Archive: May 2019

31 May 2019 | Thomas Mulenga

Registrar of Societies playing foolish politics – NAREP

NAREP spokesperson Bwalya Nondo says the Registrar of Societies is trying to dent the image of the party by making people believe that the party has not been paying annual returns for two years. And […]

31 May 2019 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Chinese firm’s admission that it swindled govt makes sad reading – Dora

Chief government spokesperson Dora Siliya says the admission by a Chinese company that it used falsified documents to win a government tender under Zesco makes sad reading. Energy Minister Mathews Nkhuwa said he was not […]

31 May 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

Milupi questions Lungu’s failure to address nation on economic crisis

ADD president Charles Milupi says government was going to gain public confidence in the recently announced austerity measures if the statement was made by President Edgar Lungu himself. And Milupi in an interview said it […]

31 May 2019 | Sipilisiwe Ncube

We won’t sell Zesco, ZNBC, but if a fantastic opportunity comes, we’ll look at it – Maggy

Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says Zambia is not in such a big economic crisis to warrant selling of state enterprises but that if a “fantastic opportunity” comes, government will certainly look at it. And Mwanakatwe […]

31 May 2019 | Thomas Mulenga

Lungu committed to delivering health care services – Chilufya

Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya says President Edgar Lungu is committed to the provision of health care services in the country. In a statement issued by first secretary for press and public relations at the […]

31 May 2019 | Joseph Mwenya in Kabwe

Kabwe PF leadership collects K1,000 from us every Saturday, Bus drivers tell Parley committee

The Parliamentary Committee on Local Governance, Housing and Chiefs’ Affairs has unearthed a scam where the Patriotic Front (PF) leadership in Kabwe collects about K1,000 every Saturday from Bus drivers on the pretext that they […]

31 May 2019 | Mirriam Chabala

UPND invites Maureen Mwanawasa to contest Katuba

UPND deputy secretary general Getrude Imenda has invited former First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa to assist the party retain the Katuba seat and work towards the country’s vision of 50-50 gender representation by contesting on the […]

31 May 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

Lukuku seeks legal representation in hatred against Chinese case

Republican Progressive Party (RPP) leader James Lukuku has asked the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court for time to engage a lawyer in a matter in which he is charged with sedition and expressing hatred or contempt against […]

31 May 2019 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

FIC records K6.1bn Illicit financial transactions, up from K4.5bn in 2017

The Financial Intelligence Centre has reported a 33 per cent increase in the amount of money that Zambia lost to financial crimes from K4.5 billion in 2017 to K6.1 billion in 2018. And FIC Director […]

31 May 2019 | Stuart Lisulo

Zambia Railways’ poor performance due to incompetence – Chipewo

Zambia Railways Limited is likely to remain loss-making because the parastatal has employed staff who are not competent enough to make it profitable, says transport expert Henry Chipewo. And Chipewo has lamented how Zambia Railways […]