Archive: 12 April 2019

12 Apr 2019 | Thomas Mulenga

Most Ministers are ignorant chaps even though they have degrees – UNZALARU

It is unfortunate that most Cabinet Ministers are “ignorant chaps” who have little idea on how public universities are actually run, says University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (UNZALARU) secretary general Dr Kelvin Mambwe. […]

12 Apr 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

You can’t force people to join Dialogue Forum with gun to their head – Chipimo

You can’t force people to dialogue by putting a gun to their head and pressuring them into being part of something that will not take into account their genuine wishes, NAREP Leader Elias Chipimo has […]

12 Apr 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Only regime change can fix Zambia’s crisis – Msoni

All People’s Congress (APC) leader Nason Msoni says Zambia is slowly becoming ungovernable because of the nature and conduct of President Edgar Lungu’s style of governance which is characterised by lawlessness. Meanwhile, Msoni says the […]

12 Apr 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

PF councillor sues Mulonga Water employee for beating, insulting him

Buntungwa Ward PF councilor Mumba Soko has sued Mulonga Water and Sewerage Company and its employee Boyd Ntalasha in the Lusaka High Court, claiming damages of over K1 million for personal injuries and mental torture […]

12 Apr 2019 | Stuart Lisulo

73% of Digital Financial Services accounts dormant, notes UNCDF

Around 73 per cent of registered Digital Financial Services (DFS) accounts in Zambia remain inactive despite a huge growth in the number of registered accounts, new data shows. But Bank of Zambia (BoZ) deputy governor […]

12 Apr 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Lusaka woman in court for allegedly abandoning 1-year-old baby

A 21-year-old woman of Lusaka’s Garden Compound has been dragged to court for allegedly abandoning her one year, six-month-old baby, in a manner likely to cause her suffering. In this matter, Violet Banda is charged […]

12 Apr 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

Katanga should learn to keep her cool when provoked – Sacika

Dr Sketchley Sacika has advised Copperbelt Police Commissioner Charity Katanga to manage her emotions when dealing with political matters, reminding her that she is a public servant. On Sunday, Kambwili accused Katanga of letting President […]

12 Apr 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

I never said I would resign, says Mwila as he congratulates NDC

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says he never promised to resign if NDC won the Roan parliamentary by-election. And Mwila has described the ruling party’s defeat in the just ended by-elections as a painful setback, […]

12 Apr 2019 | Daniel Chansa in Luanshya and Thomas Mulenga in Lusaka

Violence dents Roan polls

Violence characterised voting in the Roan Parliamentary by elections yesterday. The fracas began around 02:00 hours when some NDC officials, who were reportedly in transit to deliver food for their poll agents, met some PF […]

12 Apr 2019 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Kambwili shames Lungu, beats PF in Roan

NDC leader Chishimba Kambwili has won the Roan parliamentary seat for his candidate Joseph Chewe after single-handedly demolishing President Edgar Lungu’s high powered campaign delegation that comprised two thirds of his Cabinet, musicians and comedians. […]