Archive: 10 October 2018

10 Oct 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Bus fares go up by 22 per cent

Bus operators have hiked passenger fares by 22 per cent across the board following the upward adjustment in the fuel pump prices by the Energy Regulation Board (ERB). Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) Head […]

10 Oct 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

PF’s greatest enemy is the economy – Mutati’s MMD

MMD national secretary for the Felix Mutati led faction Raphael Nakacinda says the PF’s biggest enemy is the economy. And Nakacinda says Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo would have resigned after the death of […]

10 Oct 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Sunday taunts Kalaba: resign from PF if you don’t want to exculpate yourself

PF media director Sunday Chanda says Bahati member of parliament Harry Kalaba should resign from the party if he is unwilling to exculpate himself over gross misconduct charges laid against him. On Monday, The Patriotic […]

10 Oct 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Govt defies calls to apologize over Saudi Arabia oil deal

Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa has insisted that government did not mislead Zambians on the Saudi Arabia oil deal and there is no need to apologize to citizens. He was responding to a question in Parliament […]

10 Oct 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Having no Auditor General a serious problem – LAZ

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has explained that the reason why President Edgar Lungu cannot appoint a substantive Auditor General is because there is no State Audit Committee to recommend someone for his consideration. […]

10 Oct 2018 | Tenson Mkhala

Angry Shaputu villagers want chief Shakumbila removed over land sale

Angry villagers of Shaputu in Shibuyunji District have objected to the alleged sale of 7,650 hectors of land to some Indians by senior chief Shakumbila. And headman Charles Shaputu says senior chief Shakumbila must be […]

10 Oct 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Kapeso was appointed Deputy IG because of his brutality, charges Brebner

Civil rights activist Brebner Changala says the death of Vespers Shimuzhila last week was the ordination of newly-appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of operations Bonny Kapeso. Shimuzhila, a fourth year student at […]

10 Oct 2018 | Abraham Kalito

ActionAid blames govt, police for Vespers’ death

ActionAid Zambia executive director Nalucha Ziba has asked government to take responsibility for the delayed meal allowances that led to protests and the subsequent death of a student at the University of Zambia (UNZA). UNZA […]

10 Oct 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Don’t wait for donors’ red flag before acting against corruption – SANAC

SANAC executive director Gregory Chifire says President Edgar Lungu should never wait for donors to raise a red flag before he acts because Zambians are looking to him to take a leading role in the […]

10 Oct 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

PF MPs, ministers call UPND satanists in the House as opposition walks out

UPND members of parliament yesterday walked out of the House after Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo charged that the opposition party caused the riots at UNZA which subsequently led to the death of fourth […]