Archive: 16 January 2019

16 Jan 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Wina orders MoH to evacuate Lupando Mwape, as Chitalu demotes Mujajati

Acting President Inonge Wina has ordered the Ministry of Health to evacuate former vice-president Lupando Mwape to South Africa for specialist treatment. And acting through the Civil Service Commission, Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya […]

16 Jan 2019 | Thomas Mulenga

Lungu must be impeached – Mucheleka

UPND deputy secretary General Patrick Mucheleka says President Edgar Lungu must be impeached and Vice-President Inonge Wina should finish his term of office because the first family seems to be on a mission to sabotage […]

16 Jan 2019 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Those in Esther’s entourage are going to inspect fire trucks donation – Amos

State House says government officials in First Lady Esther Lungu’s 25-member delegation to the United States are going to assess if the trucks conform to Zambian standards. Special Assistant to the President for Press and […]

16 Jan 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

PAC explains decision to contest 2021 elections independently

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) president Andyford Banda says PAC will contest the 2021 general election as an independent political party despite being in the opposition coalition. Banda called in Hot FM’s Red Hot Breakfast […]

16 Jan 2019 | Anthony Bwalya

Zambia needs increased participation of road safety insurance companies

Zambia’s current flurry of road traffic accidents represents a growing economic problem, as well as slowly evolving into a public health concern; while posing an increasingly challenging social question. In context, the economic costs associated […]

16 Jan 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Brace for tougher economy this year, Msokotwane tells Zambians

UPND Economics and Finance Committee Chairman Situmbeko Musokotwane says government’s promise that 2019 will be a year of economic prosperity should not be taken seriously because it is not supported by objective facts. And Musokotwane […]

16 Jan 2019 | Milimo Namangala

AU Commission awards UNZA K9.3m research grant

The African Union Commission has awarded the University of Zambia (UNZA) a grant contract worth K9,336,06.94 to research “Diversity of Aspergillus species and aflatoxin contamination along maize and groundnut value chains in Eastern and Southern […]

16 Jan 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Chief Mnukwa acts to end child marriage

Chief Mnukwa of the Ngoni and Chewa-speaking people in Eastern Province says the traditional leadership in his Chiefdom has appointed a Committee of Inquiry on Gender-Based Violence (GBV), teen pregnancies and early marriages. Chief Mnukwa […]

16 Jan 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Immigration consultant gets 2 years for forgery

The Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced an Immigration Consultant to two years imprisonment with hard labour for forging a bank statement he wanted to use to acquire an investor’s permit for two Indians. The Court […]

16 Jan 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Mwila urges media to demystify nuclear power

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila has called on the media fraternity in the country to help demystify nuclear science technology to help correct the misconception that it is usually used for dangerous purposes. And Mwila […]