• 21 Jan 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

It's criminal for govt to deny registration officers their dues - Changala

Civil rights activist Brebner Changala says government must pay officers who conducted the 2015-2016 mobile registration exercise their dues or reduce salaries for senior government officials to prove that there is no money in the Treasury. Recently, Department of National Registration, Passports and Citizenship Registrar-General Matthews Nyirongo said the unpaid officers who took part in...

• 21 Jan 2019
• Stuart Lisulo

Bureaus want US$1,000 forex limit lifted

The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) regulations to limit the sale or purchase of foreign exchange to US$1,000 per person per day must be repealed to allow for larger transactions, says the Bureau de Change Association. In a press release reviewing the 2018 financial year, Association president Paul Kalumba explained that the central bank’s limit of...

• 21 Jan 2019
• Geofrey Zulu

It's hard to re-integrate ex-cons into society – Kampyongo

Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo says government is still having challenges in empowering ex-prisoners with start-up capital to help them fully integrate back into society after incarceration. And lawyer and civil rights activist Francis Kapijimpanga says society has no restorative mechanism to help ex-prisoners get back into being productive, relevant, effective and efficient citizens...

• 21 Jan 2019
• Thomas Mulenga

Lungu won't win fight against church, warns Mucheleka

UPND Deputy Secretary General Patrick Mucheleka has warned that President Edgar Lungu will not win his fight against the church because more popular leaders in the past also failed to do so. In an interview, Mucheleka condemned President Lungu for shunning the church-led dialogue process. “Whether Lungu attends or not, we’ll get the results we...

• 21 Jan 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Chinese woman sues 2 Zambians for failure to supply timber

A Lusaka based Chinese woman has dragged two Zambians to court, demanding a refund of K168,000 for failing to supply her with timber. Hu Lamei who has sued Webster Simaliki and Keith Mwaanga, says she has now lost faith in Zambian timber dealers because they seem to be the same; fast on receiving upfront payments...

• 21 Jan 2019
• Martin Musunka

Gemcanton welcomes govt probe of Kuznetsov’s deportation

Gemcanton Investments Holdings Limited has welcomed the directive by Acting Republican President Inonge Wina to investigate reports of abduction and deportation of its manager Sergey Kuznetsov, whose contract of employment was terminated. Company spokesperson Davy Phiri, who exonerated company officials from the reported abduction and deportation of Kuznetsov, said the former manager had his employment...

• 21 Jan 2019
• Zondiwe Mbewe

Accountant sues YMCA for interfering in her work

An accountant at Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) has sued her employer in the Lusaka High Court, seeking damages for allegedly subjecting her to slavery conditions for no apparent reason. In this matter,Yvonne Kalumbi is seeking an order of injunction, restraining YMCA from interfering with her work or forcing her to go on forced leave....

• 21 Jan 2019
• Sishuwa Sishuwa

He is not Lungu. But what else does Hichilema offer Zambian voters?

Appearing on Radio Christian Voice’s Chat Back programme last week, opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema revealed that mining companies in Zambia have told him that they cannot wait for him to ascend to power because they see him as someone who will clean up the mess in the sector. ‘“The...

• 21 Jan 2019
• Sipilisiwe Ncube

Msiska leaves Cabinet Office, as Lungu reshuffles permanent secretaries

President Edgar Lungu will not be renewing the contract for Secretary to the Cabinet Dr Roland Msiska, which ends on February 20, 2019, State House has announced. In a statement containing various reshuffles at Permanent Secretary level, President Lungu's Press Aide Amos Chanda stated that the Head of State has assigned Dr Msiska to head...

• 21 Jan 2019
• Mukosha Funga

UNDP selects Zambia for SDGs acceleration initiative

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has selected Zambia as one of the 60 pilot countries for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Accelerator Labs, an innovative initiative which is expected to contribute to achievement of the SDGs. According to a statement issued by Ministry of National Planning spokesperson Chibaula Silwamba, Sunday, this came to light when...