Archive: 22 August 2019

22 Aug 2019 | Ulande Nkomesha

Gwembe people are starving, cries MP

Gwembe UPND member of parliament Malungo Chisangano has lamented that her constituency has been hit with one of the worst hunger situations. And Chisangano says a pregnant Gwembe woman died after eating poisonous cassava. Speaking […]

22 Aug 2019 | Julia Malunga

CSPR tips govt on how to deal with hunger crisis

Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) acting executive director Juliet Ilunga says lack of adequate and timely updates from the Office of the Vice-President is perpetrating uncertainty as to whether the hunger being experienced in […]

22 Aug 2019 | Stuart Lisulo

If austerity measures were working, we wouldn’t be having these problems – BoZ

If austerity measures were working well, we wouldn’t have the kind of challenges we are having, says Bank of Zambia (BoZ) governor Dr Denny Kalyalya. And Dr Kalyalya says Zambia’s economic activity has remained subdued, […]

22 Aug 2019 | Julia Malunga

Lungu loosening his belt while asking Zambians to tighten theirs – UPND

UPND spokesperson Charles Kakoma says it is strange that while the Ministry of Finance is asking citizens to tighten their belts owing to the ailing economy, President Edgar Lungu is loosening his; gallivanting around the […]

22 Aug 2019 | Natasha Sakala

2020 budget will be about debt repayments – Musokotwane

Liuwa UPND member of parliament Dr Alexander Musokotwane says he expects the 2020 national budget to be characterized by a cash shortage as Zambia will need to prioritize debt repayments and salaries for public service […]

22 Aug 2019 | Julia Malunga

We’re allowing overnight street vending to enable sustained trading – Sampa

Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa says businesses close too early in Lusaka, which explains why street vending at night is being encouraged. And Sampa says the Lusaka City Council police and Zambia Police will be in […]

22 Aug 2019 | Mukosha Funga Njenga

Mwenye’s corruption remarks irk PF

PF Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri says former Attorney General Musa Mwenye SC and Premier Consult proprietor Professor Oliver Saasa have both failed the country in their areas of expertise but continue to be glorified […]

22 Aug 2019 | Julia Malunga

There’s no guarantee that your submissions to parley committee will be considered – Mwiimbu

Monze Central UPND member of parliament Jack Mwiimbu says the Zambian parliamentary committee system is very weak because it doesn’t make any decisions which bind the executive wing of government. On Tuesday, Government Chief Whip […]

22 Aug 2019 | Zondiwe Mbewe

ConCourt send back to High Court case in which 4 want Litunga out

The Constitutional Court has referred back to the High Court, a matter in which four Lozi traditional loyalists want the Litunga of Western Province, Edwin Lubosi Imwiko, to resign from the throne for alleged gross […]

22 Aug 2019 | Julia Malunga

Zambian man dies from stabbing in SA following marital dispute

A 41-year-old Zambian national identified as Peter Nyirenda has died in Cape Town, South Africa, after sustaining neck injuries resulting from a knife stabbing by his spouse. According to a statement issued by First Secretary […]