Archive: 12 December 2018

12 Dec 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

ConCourt dismisses M’membe’s petition with costs

The Constitutional Court has dismissed Dr Fred M’membe’s petition with costs, in which he was challenging the Kitwe High Court’s decision to quash the Judicial Complaints Commission’s ruling which found High Court judge Sunday Nkonde […]

12 Dec 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Social Cash Transfer beneficiaries have only been paid twice this year – Minister

Minister of Community Development and Social Welfare Olipa Phiri has disclosed that her ministry only paid Social Cash Transfer beneficiaries in January and February this year due to non availability of funds. But Mumbwa UPND […]

12 Dec 2018 | Alex Chilumbwe

Govt has no money to bid, host 2019 AfCON – Mawere

Sports Minister Moses Mawere says his statement published in the Daily Mail newspaper saying that the country will not bid to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AfCON) tournament does not undermine the interests […]

12 Dec 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

ConCourt has left more questions over Lungu’s eligibility – TIZ

Transparency International Zambia says the Constitutional Court has left citizens with more questions regarding President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to contest the 2021 elections. And TIZ has asked judges to stop threatening citizens who are commenting […]

12 Dec 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

International community appreciates ConCourt ruling – Malanji

Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Malanji says he has received a number of calls from the International Community appreciating the certainty that Zambia has gained after the Constitutional Court’s ruling which allowed President Edgar Lungu to […]

12 Dec 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

ConCourt has not declared Lungu eligible for 2021 – Sacika

Former Secretary to Cabinet Dr Sketchley Sacika has observed that the Constitutional Court did not declare President Edgar Lungu eligible to contest the 2021 elections. In an interview, Dr Sacika said the Constitutional Court deliberately […]

12 Dec 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Govt owes local contractors K5.4 billion – Mwanakatwe

Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe has disclosed that government is owing domestic contractors amounts totalling to K5.4 billion for various road projects, as of September this year. And Mwanakatwe has explained to Parliament government has engaged […]

12 Dec 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Cops put on defence for killing of ZAF officer

The Lusaka High has placed four people on their defence, among them two police officers, after finding them with a case to answer in a matter where they are charged with manslaughter in connection with […]

12 Dec 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

UPND will rely on co-operatives to turn around economy – Ngoma

UPND chairperson for Agriculture, Food and Water Development Levy Ngoma says the party will rely on co-operatives to help turn around the economy when the opposition party forms government. And Ngoma says UPND will work […]

12 Dec 2018 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Brebnar questions K370,000 for Big Tree ‘rehabilitation’

Civil Rights activist Brebnar Changala has challenged government to breakdown the K370,000 spent on rehabilitating the Big Tree National Monument because it does not make sense. And the Bank of Zambia is this Thursday expected […]