Archive: 19 October 2018

19 Oct 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Zambia has no leadership that can stop theft of govt funds – Mulongoti

People’s Party president Mike Mulongoti says cases of theft of public funds will continue increasing in the Auditor General’s Report every year because Zambia does not have leaders of integrity to superintend over its resources.

19 Oct 2018 | Joseph Mwenda

Auditor General’s report details how Social Cash Transfer money was squandered

The latest Auditor General’s Report has revealed how over K30 million disbursed to ZAMPOST to pay 144, 142 poor and vulnerable citizens under the Social Cash Transfer programme did not reach the beneficiaries and the

19 Oct 2018 | Abraham Kalito

Africa will have 1.3 billion more people by 2050, due to high fertility – UNFPA Report

The United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) Report on the state of the world population has revealed that Africa is projected to contribute 1.3 billion more people out of the 2.2 billion that will

19 Oct 2018 | Alex Chilumbwe

Bodybuilding not for thugs – Mr Zambia

Current Mr Zambia Sylvester Mwila says he is saddened that even in 2018 there are people who still think Bodybuilding is a sport for thugs. Mwila noted that there was need to educate people about

19 Oct 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Kambwili asks Lungu, Sikazwe to forgive him

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili has asked President Edgar Lungu to forgive him if he has wronged him by accusing him of things he has not done, apart from theft, which he he says is a

19 Oct 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Our political leaders are running away from addressing national challenges – VJ

Veteran politician Dr Vernon Mwaanga says it is unfortunate that Zambia currently has a crop of political leaders who do not want to sit and talk about the problems the country is facing. And Dr

19 Oct 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Zambians won’t spare PF in 2021 – Musenge

National Democratic Congress (NDC) secretary general Mwenya Musenge has warned the PF government that Zambians will not spare them for making critical decisions such as the purchase of expensive aircraft without engaging them. This follows

19 Oct 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Speaker must restore decency in the House – Lifuka

Transparency International Zambia president Rueben Lifuka says Speaker of the National Assembly Dr Patrick Matibini must restore decency in the House. And Lifuka says it is high time President Edgar Lungu began to demand for

19 Oct 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

We can’t abandon borrowing now, allow Lungu to borrow more for the economy – Malozo

Muchinga Province Minister Malozo Sichone says it is suicide to abandon borrowing at this stage because many economic sectors need investment for them to make returns. And Sichone has appealed to Zambians to support President

19 Oct 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Ndola police stop CTPD public discussion for church leaders

Police in Ndola have disrupted a Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) organized meeting for church leaders which was focussing on the proposed 2019 National Budget. CTPD Communications Officer Isaiah Mbewe disclosed to News