Archive: 10 January 2019

10 Jan 2019 | Thomas Mulenga

Dialogue will fail if some stakeholders are barred, warns Bizeck

University of Zambia political historian Professor Bizeck Phiri says the dialogue process should not segregate some stakeholders. In an interview, Prof Phiri, said barring some stakeholders from being part of the dialogue would make the […]

10 Jan 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

UPND is now ready to govern Zambia – Hichilema

UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says his party has remained as the strongest opposition political party in its 20 years of existence because of its continued participation in elections under a focused leadership. In an interview […]

10 Jan 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Lungu has no powers to stop mines from retrenching – Wynter

The President has no powers to stop mining companies from retrenching workers, says former justice minister Wynter Kabimba. And Kabimba yesterday mocked Chishimba Kambwili saying, evil has paid him after being expelled from PF because […]

10 Jan 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Sumaili refutes disbursing funds to fight ghosts

National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister Reverend Godfridah Sumaili has refuted social media speculation that government has released some funds to transport 22 pastors to Gwembe to fight a female ghost. Yesterday, a story went […]

10 Jan 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Zambia needs cheaper legal representation – PRISCCA

Prisons Care and Counseling Association (PRISCCA) executive director Dr Godfrey Malembeka has called on government to compliment its efforts in decongesting correctional facilities by employing more lawyers. And Dr Malembeka has appealed to the Law […]

10 Jan 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

‘Drainage bus stop’ shocks Lusaka Mayor

Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa has wondered how anyone with a brain can construct a bus stop shelter on top of an open drainage, saying investigations have been instituted within the Lusaka City Council (LCC) to […]

10 Jan 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

PF should have gone after Sata, it’s a curse – Changala

Civil rights activist Brebner Changala has charged that the ruling Patriotic Front shouldn’t have continued in power after the death of its founding leader, Michael Sata, sating it has proven to be a curse to […]

10 Jan 2019 | Milimo Namangala

ZANASU calls for increased budgetary support to education

The Zambian National Students Union (ZANASU) has urged government to invest more into the education sector following a reduction in the budgetary allocation over the last three years. In a statement, ZANASU Information and Publicity […]

10 Jan 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

I’ll attend dialogue meeting, talk about corruption, vows CK

Those in government must prepare to undergo a lifestyle audit after national dialogue so that we can check if their wealth is commensurate to their earnings, says National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader Chishimba Kambwili. Kambwili, […]

10 Jan 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Lusaka man found with case to answer in ‘idiot’ defilement case

A 13-year-old mentally-challenged juvenile who was allegedly defiled by a 29-year-old man of John Laing Compound last year failed to give her testimony before the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court. But the Court put the accused on […]