Archive: 2018

15 Mar 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

CBU unions escalate petition to remove Naison

Copperbelt University unions have submitted a 126-paged dossier to government detailing why they insist that Vice-Chancellor Professor Naison Ngoma is not fit for the job. And the CBU unions have charged that Prof Ngoma has […]

15 Mar 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Branded books are Lungu’s personal project – Minister

Opposition MPs yesterday took turns grilling Minister in the Vice-President’s office Sylvia Chalikosa demanding an explanation as to why books being distributed to pupils were bearing President Edgar Lungu’s face. The concern was initially raised […]

15 Mar 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Police raid Kambwili’s house

Heavily armed police have raided Roan PF member of parliament Chishimba Kambwili’s house in Lusaka. According to NDC national youth chairman Charles Kabwita, police arrived around 06:20 hours. “They came around 06:20 hours but the […]

14 Mar 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

How govt spends on Lungu’s trips

A Treasury cash-flow dossier has revealed how millions of kwacha are spent on luxury activities such as dinner dance cruises, walking safaris, shopping and limousine hires during President Edgar Lungu’s international trips. But President Lungu’s […]

14 Mar 2018 | Mirriam Chabala

Lusambo struggles to explain how many jobs PF has created

Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo on Monday struggled to state the exact number of jobs that the Patriotic Front had created since 2015 when he appeared on Prime TV’s Oxygen of Democracy. When asked to […]

14 Mar 2018 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Kalabo MP weeps in Parley as he describes pupils’ suffering

Kalabo Central UPND member of parliament Chinga Miyutu yesterday wept on the floor of the House to register his dissatisfaction over long distances which pupils in his constituency had to walk to get to examination […]

14 Mar 2018 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Jobs won’t come on a silver platter, Kampyongo tells youths

Patriotic Front National Youth Chairperson Stephen Kampyongo has advised youths to step out and compete with the elderly because jobs will not come on a silver platter. And Kampyongo says wasting time gossiping on social […]

14 Mar 2018 | Kalaki

Kalaki’s Corner: Cholera Cluo

‘You can go in,’ said the secretary, without looking up from her cell phone. I knocked on the door, opened it and stepped inside. There, sitting on a sofa in a vast office was a […]

14 Mar 2018 | Diggers Editor

Opposition parties must help distributing PF campaign material

Although the People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) are not a clear threat to the Patriotic Front ahead of the 2021 general elections, they are a group of youths worth listening to. The president of this […]

14 Mar 2018 | Daniel Chansa

CBU leadership wrangles deepen

Copperbelt University Academics Union vice-president Elaston Njovu has wished vice chancellor Professor Naison Ngoma a safe flight to India for medical treatment, but says “he shall find us still demanding his removal”. At a press […]