Archive: 29 October 2018

29 Oct 2018 | Joseph Mwenda

Katanga explains pastors’ arrests: They were discussing politics, not budget

Copperbelt Province Police Commissioner Charity Katanga says police arrested pastors and CTPD officials who gathered to discuss the national budget because they digressed from the topic and started talking about politics, which incensed other discussants. […]

29 Oct 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

I’ve delivered 90% of my promises – Sampa

Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa says the Lusaka City Council’s tendering committee is evaluating bids in order to pick a long term free wi-fi provider for the city. And Sampa says 90 percent of the promises […]

29 Oct 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Mabumba announces new exam dates

Minister of General Education David Mabumba has announced new dates for the Grade 7, 9 and 12 examinations. And Mabumba says his ministry has decided to replace all six Grade nine papers which were tampered […]

29 Oct 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

GBM must apologise for saying govt thieves are from Luapula, East – PF

PF deputy media director Antonio Mwanza has demanded a public apology from United Party for National Development (UPND) vice-president Geoffrey Mwamba for branding people from Luapula and Eastern Provinces as thieves. Commenting on GBM’s sentiments, […]

29 Oct 2018 | Stuart Lisulo

ZRA still owes mines $600 million in VAT refunds

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) still owes mining companies an outstanding US $600 million in unpaid VAT refunds, according to the Chamber of Mines. Responding to a press query, Zambia Chamber of Mines president Nathan […]

29 Oct 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Exam leakages will mess up 2019 academic calendar, stretch pupils – ZNUT

Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) general secretary Newman Bubala says recurring exam leakages have the potential to propel undeserving students who may attain qualifications they did not work hard for. And Bubala ZNUT fears […]

29 Oct 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

UPND should give us space to work, says Senior Chief Madzimawe.

Senior Chief Madzimawe of the Ngoni people of Chipata has cautioned the UPND against rejecting the committee that has been constituted to lead the national dialogue process before giving it an opportunity to work. And […]

29 Oct 2018 | Daniel Chansa

Convention will be a formality, HH is our candidate – UPND

UPND Copperbelt Chairman Elisha Matambo says party will go for a formality convention because it has already picked Hakainde Hichilema and his vice Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba as candidates for any presidential elections. Matambo said the […]

29 Oct 2018 | Alex Chilumbwe

Kakonje challenges strikers to match up with goal keeping skill

Red Arrows goalkeeper coach Kalililo Kakonje has urged super division clubs to intensify their goal scoring training techniques next season in order to level up with goalkeeping capabilities that have been exhibited in the 2017 […]

29 Oct 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Zambians should expect higher inflation next year, warns PAC

People’s Alliance for Change president Andyford Banda says the increase in the annual rate of inflation this year from 7.9 per cent to 8.3 per cent was anticipated, but Zambians should expect even worse next […]