquiry into the death of UNZA student Vespers Shimunzhila. And PF deputy media director Antonio Mwanza says government would require […]

9 Oct 2018 | Daniel Chansa

Chiteme drags Kabwita to police for impersonation in a WhatsApp group

National Development Planning minister Alexander Chiteme has reported National Democratic Congress national Youth Chairman Charles Kabwita for impersonation in a WhatsApp group. On Monday, Chiteme who is Nkana Member of Parliament reported Kabwita at Kitwe […]

9 Oct 2018 | Thomas Mulenga

Someone must pay for Vespers’ death – Pilato

Satirical singer Chama Fumba, popularly known as Pilato, has called on President Edgar Lungu to institute an inquiry in the death of Vespers Shimuzhila, a fourth year student who died of suffocation after Police officers […]

9 Oct 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

It’s premature to blame police for Vespers’ death – Kampyongo

It is premature to blame police for Vespers Shimunzila’s death, says Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo. And Kampyongo has announced that police and other law enforcement agencies are conducting investigations into what transpired prior, during […]

9 Oct 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Vespers gets mammoth send off

Thousands of citizens yesterday joined University of Zambia students for Vespers Shimuzhila’s requiem mass at the UNZA SDA church along Katimamulilo Road in Lusaka. People from various sectors, ranging from staff at the University of […]

9 Oct 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Zambia will remain poor for many more years to come – Research Institute

Indaba Agricultural Research Policy Institute (IAPRI) Executive Director Chance Kabaghe says Zambia will be poor for many more years to come because of government’s hesitance to invest heavily in the agricultural sector. And Kabaghe has […]